ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)

[Anonymous]

If u are willing to go south, look at Roanoke College or Lynchburg College

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keene State College in NH is popular w/ less academic UMC kids in Maine and NH. It has a nice-looking campus in a cute town.

+1
Under the radar school for DC area. It’s very popular for B students (even C) in NJ, NY, Mass. The closest train is in Battleboro VT, I believe. It’s an 8 hour drive from DC. Very cute campus and attractive town.

UVM and UNH are fantastic choices, but even further.

[Anonymous]

Manhattan College - 75% acceptance rate and just under 5k students (undergrad + grad)

set on 22 acres but urban, in NY

[Anonymous]

Syracuse?

[Anonymous]

Assumption University in MA!

[Anonymous]

SUNY New Paltz. Can take a train to NYC and then either a train to Poughkeepsie or a bus right to New Paltz.

[Anonymous]

U of Maine at Orono (the flagship of the U of Maine system). Train service available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If u are willing to go south, look at Roanoke College or Lynchburg College

Lynchburg is now university of Lynchburg - I had a HS friend who went there and was excited to see my kiddo was looking at Randolph, which is right down the road and in a consortium

[Anonymous]

Drew seems to fit. Accessible by Amtrak, urban / suburban, shops nearby, leafy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drew seems to fit. Accessible by Amtrak, urban / suburban, shops nearby, leafy.

Could also add Kean

[Anonymous]

Western New England U, and really any school near Hartford, CT

[Anonymous]

St Joe's in Philly

[Anonymous]

As others have noted, would put UNH, URI and Maine/Orono high on the list. They meet a lot of the criteria you mention (including enviro studies programs); they're not super-hard to get into, they're flagship universities that aren't going to go bankrupt (unlike a number of second-tier SLACs); and while there will certainly be some partiers, there will also be some committed students (some attending because they can only afford in-state options) and dedicated faculty. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As others have noted, would put UNH, URI and Maine/Orono high on the list. They meet a lot of the criteria you mention (including enviro studies programs); they're not super-hard to get into, they're flagship universities that aren't going to go bankrupt (unlike a number of second-tier SLACs); and while there will certainly be some partiers, there will also be some committed students (some attending because they can only afford in-state options) and dedicated faculty. Good luck!

I’ve been hearing about how this is about to happen any day now for fifteen years on DCUM and it has yet to happen in any widespread fashion.

[Anonymous]

One of my kids has similar profile - what are the schools you found within 3 hours of DC? Are you thinking of Delaware?