Please recommend small/medium private colleges

[Anonymous]

Clarkson would likely be a safety. They have ac second campus in the Adirondacks specifically for environmental science. Generous with merit. But cold and in the middle of nowhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Allegheny

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[Anonymous]

Loyola MD just announced they are offering a new major- BS in Environmental Science. Around 4,000 undergrads, no Greek life, great merit aid, beautiful campus, pretty chill students.

[Anonymous]

greenleaf19 wrote:Ideally it would be 40K or less, but we could stretch to about 50K for something special. Beyond that would be fiscally irresponsible for us, as we don't stand to inherit anything from our families, have few assets, and need to save for retirement. On paper our salary looks great, but we live in a very high-cost area, we're renters, and we have another kid just a few years behind this one who will also need to go to college, not to mention grad school looming in the future.

Is that $40K-$50K including room and board?

[Anonymous]

Marist

[Anonymous]

These have already been noted, but Susquehanna, Juniata, St. Joe's and Scranton all popped into my head. They're all nice schools that I think would give your kid some good merit aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y'all are naming schools that aren't that easy to get into and won't offer lots of merit aid to a student with this profile. I cannot believe how clueless so many posters are. Think!

My recommendation would be to look at Jesuit colleges and universities. Many have excellent biology departments. It doesn't matter if you're not Catholic. And a student with this profile will likely get good merit aid.

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OP, the schools that give merit aid tend to be in the Midwest and South. Consider the College of Wooster, Ohio Wesleyan, Allegheny College, Juniata, Ursinus, Loyola of Maryland.

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Anonymous wrote:Beloit! My DS did the POWER Application last week, got admitted, and received a $40k/year scholarship with similar stats!

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And Lawrence University

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Anonymous wrote:St. Olaf

lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St. Olaf

lol

To be clear, was not lol at St. Olaf, it's a good school, just thought it was so random for a small school in the rural farm area of Minnesota to pop up on this board. It's known around here, just didn't realize it's making headway in the DMV. That's cool.

[Anonymous]

Clark University ... some good merit aid. Just announced environment science program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beloit! My DS did the POWER Application last week, got admitted, and received a $40k/year scholarship with similar stats!

This 💯

[Anonymous]

I agree about Ithaca College. Very likely to get merit, and it seems like it could otherwise be a good fit.

[Anonymous]

For public options, I hope you already have St. Mary’s College of Maryland on your list. It’s strong in biology/environmental sciences and a beautiful campus located on the water. Seems like a great fit with smart and kind students and a chill laid back vibe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For public options, I hope you already have St. Mary’s College of Maryland on your list. It’s strong in biology/environmental sciences and a beautiful campus located on the water. Seems like a great fit with smart and kind students and a chill laid back vibe.

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