Least pre-professional schools without being a grind
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Anonymous
| I think they all attract kids who don’t mind a grind. |
Anonymous
| University of Rochester would be great for a kid like this if the tougher admits don’t work out and he’d likely get good merit. |
Anonymous
Have visited all of these schools. I don't think Wooster and Lewis and Clark are quite where the others are academically or in terms of resources, though I did appreciate them both for different reasons, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to the right kid. FWIW, Grinnell and Whitman are both on the list of top 50 feeder schools (per capita) to Ph.D. programs in both physics and mathematics (as are Reed and Carleton, so good choices there!). I know both Grinnell and Whitman pretty well; if Carleton and Reed hit a sweet spot, it's definitely worth making a trip to check out these two. Note that Whitman does have some Greek life, but it is not like the stereotype -- parties are very open, the kids are friendly, doesn't feel exclusive or elite. If you visit Whitman from Reed, it will feel farther away than it actually is, because from Portland you have to drive several hours east to get there. As a student, they can fly to the Tri-Cities airport (there are affordable, 1-stop flights from DCA), which is much closer to campus. Do check out St. Olaf while you're in Northfield. Campus is lovely, the students are so, so friendly, and I was impressed with their resources. And if it matters, their merit aid might make them half the price of Carleton -- quite literally. They're on the top Ph.D./math list, too. |
Anonymous
This is not at all true. My daughter is a senior math major who loves pure math and the vast majority of the math majors are planning to go into finance. Her cohort of true “math nerds” is fewer than 10. |
Anonymous
| Someone already said this, but I have a student at Tufts and it really could fit if the smaller, more remote liberal arts schools aren't a fit. Really a SLAC with an engineering and med school attached - really strong research opportunities for undergrads. Straight "NARP" males not an endangered species if that's of any concern. Econ students tend to have come for the strong International relations or policy programs, not finance or consulting. |
Anonymous
| Rochester, Tufts, Vassar, Grinnell. I think Brown in the era of the admissions arms race has actually gone a bit more normie. |
Anonymous
Different Wes parent here. This poster loves to shit post about the school (certainly not a safety for any applicant). I actually think this is the mom who complains about her MAGA lax bro son being “persecuted” as an athlete there. Kid was probably a menace. Anyway, agree that Wes meets OP’s interests and would encourage them to ignore the trite stereotypes that get parroted about the school on this board. Lots of types of kids on campus with varied interests. Plenty of ways to fit in and find community. |
Anonymous
+1 Really great target for a high stats kid, and it checks all of your boxes. |
Anonymous
| OP, Brown is filled with kids gunning for Finance. |
Anonymous
It's very much a college town, given that WMU is there, so there's more stuff -- that college kids would enjoy anyway -- going on there than you might think. |
Anonymous
| Davidson fits the bill |
Anonymous
Those fields are ruining society. It’s reasonable criticism. |
Anonymous
Every top30 school is. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Not if you want a politically balanced (in any way) environment. Carleton is crazy woke. DD had a miserable time there. |