Lets play college cluster...For example if you like Connecticut college, you'll love Trinity in Ct

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Anonymous wrote:Northwestern, Wash U, Rice, Emory.

All attract kids who are very smart and well-rounded but not overly intellectual and/or cutthroat.

Agree that kids are smart and not cutthroat, but Northwestern, Emory and Wash U are all big frat schools; Rice has no frats.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame, Boston College, Villanova, Georgetown

No, take Georgetown and BC out and put them together. And keep ND and Villanova together.

Georgetown (and increasingly more and more, BC too) is Catholic in name only.

ND and Villanova have much stronger Catholic character.

Conversely, you can analyze this group in terms of urban vs small town. ND college life is nowhere near anything like BC or GU or even VU b/c it is in the armpit that is South Bend.

You’re right. It’s a lot better.

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Anonymous wrote:My dd loved College of Wooster - she doesn’t have the stats for Oberlin or Kenyon. Where else should she look?

Wooster, Kalamazoo, Earlham, St. Olaf (except the latter has a religious bent)

Other than the word "Saint" in its name, no. It ain't Liberty or Wheaton (IL).

PP here: It has an active association with the Lutheran Church. It's not overbearing or tilting the education in any major way and it is very inclusive. But while other SLACs may have religious origins, they no longer have an active religious affiliation--even others with "St." in the title like "St. John's College." I would say St. Olaf is Lutheran the way Notre Dame is Catholic. Bears knowing, but usually doesn't stop non-religious from attending.

Hahaha. No.

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Anonymous wrote:Look at the "overlaps" feature in the Fiske Guide; it will tell you where students who applied to college X also applied.

So does Naviance. It will tell you all the overlap schools after analyzing thousands of applications.

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Anonymous wrote:Northwestern, Wash U, Rice, Emory.

All attract kids who are very smart and well-rounded but not overly intellectual and/or cutthroat.

Agree that kids are smart and not cutthroat, but Northwestern, Emory and Wash U are all big frat schools; Rice has no frats.

Oh, please. NU is not a "big frat school," despite having a Greek system. I didn't rush and never noticed any issues around it.

But otherwise, I agree. I have hired many folks from those schools and most are kindred spirits.

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Anonymous wrote:Bates, Hamilton, Vassar and Colorado College

Vassar doesn't belong in this group--it's way edgier and less sporty/outdoorsy. I'd replace it with Colby, Whitman, and St. Lawrence.

Vassar goes with Skidmore, Bard, Reed, and Wes.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame, Boston College, Villanova, Georgetown

No, take Georgetown and BC out and put them together. And keep ND and Villanova together.

Georgetown (and increasingly more and more, BC too) is Catholic in name only.

ND and Villanova have much stronger Catholic character.

Conversely, you can analyze this group in terms of urban vs small town. ND college life is nowhere near anything like BC or GU or even VU b/c it is in the armpit that is South Bend.

You’re right. It’s a lot better.

And it has the most prestige.

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The student who liked Wooster would probably like Juniata (PA).

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Anonymous wrote:Northwestern, Wash U, Rice, Emory.

All attract kids who are very smart and well-rounded but not overly intellectual and/or cutthroat.

Agree that kids are smart and not cutthroat, but Northwestern, Emory and Wash U are all big frat schools; Rice has no frats.

Oh, please. NU is not a "big frat school," despite having a Greek system. I didn't rush and never noticed any issues around it.

But otherwise, I agree. I have hired many folks from those schools and most are kindred spirits.

When did you graduate?

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Anonymous wrote:My dd loved College of Wooster - she doesn’t have the stats for Oberlin or Kenyon. Where else should she look?

Perhaps Denison.

Beloit, Knox.

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Anonymous wrote:My dd loved College of Wooster - she doesn’t have the stats for Oberlin or Kenyon. Where else should she look?

Perhaps Denison.

Denison might be a stretch.

Consider Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg.

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Anonymous wrote:UChicago, UVA, UPenn

Well played.

except its incorrect. Penn is light years ahead of those other two, on every single level. sorry.

upenn = ivy
uva = nova
uchicag= midwestern with full ride for nova

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Rice and Emory

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Anonymous wrote:My dd loved College of Wooster - she doesn’t have the stats for Oberlin or Kenyon. Where else should she look?

Wittenberg?

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William and Mary and ?