DD wants big and or urban school

[Anonymous]

Those grades and that SAT are an odd combination. Does the school inflate grades? Or can she retake the SAT and get a higher score?

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Temple
Drexel
St. John's

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My cousin graduated from Syracuse for sports management (it has a great program) a couple years ago and now works for the Red Sox. Would that be an option?

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Don’t do Sports Analytics.
That major sets you up for a lot of good jobs if you have a time machine and can travel back to the year 2000. The field is now WAY over subscribed and pay is peanuts, because lots of sports fans want to do it.

The current hot jobs with similar skill sets are data science jobs in many industries. I don’t really see these going away.

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Anonymous wrote:UMass Amherst is not urban at all. What about Pitt (not east coast but urban and big?

I assume Pitt stands for Pittsburgh. Since when is PA not the east coast?

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Anonymous wrote:University of Miami.

Has a beautiful campus, ranks in top 50, is neither big nor urban.

Big and urban are relative, at least in this context. We can let OP decide.

It’s hard not to love, but Univ of Miami is neither big nor urban. But check it out anyway — it’s not tiny or rural.

You don't consider Miami to be urban?

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Anonymous wrote:University of Pittsburgh

Temple

University of Vermont (Burlington is more of a town than a city)

Boston University

The New School (NYU)

Duquense University (Pittsburgh)

George Washington University

American University

Missed the part about sports analytics. Sorry, scratch the New School.

OP here - I went to UVM and DH did grad school at GW so she does not want to follow in our footsteps. ;(

With her major, high probability she may not be employable after college. You sure this is what she wants to do and what you want to spend your money on?
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Me too. Unless you can really afford it, I would just tell her she needs to stay in Washington.

[Anonymous]

Not East Coast, (although half of the campus is east of the Mississippi...) but the U of Minnesota is a large school and urban campus. Might be worth considering?

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Anonymous wrote:University of Miami.

Has a beautiful campus, ranks in top 50, is neither big nor urban.

Big and urban are relative, at least in this context. We can let OP decide.

It’s hard not to love, but Univ of Miami is neither big nor urban. But check it out anyway — it’s not tiny or rural.

You don't consider Miami to be urban?

Why are you doing this? Of course the city of Miami is urban. But the University of Miami is not. College data guides call it suburban. It’s a great school.

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Anonymous wrote:Those grades and that SAT are an odd combination. Does the school inflate grades? Or can she retake the SAT and get a higher score?

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OP are you here? I was wondering the same thing as this.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t do Sports Analytics.
That major sets you up for a lot of good jobs if you have a time machine and can travel back to the year 2000. The field is now WAY over subscribed and pay is peanuts, because lots of sports fans want to do it.

The current hot jobs with similar skill sets are data science jobs in many industries. I don’t really see these going away.

yes, I agree. I'd just do a data science/data analytics/etc. major. She can still get hired for sports analytics jobs with that major, and if/when she cannot find a job in sports specifically, there are still tons of options outside of sports. Plus, she'll have way more school options.

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OP, I think you turn-this-around. Your DD comes to you with a list. You do not problem-solve this. You do not problem-solve this because, of course, compromises are going to have to be made --- she needs to work through this, having done the research herself looking for the unicorn. It will mean something then.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I think you turn-this-around. Your DD comes to you with a list. You do not problem-solve this. You do not problem-solve this because, of course, compromises are going to have to be made --- she needs to work through this, having done the research herself looking for the unicorn. It will mean something then.

Good advice...if the kid is inclined to actually do it. Some will and some won't. I see nothing wrong with the parent doing research to help define the universe of appropriate schools. I wish someone had cared enough 30 years ago to do that for me. I picked from the colleges that sent me mail. It's a huge investment and you basically get only one shot.

[Anonymous]

VCU in Richmond meets all of your criteria. Funky, artsy, right in the center of Richmond but still has a campus vibe for city. Richmond has great outdoor activities and festivals.

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Anonymous wrote:How about Drexel?

Or Pitt.