St. Mary's College of MD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I responded because you cited US News as the source of the schools' 4 year graduation rate. US News uses schools' 6 year graduation rate in its rating & ranking system.

OK, but in the profiles for each school, they list "4-year graduation rate."

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/juniata-college-3279

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/st-marys-college-2095

[Anonymous]

OP visit with your DD. That's going to tell you so much more than anyone here can say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP visit with your DD. That's going to tell you so much more than anyone here can say.

This is very true. But also remember you are selecting a school not buying a vacation home. Also see if you can schedule face to face time with one of the advisors while you are there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Somebody on this board has a real boner for Juniata. Somehow it gets mentioned on every thread. There’s no way in hell I’d even consider Juniata over SMCM, especially if I were in state. It’s a average school at best but with a low graduation rate and a high price. Not surprising, I guess, since it’s a CTCL school.

Fiske says Juniata has a strong environmental program. Their field station is of interest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Somebody on this board has a real boner for Juniata. Somehow it gets mentioned on every thread. There’s no way in hell I’d even consider Juniata over SMCM, especially if I were in state. It’s a average school at best but with a low graduation rate and a high price. Not surprising, I guess, since it’s a CTCL school.

New poster here, but Juniata seems to have some elements of quality not typical for its tier. For instance, the average SAT and GPA for Juniata is similar to that for SMCM. Both are rural schools, 90-150 miles from where I live. Juniata has a 4-year graduation rate of 73% (according to US News), while that of SMCM is 64%.

In biology, a field my kid is interested in, Juniata ranks 20th in grads per capita who go on to earn a Ph.D. (Coming right behind it are U of Chicago, Williams, Scripps, Princeton, Stanford, Bowdoin, Brown, and Yale.) SMCM ranks 40th per capita in bio grads. Still strong! But Juniata seems to have biology as an area of strength. So if my kid were in that range (or looking for a safety school for higher SAT and GPA), I think Juniata might be appealing to her. I'd definitely support her application, and then we could see how the cost (including potential merit aid) would compare to our instate options.

So refreshing to read objective facts about a CTCL instead of biased impressions from someone with no actual knowledge or experience.

I mean, how seriously can you actually take a post from someone who characterizes as other parents as having “boners” about schools?

+1

I appreciate specific details. Someone in here constantly complains every time someone mentions Hobart, Juniata or CTCL schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Somebody on this board has a real boner for Juniata. Somehow it gets mentioned on every thread. There’s no way in hell I’d even consider Juniata over SMCM, especially if I were in state. It’s a average school at best but with a low graduation rate and a high price. Not surprising, I guess, since it’s a CTCL school.

Fiske says Juniata has a strong environmental program. Their field station is of interest.

If your child is seriously considering Juniata, and you know a person who went there, they or their parent can recommend your child for a community scholarship. If they get in and attend, they will automatically receive $1,000 a year scholarship for four years (on top of whatever merit aid the school would have offered them). The deadline for high school seniors is November 15 this year.

[Anonymous]

The food at st Mary’s is quite good!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The food at st Mary’s is quite good!!

And the waterfront looks like an idyllic place to hang out.

[Anonymous]

but do kids learn and can they support themselves after college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:but do kids learn and can they support themselves after college?

They definitely push career planning and engagement with the career center. When we toured they said freshmen have a required class on career planning, job search etc.in order to get them talking to the career center early.