Help DC Identify Realistic Target and Safety Schools

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Anonymous wrote:Are there any schools with high level sports and 5k-8k undergrads?

SMU

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bucknell is a tad smaller than the range you posted, but it checks most of your other boxes and is popular with sporty kids. Huge intramural sports scene. Most fraternities field teams, and freshmen (who can't rush until their second year) join teams with guys in their hall or classes. The alumni network is amazing, too. Most grads end up in lucrative jobs on The Street. Like at most LACs, demonstrated interest matters, especially for high stats kids, so he should definitely visit.

How are women’s intramural sports? Similarly popular?

Also, how does Bucknell compare to Lehigh and Lafayette? I know they’re different sizes and in different parts of PA, but how about the vibe/culture? Do they all yield protect? How can we find that info more generally? (Which schools yield protect high stats kids)

Lehigh is high ranked, larger, strong in liberal arts and engineering. It’s a university though not a huge one. It’s not far from Lafayette.

Lafayette and Bucknell are SLACS and more comparable. But Bucknell is not a city or suburban location, it’s in a rural area.

[Anonymous]

American?

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Marquette would give you real merit and has terrific bball ( w games that kids attend!)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:U of Miami is a target/likely with those stats, in a suburb near Miami, mid-size, good culture for sports.

My kid has close stats and is interested in Miami. I've been told repeatedly on here that the SAT alone will get you yield protected.

Then the candidate needs to visit, maybe try to meet AO, and give more specifics than usual. Be a sincere candidate and it still could work out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What high level sports are at Cornell and Vanderbilt?

Isn’t Vanderbilt SEC and D1?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Relatively new and don’t know all the current lingo, but looking to help DC identify “realistic” and “safety” schools based on the criteria they’ve figured out so far.

Stats: Public HS. 3.98 UW, 1530 SAT, 10 APs, including Calc BC, Bio, Physics, and Physics C. Three sport Varsity athlete since 10th (but not recruited- wants to play Club or intramural only.) A few other interesting/selective ECs but nothing national-level or extraordinary.

DC wants a traditional leafy campus with a lot of school spirit and high level sports to watch. Mid-size (5-8k undergrad?) Not limited geographically. Suburban/near a city (but not in the heart of one) would be a plus. Broad interests, no major in mind yet. Full pay.

Reaches/Lottery (will likely ED one):
Duke?
Northwestern?
Cornell?
Vanderbilt?

Would love some ideas for more “realistic” targets and “safety” schools that fit this vibe.

Cornell seems like a terrible fit

Yes, it’s an outlier. DC has a personal connection - multiple cousins and family friends who went there and loved it. They’ve said it felt smaller than its actual large size because of the various colleges within the university. But we haven’t visited yet.

[Anonymous]

Elon and college of Charleston for relative safeties f that size.

Davidson for more of a reach.

[Anonymous]

Your best option is honors at a top state flagship. A top honors program is better than most of the mid-sizes schools listed so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bucknell is a tad smaller than the range you posted, but it checks most of your other boxes and is popular with sporty kids. Huge intramural sports scene. Most fraternities field teams, and freshmen (who can't rush until their second year) join teams with guys in their hall or classes. The alumni network is amazing, too. Most grads end up in lucrative jobs on The Street. Like at most LACs, demonstrated interest matters, especially for high stats kids, so he should definitely visit.

How are women’s intramural sports? Similarly popular?

Also, how does Bucknell compare to Lehigh and Lafayette? I know they’re different sizes and in different parts of PA, but how about the vibe/culture? Do they all yield protect? How can we find that info more generally? (Which schools yield protect high stats kids)

Women's IMs are popular, too. Sorry if I misread your OP or wrongly assumed your kid is male.

The three schools are peers. All offer engineering, which is rare for LACs. Bucknell has the strongest reputation in finance and on The Street, and probably the most name recognition outside the NE and Mid-Atlantic. Lehigh probably has the best engineering program of the three and ranks just below Bucknell in finance. Lafayette strikes me as the most liberal artsy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This profile just doesn’t exist. Maybe Syracuse?

I think Syracuse is a good option!

[Anonymous]

Syracuse is a good option. BC is a good option, but at a 14% admit rate it’s still not a target. Providence
Butler
DePaul
University of Vermont
Gonzaga


It’s hard to find colleges around 9,000.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:College of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Stanford, SMU, Naval Academy, William and Mary, Villanova.

You are suggesting Stanford as a likely or safety?

Naval Academy is a terrible plan unless a kid is clear that they want to join the Navy. OP’s kid isn’t.

No, just listing the very few schools that pop into a search for OP's criteria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bucknell is a tad smaller than the range you posted, but it checks most of your other boxes and is popular with sporty kids. Huge intramural sports scene. Most fraternities field teams, and freshmen (who can't rush until their second year) join teams with guys in their hall or classes. The alumni network is amazing, too. Most grads end up in lucrative jobs on The Street. Like at most LACs, demonstrated interest matters, especially for high stats kids, so he should definitely visit.

How are women’s intramural sports? Similarly popular?

Also, how does Bucknell compare to Lehigh and Lafayette? I know they’re different sizes and in different parts of PA, but how about the vibe/culture? Do they all yield protect? How can we find that info more generally? (Which schools yield protect high stats kids)

Your own school's Naviance usually makes that clear. A school where the Xs are at the top right, but lots of green checks below and to the left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there any schools with high level sports and 5k-8k undergrads?

Wake Forest, BC, Duke, Vandy, ND, Ivies