Ohio SLACs

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Anonymous wrote:I think you have some super bright kids at these schools who for whatever reason (eg some transcript imperfections) didn’t make the cut at Top 20 SLACS. Also those who opted for merit given the quality of education is basically comparable.

A lot of kids there, including mine (1600 SAT, 4.8 WGPA, 10 APs/all 5s) are qualified for higher ranked schools and their parents cannot afford them.

The good news is, they aren’t missing anything. These schools offer a first rate classroom experience.

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Anonymous wrote:My unhooked kid (4.0, 1500 SAT, full pay) was offered $33k merit from Oberlin. She turned it down because she wanted something different, but just offering this a data point on the merit question.

Where did she end up?

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Was just at Oberlin a few weeks ago for admitted student days. Was waiting to see all the crazy woke kids that I had read about and it never happened.

Continuing to hear about the bakery case from nine years ago is getting old. Gibsons had posters on their windows promoting Oberlin. If they have moved on, I think DCUM folks can as well.

All three of these schools are stellar. Dd did not apply to Wooster. Kenyon offered 30K and Oberlin offered $35k to my 32Act 4.1 from top public.

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Thanks for this thread! DD visited Denison and really liked it so well been trying to find more info on it.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is interested in Oberlin, Wooster, and Kenyon. We’re visiting this summer, but hoping to get info on recent experiences with merit aid and impressions of students and diversity on each campus. He’s interested in environmental sciences and maybe an art history minor.

Wooster is the middle of nowhere. Ditto Kenyon but is a bit more bougie.

Oberlin is cute and a good school (ignore the ppl bringing up the court case). I’m from not far from Oberlin and it’ll the surrounding area is hella red (Cleveland is more blue but it’s. . . Cleveland).

Denison is beautiful, a good school, and close to Columbus (about 30 min away). It’s a great place. And they have great environmental and sustainability stuff going on there.

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Are any of these Ohio schools known for school spirit? My DS loves going to sporting events and rooting for his high school - looking at schools in the south but would like to look in Ohio too.

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Anonymous wrote:Are any of these Ohio schools known for school spirit? My DS loves going to sporting events and rooting for his high school - looking at schools in the south but would like to look in Ohio too.

Your student may want to look
at the larger universities in Ohio if a big sports culture is important. The SLACs still offer athletic opportunities for students but it’s not at the same level.

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Anonymous wrote:Are any of these Ohio schools known for school spirit? My DS loves going to sporting events and rooting for his high school - looking at schools in the south but would like to look in Ohio too.

Miami of Ohio is quite a bit bigger but has decent sports. Their sports won't be mistaken for Ohio State, but definitely more than the SLACs. And it is a good school. I have also heard good things about Ohio University but don't know much - perhaps others can better opine.

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DC is going to Kenyon. It wasn’t on our radar but we visited and it drew us in. The campus is beautiful and the people were friendly and were genuinely happy that we visited. We looked at schools in NYC, Maine. Ohio wasn’t on our list. When we got there it just started to check boxes - safe, nice students, harmonious campus, professors that care, good food hall, don’t need to fly home. I would encourage you to visit.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is going to Kenyon. It wasn’t on our radar but we visited and it drew us in. The campus is beautiful and the people were friendly and were genuinely happy that we visited. We looked at schools in NYC, Maine. Ohio wasn’t on our list. When we got there it just started to check boxes - safe, nice students, harmonious campus, professors that care, good food hall, don’t need to fly home. I would encourage you to visit.

Congrats. My DS is very happy as he wraps up sophomore year. Great community.

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Anonymous wrote:I think you have some super bright kids at these schools who for whatever reason (eg some transcript imperfections) didn’t make the cut at Top 20 SLACS. Also those who opted for merit given the quality of education is basically comparable.

A lot of kids there, including mine (1600 SAT, 4.8 WGPA, 10 APs/all 5s) are qualified for higher ranked schools and their parents cannot afford them.

We can but our kid chose one of these for athletics.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is going to Kenyon. It wasn’t on our radar but we visited and it drew us in. The campus is beautiful and the people were friendly and were genuinely happy that we visited. We looked at schools in NYC, Maine. Ohio wasn’t on our list. When we got there it just started to check boxes - safe, nice students, harmonious campus, professors that care, good food hall, don’t need to fly home. I would encourage you to visit.

One of the most beautiful campuses I've seen.

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Ohio is underrated. Its SLAC’s are great and seem a little friendlier and more down-to-earth than the SLAC’s in the Northeast.

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Anonymous wrote:Was just at Oberlin a few weeks ago for admitted student days. Was waiting to see all the crazy woke kids that I had read about and it never happened.

Continuing to hear about the bakery case from nine years ago is getting old. Gibsons had posters on their windows promoting Oberlin. If they have moved on, I think DCUM folks can as well.

All three of these schools are stellar. Dd did not apply to Wooster. Kenyon offered 30K and Oberlin offered $35k to my 32Act 4.1 from top public.

Glad to hear that. Oberlin is a great school.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an anti-Trump Dem. And I think Oberlin is a woke, virtue-signaling progressive commune. Read about the bakery incident - they will deny it but when I read about it I was just nodding my head because that is exactly what Oberlin is.

Though it isn't 100% that way - there is a decent number of more normal kids who end up there for whatever reason.

Denison is great. Kenyon is also a nice school.

I’m a bit surprised Oberlin didn’t make a leadership change since that case. But it’s still a very respected school in academia.