Let us pick for you…list acceptances

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Anonymous wrote:UNH honors program, engineering direct admit, merit scholarship, OOS

UMD in state, freshman connection, L&S, Carillion, full pay

SMCM, merit scholarship, recruited, best social fit, in state

Oberlin, recruited, merit scholarship, least social fit

What does recruited mean in this context? If you mean athletically recruited, I am surprised Oberlin didn’t require ED.

If he wants engineering then I would have him go to the school that accepted him for engineering.

Stats are significantly above 75%ile for Oberlin so no ED required.

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WashU full ride or UPenn ~15k/year

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Anonymous wrote:WashU full ride or UPenn ~15k/year

What major?

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Anonymous wrote:WashU full ride or UPenn ~15k/year

Full ride

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Anonymous wrote:CS/Engineering

In state UVA
Northwestern
Harvey Mudd
Purdue
UMD
WPI

Purdue or Harvey Mudd, depending on fit.

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Anonymous wrote:For a mechanical engineering major which school would you select.

UMD Honors (instate tuition and great engineering program, but not a great social fit at all)

Princeton (generous aid, Ivy, loves the campus, and residential housing, it's okay as far as social fit)

Northwestern (likes the campus, school culture, great social fit, and engineering program, but hates the weather)

Rice (the best social fit, loves the school culture, and student is a native Houstonian, but the engineering program is not the strongest out of the group)

Is student from Texas or MD?

I would choose Princeton based on the recognition it provides and excellence of undergrad education. But if the kid likes Rice, it is a fine choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Penn Wharton
Columbia
Georgetown

Economics/Finance/Public Policy

Which would you pick?

Wharton. No question. It might cost you your soul, but you can make up for it when you retire at 38.

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Anonymous wrote:Daughter is a prospective bio major, please rate as it cost is similar for all. Thank you!

UMD
Miami (FL)
UFL
Wisconsin
UCSB

All great schools but I might pick UCSB for the location.

-UF grad

When you say for the location, like literally just for the ocean, beach, etc or any more university or academically-focused reason? Just curious, thanks!

I really just meant because I love California and the west coast in general and that I’d rather be in CA than FL or WI for a better political climate. Also prefer CA weather to any of the other options. So no there was no academically-focused reason per se but since they’re all great schools, I think you’d get a great education and post-grad career opportunities/connections at any of these schools.

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Anonymous wrote:If your child has not yet decided, list the options (if u want major, financial concerns, etc) and let the masses weigh in.

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Thank you for this instruction--otherwise I would be stuck !

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Anonymous wrote:Penn Wharton
Columbia
Georgetown

Economics/Finance/Public Policy

Which would you pick?

Wharton. No question. It might cost you your soul, but you can make up for it when you retire at 38.

Catch-22 as nobody with a soul is admitted to Wharton.

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Anonymous wrote:Penn Wharton
Columbia
Georgetown

Economics/Finance/Public Policy

Which would you pick?

Is your kid more invested in the finance side of the equation or public policy? If the former, I’d go with Wharton or Columbia. Otherwise, Georgetown.

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Anonymous wrote:Daughter is a prospective bio major, please rate as it cost is similar for all. Thank you!

UMD
Miami (FL)
UFL
Wisconsin
UCSB

All great schools but I might pick UCSB for the location.

-UF grad

When you say for the location, like literally just for the ocean, beach, etc or any more university or academically-focused reason? Just curious, thanks!

I really just meant because I love California and the west coast in general and that I’d rather be in CA than FL or WI for a better political climate. Also prefer CA weather to any of the other options. So no there was no academically-focused reason per se but since they’re all great schools, I think you’d get a great education and post-grad career opportunities/connections at any of these schools.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Daughter is a prospective bio major, please rate as it cost is similar for all. Thank you!

UMD
Miami (FL)
UFL
Wisconsin
UCSB

Easy one to pick. Wisconsin. More academic than others. If UFL is FLorida-that is second. I know Wisc not as nice weather as UCSMB or Miami but it's a good admit and assume you will pay out of state at 300k so please choose best school.

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Anonymous wrote:Davidson
Elon Honors
W&M
Wake Forest

VA resident. Plans to go to grad school for sports science-related career. Chose these schools based on size but still D1 and campus life.

Davidson without question. The students absolutely love it and the education is incomparable. Plus, the alumni network is incredibly strong. Congrats!!!

Totally agree that Davidson is best school and amazing education. But specifically for Sport Science look hard at Wake. For some reason it attracts kids of famous people including sports stars. And has an AI sports science lab well funded. Would only pick that over Davidson if positive of sports path. Would pick Davidson and Wake over other too unless cost is factor.

A kid should know if they want Davidson or Wake--they are quite different. I would pick based on this and not on the academic quality (which is roughly equal). I toured with my twins and one was 100% in camp Davidson and the other was 100% in camp Wake. We toured a lot of schools and these were some of the only ones where their opinions diverged to such a degree.

We toured Davidson, expecting to love it (on paper) but we were all quite turned off. A definite no for us. So it seems very fit based.

Same thing happened to DC at both Wake and U of Richmond. Funny how you mention yourself in the decision, though.

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Interesting how only people whose kids got into multiple selective schools are posting. Is this because that is what is causing a dilemma?