What other schools should be on DC's list?
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Currently a junior in highly regarded FCPS HS.
Unweighted GPA 3.99 due to A- in 7th grade Algebra Honors. Estimated weighted at end of junior year ~4.40 Takes mostly Honors/AP classes Interested in physics, math and biology PSAT score 1440 with main issues in one subsection of writing section - blew away reading and math portion Mid Atlantic/east coast. Wilts if temp is over 80'F. Prefers suburban/rural location, but hasn't seen a city campus that is well defined. On list already: UVA, UMD-CP, SUNY- Stonybrook, UConn, Cornell |
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SUNY Binghamton
Hopkins? |
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| What kind of environment is he looking for? Big, medium, small? Intellectual kind of place or more work hard/play hard? Is money a factor? |
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| Remember it will be winter during the school year so the 80 thing is not a worry |
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OP here: More intellectual, shies away from overt competition. Money is somewhat of a factor, but not a factor in the first cut. I think he would do better in a medium-small environment- but a big school that has a tight knit group in his major would be good too. Somewhat of an introvert- so needs something to pull him out of shell. Fall and spring can be over 80' in many places. Hopkins is urban and if he goes bio- may be too competitive atmosphere for pre-med for his taste- he would aim for PhD track. He may look at it on the secon go round. SUNY- Binghamton is worth a look. |
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| Boston College, Tufts, Colgate, Bucknell, Michigan |
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Look at liberal arts schools - they are enthusiastically looking for science majors
Bowdoin, Bates & Colby Dartmouth Colgate Middlebury Wesleyan Kenyon Carleton, Macalester All these schools in PA - http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/06/18/pennsylvanias-top-10-liberal-arts-colleges |
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| RIT, University of Rochester, Georgia Tech, Va Tech |
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| Penn, Swarthmore |
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Should have been more specific in my money question. Will you qualify for significant financial aid? If so, you should be looking at some of the top schools that meet full-need, such as those listed above (Bowdoin, Bates, Colby, Dartmouth, Middlebury, Carleton for SLACs).
If you won't qualify for much or any financial aid and you can't afford to be full pay, then you should cross those schools off your list and look only at private schools the offer substantial merit aid and public schools that either offer you in-state tuition or that have an OOS cost that is affordable for you. |
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| If you have a DD, look at Smith. There are good options on the west coast too, if that is not too far. |
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check out this list of the top "feeder" schools for STEM PhDs.
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08311/?govDel=USNSF_178http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08311/?govDel=USNSF_178 Some that you might not have considered: Swarthmore, Haverford, Williams, Bryn Mawr. These are schools that offer financial aid only, no merit aid. Some on this list that offer merit aid (and if he will consider Midwest schools): Oberlin, Kalamazoo, Case Western, Macalester, Beloit, Lawrence. Also University of Rochester and Hampshire. |
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East: Williams, Swarthmore, MIT, Haverford
Midwest: Carelton, Grinnell, Kalamazoo, Lawrence |
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Wesleyan, Vassar, Hamilton? People don't typically flock to these schools for the sciences, so he would really stand out. And at Vassar, he'd have a very nice male/female ratio, if that interests him!
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