Hidden Gems

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Anonymous wrote:I think Colorado College will be substantially harder to get into in 5 years.

Colorado College is already a difficult admit, not really a target/safety as OP was asking about.

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Whitman
St. Olaf
Lake Forest
Puget Sound
Furman

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trinity University. Super well resourced school with merit to give. For kids who are open to going South, tempted by Alabama money, but want a SLAC .. here's your school. Intellectually rigorous, no athletic scholarships at all. Great new buildings, fantastic dorms. Engineering, accounting, Chinese (one of the best in the country) .. they deliver the goods. And San Antonio is a gem.

Couldn't talk my dd into looking and I don't blame here, but it's a great option

YES, this is a great one

They were making kids take flags down. Hard pass.

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Anonymous wrote:What's your favorite safety or low target?

A place you think is underrated, or an easier admit from here because of geography. A place with new and exciting growth, or an old reliable that doesn't get the ink. A school that blew you away during a tour, or you think will be impossible to get into in 10 years.

Pitt-has rolling admissions

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Just can’t think of any UC school as a hidden gem.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trinity University. Super well resourced school with merit to give. For kids who are open to going South, tempted by Alabama money, but want a SLAC .. here's your school. Intellectually rigorous, no athletic scholarships at all. Great new buildings, fantastic dorms. Engineering, accounting, Chinese (one of the best in the country) .. they deliver the goods. And San Antonio is a gem.

Couldn't talk my dd into looking and I don't blame here, but it's a great option

YES, this is a great one

They were making kids take flags down. Hard pass.

What flags?

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An American flag and also the marine flag while allowing other flags for various groups
to stay up. This was in the news a few years back. You can search and decide if it is a good fit.

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Anonymous wrote:Serious musician who is maybe a little nerdy?

Lawrence University.

+1 We visited a couple of years ago. Great place. If it was in the Northeast, instead of in Wisconsin, it would be a T10 impossible to get into college.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Serious musician who is maybe a little nerdy?

Lawrence University.

+1 We visited a couple of years ago. Great place. If it was in the Northeast, instead of in Wisconsin, it would be a T10 impossible to get into college.

+1 Have heard great things, and they're very strong financially.

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university of Rochester-if it wasn’t in Rochester it would be a really a tough admit (but of course your kid has to be up for rough winters.)

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Anonymous wrote:An American flag and also the marine flag while allowing other flags for various groups
to stay up. This was in the news a few years back. You can search and decide if it is a good fit.

Trinity College not Trinity University in SA.

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Elon. Not hidden but maybe overlooked?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gonzaga for engineering. Small class sizes, caring profs, ABET accredited. Small city. Pretty state. School spirit (D1 basketball). Merit $ is typical.

I'd say most Jesuit colleges are hidden gems and I'm surprised they aren't more popular (outside of the couple super popular ones). Hits the sweet spot for a lot of kids with mid-size + city locations. My friend's DD is very happy at University of Scranton.

+1. The lower-ranked Jesuit schools typically offer merit and are often not heavy lifts for admission.

Gonzaga gets a fair number of students from CA. Maybe not so many from the northeast.

Gonzaga has a beautiful campus and location. Other Jesuit schools worth a look are Creighton and Santa Clara. I've heard Regis University in Denver is good for biological sciences. The University of Portland is not Jesuit but is also a good school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An American flag and also the marine flag while allowing other flags for various groups
to stay up. This was in the news a few years back. You can search and decide if it is a good fit.

Trinity College not Trinity University in SA.

Not only the wrong college but these descriptions of the flags are inaccurate. It was a Gadsden Flag (not American flag) and Thin Blue Line variation (not military flag). At least get your facts straight!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Serious musician who is maybe a little nerdy?

Lawrence University.

+1 We visited a couple of years ago. Great place. If it was in the Northeast, instead of in Wisconsin, it would be a T10 impossible to get into college.

Lawrence University is lovely! A true hidden gem with so much to offer. The lakeside campus in Door County is beautiful, and Appleton is a perfect college town.