Please recommend small/medium private colleges

[Anonymous]

Wheaton in MA is known for good merit aid.

Some of the colleges named here (Skidmore, Bard) give very little merit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y'all are naming schools that aren't that easy to get into and won't offer lots of merit aid to a student with this profile. I cannot believe how clueless so many posters are. Think!

My recommendation would be to look at Jesuit colleges and universities. Many have excellent biology departments. It doesn't matter if you're not Catholic. And a student with this profile will likely get good merit aid.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St. Olaf

lol

To be clear, was not lol at St. Olaf, it's a good school, just thought it was so random for a small school in the rural farm area of Minnesota to pop up on this board. It's known around here, just didn't realize it's making headway in the DMV. That's cool.

Actually comes up quite a bit, always favorably

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wooster, Beloit, St Olaf all sound like good fits.

Note that the OP seeks suggestions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Juniata

This! They definitely will give him lots of merit aid (may be cheaper than state school for him), they have an awesome ES program, and it’s very laid back and cooperative there.

+1 my daughter had a very similar profile and just started her junior year at Juniata. It's been a great fit, excellent ES program. Cost after merit aid was about $35k.

Other schools strongly considered -- St Mary's College of Maryland, Washington College, Dickinson

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Elon (is that too far south?)
Franklin & Marshall
Duquesne
American

Some very good suggestions above.

Elon very Greek.

Not for guys

[Anonymous]

Washington College

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Washington College

This is a great suggestion! It’s very small but may be appealing.

[Anonymous]

This site offers potentially suitable suggestions, such as Dickinson, Clark, HWS and Juniata:

2025 Best Colleges for Environmental Science - College Transitions https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-colleges-for-environmental-science/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This site offers potentially suitable suggestions, such as Dickinson, Clark, HWS and Juniata:

2025 Best Colleges for Environmental Science - College Transitions https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-colleges-for-environmental-science/

Meh...better career opportunities and career track would be Environmental Engineering. These are the better schools for that.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/environmental-engineering-rankings

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This site offers potentially suitable suggestions, such as Dickinson, Clark, HWS and Juniata:

2025 Best Colleges for Environmental Science - College Transitions https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-colleges-for-environmental-science/

Meh...better career opportunities and career track would be Environmental Engineering. These are the better schools for that.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/environmental-engineering-rankings

meh, meh, but quite the opposite of what OP asked for (not a list that starts with UC Berkeley)

[Anonymous]

I tried not to repeat recommendations already listed:

Muhlenberg (PA)
Earlham (IN)
St Olaf (MN)
Furman (SC)
Centre (KY)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This site offers potentially suitable suggestions, such as Dickinson, Clark, HWS and Juniata:

2025 Best Colleges for Environmental Science - College Transitions https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-colleges-for-environmental-science/

Meh...better career opportunities and career track would be Environmental Engineering. These are the better schools for that.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/environmental-engineering-rankings

meh, meh, but quite the opposite of what OP asked for (not a list that starts with UC Berkeley)

Similarly unsuitably, the list posted is of graduate school programs.

[Anonymous]

greenleaf19 wrote:OP here, just replying to say thanks for all the replies and I am reading everything and adding schools to the list for him to look into. Bear in mind we really do need merit aid, so if a school is known to be stingy, it's probably better not to get his hopes up. But I welcome recommendations for generous schools, even lesser known ones, as long as they offer a decent standard of education and grad outcomes. He's not an academic powerhouse, but he is bright and would be bored in a sea of non-serious kids. Please keep the suggestions coming. Appreciated!

I think Wooster gives good aid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This site offers potentially suitable suggestions, such as Dickinson, Clark, HWS and Juniata:

2025 Best Colleges for Environmental Science - College Transitions https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-colleges-for-environmental-science/

Meh...better career opportunities and career track would be Environmental Engineering. These are the better schools for that.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/environmental-engineering-rankings

meh, meh, but quite the opposite of what OP asked for (not a list that starts with UC Berkeley)

Similarly unsuitably, the list posted is of graduate school programs.

Here you go. Top for Undergraduate.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate-environmental-health?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc