Let us pick for you…list acceptances

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on these for a liberal arts kid. Not nerdy, but not into heavy party scene.

Dickinson - on budget

College of Wooster - on budget

Denison - slightly over budget but can manage if worth it

Kenyon - even more over budget than Dension, but again, could make it work if necessary

Dickinson or Wooster. Stay on budget and both are great options for liberal arts!

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Anonymous wrote:Here's another:

Interests in education & public policy

UVA - in state
Barnard
Georgetown
U Mich
U WI

Leaning UVA...

UVA
Georgetown
U Mich
U WI
Barnard

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Anonymous wrote:CS/Engineering

In state UVA
Northwestern
Harvey Mudd
Purdue
UMD
WPI

Is cost a factor? If not:

Mudd, NW, UMD/Purdue (tied, depends on whether your DC wants urban or rural), UVA, WPI.

[Anonymous]

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)

Your DC needs to put a weight on what's important: weather, social fit, school culture, then decide, strong in ME.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on these for a liberal arts kid. Not nerdy, but not into heavy party scene.

Dickinson - on budget

College of Wooster - on budget

Denison - slightly over budget but can manage if worth it

Kenyon - even more over budget than Dension, but again, could make it work if necessary

Dickinson sounds perfect for your kid. Even better that it's on budget. If you had said nerdy, I'd recommend Wooster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UMichigan
Purdue
Carnegie Mellon

Specialization electrical engineering or air and space engineering. Purdue tuition half from the others two. Which one to choose ?

Purdue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's another:

Interests in education & public policy

UVA - in state
Barnard
Georgetown
U Mich
U WI

Leaning UVA...

UVA
Georgetown
U Mich
U WI
Barnard

Thanks for the responses! Likes Georgetown, too, but maybe not a huge upside to going there for those interests.

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VA Tech/Engineering (in-state)
WashU/Engineering (St.Louis)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good liberal arts generalist. Wants Environmental biology/ecology + humanities. Plans on grad school. Makes art, writes poetry, rarely shares these things. Square peg. ADHD. Introverted, with a goofy, theater kid vibe when comfortable.

Kenyon at mid-60s annual coa.
St. Olaf at mid-40s coa
Wooster at mid-30s coa
Hendrix at 30-ish coa
Beloit at 30-ish coa.

St. Olaf sounds like a great match. A friend’s daughter sounds just like your kid and she is really thriving there. Also, they have a great Environmental Science dept.

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JMU
CNU honors
GMU honors
Gettysburg
Mount St. Mary’s honors
High Point honors
Stetson honors
W&M waitlist/January start

If she really likes W&M, I’d go the January start. Otherwise, maybe Gettysburg.

If she really likes W and M, then I think she’ll also like Gettysburg. I think it’s worth it to go there and start in the fall.

Gettysburg isn't nearly as good a school as WM - I'd take the delayed start at WM

OP—can you describe more about your kid’s personality? Bc that will help with differentiating btw Gettysburg Fall vs W&M Spring. My son is going to W&M and my sister went to Gettysburg.

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Anonymous wrote:Political science major, girl

JMU
CNU honors
GMU honors
Gettysburg
Mount St. Mary’s honors
High Point honors
Stetson honors
W&M waitlist/January start

If she really likes W&M, I’d go the January start. Otherwise, maybe Gettysburg.

If she really likes W and M, then I think she’ll also like Gettysburg. I think it’s worth it to go there and start in the fall.

Gettysburg isn't nearly as good a school as WM - I'd take the delayed start at WM

OP—can you describe more about your kid’s personality? Bc that will help with differentiating btw Gettysburg Fall vs W&M Spring. My son is going to W&M and my sister went to Gettysburg.

She’s an introvert but has made friends quickly in the various summer programs she has done. She’s into chorus and theater and interested in continuing on some level in college. We both liked Gettysburg a lot but she applied to W&M ED, and in the last week she is solidifying on W&M spring with a London fall semester. I’m a little concerned about the downsides of the spring start, but not sure it really matters what I think anymore LOL. Sounds like a good number of W&M kids do the London program so will not be coming in totally alone anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VA Tech/Engineering (in-state)
WashU/Engineering (St.Louis)

VA Tech

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Anonymous wrote:Political science major, girl

JMU
CNU honors
GMU honors
Gettysburg
Mount St. Mary’s honors
High Point honors
Stetson honors
W&M waitlist/January start

If she really likes W&M, I’d go the January start. Otherwise, maybe Gettysburg.

If she really likes W and M, then I think she’ll also like Gettysburg. I think it’s worth it to go there and start in the fall.

Gettysburg isn't nearly as good a school as WM - I'd take the delayed start at WM

OP—can you describe more about your kid’s personality? Bc that will help with differentiating btw Gettysburg Fall vs W&M Spring. My son is going to W&M and my sister went to Gettysburg.

She’s an introvert but has made friends quickly in the various summer programs she has done. She’s into chorus and theater and interested in continuing on some level in college. We both liked Gettysburg a lot but she applied to W&M ED, and in the last week she is solidifying on W&M spring with a London fall semester. I’m a little concerned about the downsides of the spring start, but not sure it really matters what I think anymore LOL. Sounds like a good number of W&M kids do the London program so will not be coming in totally alone anyway.

I think that sounds like a wonderful path and from a fellow alumna, welcome to the W&M Tribe.

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Anonymous wrote:UC Davis (CS) vs University of Michigan (CS).

We are in-state for CA. Not sure if Michigan is worth 75k/year when we have an in-state option that costs 35k/year.

Us parents prefer Davis over Michigan, but my kid doesn’t care for the campus or location. They had their hopes up for UCLA, UCSB, or UCI but I told them Davis is still a great school in a nice setting.

UC Davis. Close to tech hubs and lower cost.

+1 FWIW I have a friend whose DD really didn't want to go to Davis when she didn't get into the UCs she really wanted (same as yours UCLA, UCSB, UCI). But reluctantly went because it made sense with the cost. She's LOVING it and now so happy she didn't go someplace else.

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Anonymous wrote:Good liberal arts generalist. Wants Environmental biology/ecology + humanities. Plans on grad school. Makes art, writes poetry, rarely shares these things. Square peg. ADHD. Introverted, with a goofy, theater kid vibe when comfortable.

Kenyon at mid-60s annual coa.
St. Olaf at mid-40s coa
Wooster at mid-30s coa
Hendrix at 30-ish coa
Beloit at 30-ish coa.

St. Olaf sounds like a great match. A friend’s daughter sounds just like your kid and she is really thriving there. Also, they have a great Environmental Science dept.

+1 My DD sounds really similar and I was pulling for St. Olaf but she decided she didn't want to be that far from home (went to a PA school not on your list)