Good LAC for a kid who is just plain old SWEET!

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Wofford?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid just got a letter from Williams that said they “receive thousands of applications from exceptional students, but they only accept the kindest “. As exciting as it was to see a letter from Williams, she is not that kid. She would fit in at Smith. (Laughing at PP post about Smith- so true and I wish she’d go)

You might be confusing w/ Bowdoin. They're the ones who send that letter. Williams plays a big number game in getting the highest test scores possible. Bowdoin is test optional and has been since 1969

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Anonymous wrote:My kid just got a letter from Williams that said they “receive thousands of applications from exceptional students, but they only accept the kindest “. As exciting as it was to see a letter from Williams, she is not that kid. She would fit in at Smith. (Laughing at PP post about Smith- so true and I wish she’d go)

You might be confusing w/ Bowdoin. They're the ones who send that letter. Williams plays a big number game in getting the highest test scores possible. Bowdoin is test optional and has been since 1969

You’re right. Lots of college mail here that gets a quick glance.

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Try Quaker colleges. For example, we toured Earlham. Instead of a greek system they have "friendship houses." They focus on service and quaker values. I thought it was great. Another example is Guilford in Florida.

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Guilford not in FL

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Any suggestions for the Northeast? It sounds like there are a fair number of good LACs for sweet kids in the Midwest. Any suggestions for the Northeast for a kid with top stats who wants a nurturing social environment (preferably with a lot of diversity) and does not want to be in a pressure cooker?
It sounds like Mount Holyoke would be one to look at. What about Wellesley or Haverford or Amherst or Boston College or Brandeis or Tufts?

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Two more in the Midwest. John Carroll University in Ohio and Saint Mary's College in Indiana.

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Grinell, Macalester, Carlton

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Amherst would be of interest but it’s crazy hard to get into. Mount Holyoke nurturing and diverse with a long history of strong grad school placement. For years they held the record of most female grads to get PhDs in chem. Might have lost this as more schools opened to women, not sure. haverford less of a pressure cooker than SWat, but very small.

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Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions for the Northeast? It sounds like there are a fair number of good LACs for sweet kids in the Midwest. Any suggestions for the Northeast for a kid with top stats who wants a nurturing social environment (preferably with a lot of diversity) and does not want to be in a pressure cooker?
It sounds like Mount Holyoke would be one to look at. What about Wellesley or Haverford or Amherst or Boston College or Brandeis or Tufts?

The Northeast is less friendly than the Midwest. It just is.

~Grew up in Mass, graduated from a NESCAC school, my kid is at an Ohio SLAC

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And Ohio doesn't even count as "real" Midwest.

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sewanee

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Anonymous wrote:Amherst would be of interest but it’s crazy hard to get into. Mount Holyoke nurturing and diverse with a long history of strong grad school placement. For years they held the record of most female grads to get PhDs in chem. Might have lost this as more schools opened to women, not sure. haverford less of a pressure cooker than SWat, but very small.

Agree that Mt. Holyoke is a good option. The campus is stunning, and they are very strong in the sciences.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a fascinating thread. Please keep the suggestions coming. Also have a sweet kid who is also a very good student (science Magnet student). Looking at mostly SLACs in the Philadelphia and Boston area but concerned about the social atmosphere in these places.
Some of the all women’s colleges are intriguing Want to look at brynnmawr Wellesley andsmith

Smith will have a large cohort of very in your face and aggressive "social justice warriors." Bryn Mawr is more laid back and relaxed and much quieter.

Speaking of Pennsylvania, Franklin & Marshall and Dickinson could be great choices.

Any more suggestions for Massachusetts or Pennsylvania for a high achieving but sweet kid who would not thrive in a very competitive or highly charged atmosphere?

Assumption, St. Anselms, St. Michael’s, Stonehill, Merrimack, Clark, Elms, Salve Regina, Holy Cross . . .

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Anonymous wrote:And Ohio doesn't even count as "real" Midwest.

It is definitely not the Northeast, and in any case, the point is that Midwestern friendliness and down-to-earth-ness is a thing at the Ohio schools in a way that it isn't at the New England ones. IME.