Let us pick for you…list acceptances

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CMU - grant $37K, has to apply for annual renewal
URochester - scholarship $14K annually
UNC - scholarship $4.7K annually
UVA
W&M

intended major Biology or Chemistry
Prefers mid size, not into sports or greek

UVA. I went to two frat parties in four years. Still has a ball.

[Anonymous]

Acceptances:

Hampton
Tuskegee
North Carolina A and T
Morehouse
Florida A & M University
Bowie State
Morgan State

Plans to major in computer science

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Denver
Santa Clara University
Loyola Marymount (CA)
College of Charleston
Auburn
TN
Chapman
Elon
U of San Diego ( private )

Yes my DC is all over the place geographically and type of school. Will be Liberal Arts major.

Many of these schools are on my S25's list. Do you mind sharing stats and if you got any merit? Thank you!

Sure
33 ACT
3 AP 3 honors (school does not offer a lot of APs )
Private DMV school
Solid extra curricular and one unusual sport
GPA 3.6 unweighted
Full pay
Female

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Acceptances:

Hampton
Tuskegee
North Carolina A and T
Morehouse
Florida A & M University
Bowie State
Morgan State

Plans to major in computer science

Hampton

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Denver
Santa Clara University
Loyola Marymount (CA)
College of Charleston
Auburn
TN
Chapman
Elon
U of San Diego ( private )

Yes my DC is all over the place geographically and type of school. Will be Liberal Arts major.

Many of these schools are on my S25's list. Do you mind sharing stats and if you got any merit? Thank you!

Sure
33 ACT
3 AP 3 honors (school does not offer a lot of APs )
Private DMV school
Solid extra curricular and one unusual sport
GPA 3.6 unweighted
Full pay
Female

Sorry re Merit

Denver $$$
Chapman $$
C of C $$
Elon $$
Auburn $$

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rankings and "brand" are important criteria. But honestly, no less important are culture and setting. We have three kids in highly selective schools. In hindsight, the #1 most important criteria we wish we had emphasized for them was -- what kind of place is most likely to make you intellectually curious, happy, and healthy? This is not always obvious when high school seniors are making their choices. The clearest example from our experience is geography. For our crew, it's CLEARLY better to spend four years in a place that you enjoy, rather than four years in a (higher-ranked, better known) place that you do not. For one of our kids, cold dark winters were just not a good thing. The second example is the student body mindset. It's CLEARLY better to spend four years in a collaborative environment, than four years in a (higher-ranked, better known) endless competitive pressure cooker. Don't underestimate how much mental health is a thing at their age. Anyway, to each their own, but that's our experience. Luckily we have a fourth kid in high school and can try to help him get it right.

Nice post. This is the real name of the game. Where will my student thrive? There is not just one place, but if you can figure out a handful or two and apply to those, you've done well in the search process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rankings and "brand" are important criteria. But honestly, no less important are culture and setting. We have three kids in highly selective schools. In hindsight, the #1 most important criteria we wish we had emphasized for them was -- what kind of place is most likely to make you intellectually curious, happy, and healthy? This is not always obvious when high school seniors are making their choices. The clearest example from our experience is geography. For our crew, it's CLEARLY better to spend four years in a place that you enjoy, rather than four years in a (higher-ranked, better known) place that you do not. For one of our kids, cold dark winters were just not a good thing. The second example is the student body mindset. It's CLEARLY better to spend four years in a collaborative environment, than four years in a (higher-ranked, better known) endless competitive pressure cooker. Don't underestimate how much mental health is a thing at their age. Anyway, to each their own, but that's our experience. Luckily we have a fourth kid in high school and can try to help him get it right.

Nice post. This is the real name of the game. Where will my student thrive? There is not just one place, but if you can figure out a handful or two and apply to those, you've done well in the search process.

We all know this. But since none of us know your kid, the point of *this* thread is to just pick. K? And it’s fine to have a personal opinion, but the thread is derailed by nonsense. Like that ND is an endless competitive pressure cooker, when that’s not the reputation at all. You can say, ” Davidson for me!” and it’s all good. But saying Davidson because it’s the better ranked derails us for three pages. It’s not better ranked.

[Anonymous]

Princeton
Stanford

English, creative writing, maybe philosophy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton
Stanford

English, creative writing, maybe philosophy

Stanford

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Acceptances:

Hampton
Tuskegee
North Carolina A and T
Morehouse
Florida A & M University
Bowie State
Morgan State

Plans to major in computer science

NCA&T!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Acceptances:

Hampton
Tuskegee
North Carolina A and T
Morehouse
Florida A & M University
Bowie State
Morgan State

Plans to major in computer science

Morehouse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton
Stanford

English, creative writing, maybe philosophy

Where does your DC want to go?

[Anonymous]

Denison or Kenyon? Merit aid of ~20K at both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Acceptances:

Hampton
Tuskegee
North Carolina A and T
Morehouse
Florida A & M University
Bowie State
Morgan State

Plans to major in computer science

Florida A&M is where the daughter of Gizelle, the real housewives of Potomac, is attending. Of course, not the reason to choose a college, but when I saw FAMU I remembered that. It's not a college that you often see discussed on these boards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Denison or Kenyon? Merit aid of ~20K at both.

Denison attracts more mainstream frat types while Kenyon College is more liberal. Both are situated on a very attractive campus. Kenyon is the more academic of the two, but both are fine. May depend on the student's planned major.