Please recommend small/medium private colleges
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greenleaf19
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Please recommend some small/medium private colleges (under 10,000) in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic for a student with this profile:
-male -public high school with IB program (will be IB diploma candidate) -high-rigor course load -A-/B+ grades (bright but a little disorganized) -predicted best SAT score around 1350 -needs significant merit aid (can't afford full tuition but not eligible for much/any need-based aid) -interested in biological/environmental sciences, not sure exactly what major -wants low-key environment, not interested in "rah-rah" vibe or joining a frat -doesn't want a super competitive atmosphere but does want to feel appropriately challenged academically He has a couple of decent public options but would like to explore private colleges as well. Thanks! |
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| Conn College. Bates. |
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Bates doesn't give merit aid. |
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University of Rochester
Case Western Wake unless it’s too far south for him. |
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Bard
Ithaca College Denison Beloit Wooster |
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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. |
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Grinnell?
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You cannot be serious. |
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| Juniata |
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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. |
Anonymous
+1 Also look at CTCL |
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| Bennington College |
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Susquehanna? No experience but I’ve heard good things & that they give good merit.
Less prestigious than pp suggestions but I suspect that’ll mean you’ll get more merit |
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No to CTCL schools. They're largely overrated, and many are very very small. They also cost more than most Jesuit schools. They're also more intensely academic and on the "nerdy" side, which doesn't seem to square with what OP is looking for. Jesuit schools are more well rounded and comprehensive. |
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Extremely expensive, tiny, and left leaning to the extreme. No way. |