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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we need to know a little more about your child and their interests.  We did the Philly schools in a couple of days, a combo of organized visits and just walk through on our own.  We loved St. Joes.

I would sit down with a map of the schools and see which ones are near each other or close, look at the websites and see which have tours the week you want to visit and figure it out that way.  Also I wouldn’t do  more than 4 in a week of true organized tours plus a few drive by and wave because you want some balance and time for reflection.

Your list is very varied: religious; religious affiliated; non religious; single sex, etc.  I think you should try to narrow it down.  [/quote]
Thanks. She's in 10th and is starting to get excited about college but knows practically nothing about it (or even what she wants to study, really). She thinks she wants "small-ish" and likes the idea of PA, but beyond that...??? Her grades are strong and her schedule "rigorous" so far, but who knows where her realistic ceiling will end up. So seeing a range of schools is actually what we want to do. So looking for info like, are Haverford and Swarthmore pretty much carbon copies of each other? What about Bucknell, Lehigh, and Lafayette? Is Gettysburg just a less selective version of Bucknell or is it something meaningfully different? How does the vibe at Juniata compare to Susquehanna? Etc. Thanks again.[/quote]

Since you want a range of schools, I'd go to Haverford or Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr for a women's college, pick one from Bucknell/Lehigh/Lafayette, and Juniata could be an option for a rural school/strong sciences [/quote]

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