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[quote=Anonymous]In the early stages of pondering possible good college fits for my (current sophomore) DD.  I know - early days!  But curious to hear what the DCUM hive mind thinks.  I am from California, so back in my day pretty much everyone just applied to CA schools, so this universe of East Coast and a bajillion other schools in between is very foreign to me.  Also, my DD is VERY different from me - so schools I would have wanted (big city!) are not going to appeal to her.  Anyway - she is very smart - will probably be a 4.0 (UW) plus multiple APs (currently taking AP Calculus BC).  Scored in the high 1400s on recent PSAT without any preparation so will likely do well on SAT if she cracks a book or two.  Public school; Starting varsity (soccer) athlete; demonstrated musical ability/interests; is an incredible (won several contests as a child; can draw a perfect likeness/portrait on demand) artist.  On the other hand, she likes STEM classes a lot - though I still don't know if that will be her ultimate bent.

She doesn't particularly like cities/urban bustle; probably wouldn't like super cold climate; not in to partying (e.g. Greek life) at all.  Very down to earth, studious kid (and would not like either rich blue blood east coast or Southern belle/debutante drama).  Doesn't like crowds/I can't imagine she would like/thrive in big flagship university freshman classes of several hundred.

Thoughts that have come to mind for me (with very little research so far . . .just vague grapevine stuff):  Rice, Cornell (except brrrr!), Pomona, Stanford (super reach, I know), William and Mary, Oberlin, maybe somewhere in Oregon/Washington (Gonzaga?  Lewis and Clark?).

Would love to hear any ideas/thoughts/experiences/recommendations of colleges to think about . . . . that way we can start researching/planning college visits :)[/quote]

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