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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dd is going to Wooster next year and got a lot of merit aid. Here are some schools where I know of people getting a lot of merit: Ohio Wesleyan provides automatic merit if you have minimum stats, Susquehanna, Case Western, Duquesne, University of Hartford, Muhlenberg, Chapman University, John Carroll University, Roanoake College. Obviously, there are others - this isn't an exhaustive list. Plus, who knows where your kid will get in and what things will look like in several years. I'm amazed at the rejections/deferrals that some of my dd's classmates are receiving.[/quote]

Hi fellow (potential) Fighting Scot!  My DS just got a $37,000 College Scholar offer from Wooster EA.  We’ll have to see how RD falls out in March and if he is admitted to WM, but Wooster is a  very real possibility. We were very impressed with the school and he loved it.  We may see you in August.  [/quote]

I really wanted my DD to apply to Wooster.  :([/quote]

Congrats to your kid!  Just out of curiosity, what is the typical Wooster student from this area like?  The reason why I couldn't get DD to apply is that she knows no one there.  I've read very good things about it, however, and know one grad, a PhD in biology.[/quote]

I’m the PP.  My kid is nerdy and introverted. Wants to get a science PhD. Preference for LACs with small class size, good undergrad science research opportunities, good science grad school admissions and a thriving non-major music community.  Really wants to find a student body where kids are smart, nice, and down to Earth.  High stats kid so Wooster was one of two safeties.  Other schools that meet these criteria are Oberlin, Macalester, St. Olaf and maybe Kenyon.  Going a bit bigger, Rochester, Case, Pitt (the other safety) and WM. [/quote]

Hi PP - I have a DC currently applying for research science PhD programs. Perhaps you've already looked into this, but make sure that graduates of the LACs you're looking at are getting into top-quality grad programs from your DC's chosen field. My DC ended up working in a lab with a highly-respected scientist so he's getting a lot of attention from various PhD programs, while his friends who also did research at other colleges are having a tougher time. Just FYI. Congrats on the scholarship - that's got to ease the pressure a bit on your kid during this stressful time.
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Oh yes. While your kid interviews, you can ask admissions staff for all placements from Department X over the last 5 or 7 years and see exactly where grads are ending up. If they don’t have it, they can get it for you.  it embarrasses my kid. Which is why I ask while he interviews. [/quote]

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