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OP, does he have an idea of what fields/majors would be of most interest? That's the place to start.

If he knows the subjects he most wants to study, he can begin narrowing down SLACs based on which ones have programs in the fields of interest to him. Just looking at SLACs because they're SLACs could end up wasting your time -- there's no need to put research effort into, for example, getting informaiton about a SLAC that doesn't have or has very minimal investment in his main subject of interest.

He should research the subjects first and see what schools are known for the subjects he wants, rather than casting a net at SLACs in general. That's what our DD did; she only focused on SLACs (and a few universities) that had good reputations in the fields she thought she'd study for a major, and eliminated all others. That narrows any list way down, very quickly, but still should leave a lot of colleges in the running. This only works well if the student has some strong preferences about subjects and majors, but if the student does have that, it can save a lot of wasted time, I think.

The most prestigious SLAC in the world doesnt mean much if it doesn't have the subject you plan to study or has it, but doesn't really give it much priority or many resources. That may seem obvious, I  know. But on this forum, where prestige/ranking/"top tier" are obsessions, there often is zero discussion about why a top-ranked college may not provide the [i]education[/i] the student really wants and needs.[/quote]

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