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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think my son is about done with his list but feels he needs more targets/that something is missing. What do you all think?

3.98UW/ 4.8 W, 1480 SAT, APs at Maryland large public
Intended major: Civil or mechanical engineering (but not looking for the super intense engineering schools, wants balance)
Took engineering pathway classes in HS
Has an engineering internship
PT job for years

Interested in Catholic schools, wants big sports, doesn't care about Greek one way or the other, rural/suburban, open on size although seems to like the medium sized schools. Feels west coast is too far. Even Boulder may be too far.

Reach: Notre Dame

Target/reach: Villanova, NC State

Target: UMD (but too close to home)

Likely/target: Wisconsin, Pitt, Boulder, Ohio State, Univ of Delaware, maybe Clemson[/quote]

The list looks good to me. Villanova and the big state schools are quite different from one another though. I can understand that as our oldest had small SLACs along with big state schools on their list.

Thinking UMD is too close to home is a common concern. I know many students there now and many of them thought this same thing. However, they realized the campus is enormous and offers a lot of opportunity. They are no longer feeling like it's too close.

If you give them space, they will realize they can live independently and that UMD is its own world. With 50,000 or so people there (students and employees), it's like its own city.

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