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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Midwesterner here, curious which NESCAC schools offer the best vibe/fit for a student from a flyover state. We are looking for campuses that feel warm, welcoming, and collaborative rather than pretentious or dominated by private/boarding-school culture.

My daughter is pretty open academically, plays a varsity sport, and works as a stage manager for drama productions, so she’s well-rounded and tends to make friends easily.

Which NESCAC schools would likely be the best match for that environment, and which might be tougher fits?[/quote]

The NESCAC school that you are seeking does not exist. You are not going to find Midwestern nice or Southern kindness at a NESCAC school. To be blunt, you are more likely to find the opposite of what you are seeking. NESCAC schools are lax bros, prep school central types.

Regardless, I admire your daughter's desire to explore outside of her geographic region.

NESCAC schools offer beautiful Fall settings and solid academics.

As others have suggested, Davidson College may be a match. Bowdoin College is worth a visit, but it is small, however the campus vibe is more like an exclusive New England prep school than the elite college that it is. If the search is limited to NESCAC schools, then consider Conn College.[/quote]

I wrote the above post.

Consider Skidmore College in New York state. Not a NESCAC, but the students seem friendly and into the arts.

Visiting NESCAC schools is fun and enchanting due to the beautiful easily managed campuses. The campus culture at Colgate University (very attractive setting & campus) is not one to which I would subject a female relative, but it is a very good school with above average career outcomes.[/quote]

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