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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If so, which ones?

Based just on reputation, it seems UCLA and Berkeley are too large and "sink or swim", the other UCs are too expensive for OOS students, Caltech is too hard and cutthroat, Stanford is too impossible, Claremont Colleges are too small or too niche. What are other schools that east coast families found have to be worth long the trip to visit in person? DC is a high stat junior at a top private; above are schools college counsellor and friends of older kids mentioned for campus tours. [/quote]

Focus on colleges that [b]track demonstrated interest[/b], AND your DC has a reasonable chance of getting in ([b]target or safety[/b])! Skip the reaches, they don't care if your DC visits, and only visit after they get in.

Some examples of target/safeties (depending on DC's stats) that do track demonstrated interest:
University of Santa Clara (fly into SF or San Jose)
Loyola Marymount (fly into LAX)
Occidental (fly into Burbank, or LAX)
Chapman (1 hour south of LA or Orange County has own small airport)
San Diego State
University of San Diego
Scripps (women-only)/Pitzer (co-ed but really focused on unique fit such as social/civic activism or environmentalism) - easier to get into colleges at Claremont (fly into Ontario or 1 hr+ from LA)[/quote]

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