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I agree with the others to not focus on rankings. Focus on a school that will do a great job of supporting what he wants to do. A strong program at a good regional school in the region where he wants to be is likely better than going a few notches up in ranking when it means being in a different area. Outside of really top schools, hiring and reputation is pretty regional. Budget is also a consideration.

I'd work on visits to get a better sense of the environment he wants. For those interests, maybe U of Vermont, or Colorado-Boulder, if he wants a bigger schools. Small regional schools with good environmental programs - SUNY ESF (nice option if he likes an urban setting + shared facilities with Syracuse gives access to a biggest school community), Paul Smiths, Juniata.

FWIW, my DD sounds similar (environmental/bio + arts) with uwGPA and SAT slightly higher. Didn't get into any reach schools and some higher-ranked admits were out of budget. She really wanted a small school and admits we could afford were generally in the USNews LAC rankings in the 50-80 range. Ended up at one of those and it's been a good fit. [/quote]

Are you comfortable with sharing which school? Or which schools she got into that offered good merit aid? I'm the OP and I'd love to know, because affordability matters to us too. Not going to get any financial aid but would love to have good merit offers.

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