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Oops,-We've visited a lot of colleges and I get the details mixed up. Kalamazoo's  study abroad is 10-20k less than full cost of attendance and includes all travel expenses.  I just remembered it was a good deal compared to other schools we were looking at.  (Especially since Kalamazoo is already generous with merit aid--DD is likely eligible for 32k scholarship which would make total cost of attendance on campus 28k--cheaper than our in-state options).[b] Also, for DD who wants to major bio/chem it was one of the few places she's visited where STEM majors regularly go on 1-2 semester study abroad and still graduate on time. [/b] But maybe these advantages are more common that I realize? She also considered Wooster on the CTCL list, but they didn't have the same level of study abroad support and was in a small town so for her it was less appealing.   She's also applying to W&M in state, which is a match for her scores/GPA--but will likely end up costing more than these CTCL schools. She has a few other dream reach SLACs but even if she gets in, she knows if she doesn't get sufficient aid she won't be able to attend. She's not interested in public schools outside of W&M (though she has agreed to apply to 1 as an academic/financial safety in case expected merit aid doesn't come through at SLACs). So these schools play a meaningful role in her college search. 
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That is one of the main reasons that I attended Kalamazoo 20 years ago.  As a chemistry major who was interested in study abroad (and ended up double majoring in Spanish as well), it was one of the few places I looked where it was expected/routine/straightforward for science majors to take the time to study abroad and not end up messing up required class sequences.  At the time, they also had the year-round calendar with built-in quarters off for internships and senior projects, and the combination of all of those things was very attractive.  The senior project I did at an external institution is what introduced me to the field of science I now work in, and the research I did at K helped me get into a prestigious graduate school, where I earned my Ph. D. (although I joined the Peace Corps straight out of K and then went to graduate school after completing that commitment). Glad to hear that Kalamazoo is still attractive to many, as it definitely changed my life.[/quote]

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