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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid wanted a SLAC, liked many of these schools (and the price was right in their offers--they were often same or less than our in-state public costs).  One thing I did to help narrow down was to confirm which schools had greater than 120,000 K per capita endowment  AND were in the top 75 in US News and World Report. This shrunk the list of 40 down to these 13:

Agnes Scott College
Beloit College
Centre College
Denison 
Kalamazoo
Lawrence University
Rhodes
St. Johns (MD)
University of Puget Sound
Wabash 
Wheaton
Whitman
College of Wooster

We found this a bit more manageable to then look at individually for fit/location etc. than the very diverse list.  Putting a "filter" like this on options, allowed me to feel more comfortable letting my daughter make her own decisions. For instance, from this list, DD cut out any strong religious orientation (e.g. she was okay with St Olaf mild religious background, not with Wheaton) and single-sex male (i.e., Wabash).  But I knew that any of them were reasonably strong, rigorous institutions in decent financial shape.

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This is a very sensible approach.

My DC, who struggled in HS (DC was a good, not great student, terrible organizational skills) graduated this year from a CTCL school that provided tremendous supports of all kinds.  DC developed strong relationships with professors and with a few people in the career center.

Last summer, DC had an internship (thank you, career center and CTCL alums) at which they did very well.  At the end of the summer, the employer made an excellent job offer to DC, including great benefits and insurance.  DC put them off for a time while applying to other jobs, and received several great offers from which to choose.

Ultimately, DC negotiated with the best one and got more money ($76K/year) and vacation time, and will start work there after Labor Day.

For a kid who couldn't manage to hand in homework in high school, DC has done an amazing job of getting a great education and marketable skills.  The past four years have been amazing, thanks to the CTCL school, which provided a great education and supports.  I will be forever grateful to them and will participate in their fundraising enthusiastically for as long as I can.[/quote]

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