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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She might get some merit aid from Wooster, Juniata, Kalamazoo or any of those midwestern liberal arts colleges ranked in the 40s-60s.  They tend to be high quality education, friendly welcoming vibe, lots of personalized attention.
She might get in Mt. Holyoke, but not likely to get much merit aid, but it sounds like it would be a good fit.
She might have a chance at [b]VTech (I know[/b] it's big and not at all like W&M, but it's nerdy and they want more girls in physics) which would be must cheaper.
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Unlikely, but certainly worth a try.  OP's daughter's GPA is great.  Va Tech GPA ranges bottoms 25% to top 75% a 3.88 to 4.25 for entering (not accepted, which is higher) students, but the SAT is at the bottom 25% of the entering class (range is 1200-1370).  But we loved Tech on our tour.  It is large but the architecture and focus around on the drill field makes it feel smaller than it is.  http://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp[/quote]

[b]For Va Tech- their internal data is better than SCHEV. Here it is, broken down by major: https://irweb.ir.vt.edu/webtest/FreshmenSummary.aspx[/quote][/b]

Very interesting stats.  I hadn't seen that resource before - but still almost perfectly aligns with SCHEV stats but broken down further, general incoming entering high school range is 1180 (bottom 25%) to 1390 (top 75%).  If just women, then it drops to 1160 (bottom 25%) to 1350 (top 75% median) and if white, both sex, bottom 25% is 1190 and top 1380.  So OP's daughter has the GPA, the legacy but scores are a stretch.  I'd still go for it.  OP, my DD really loved tech when we toured, have you taken your DD there just to feel it out?  You never know![/quote]

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