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[quote=Anonymous]There are a lot of these schools, but the key difference is how tech oriented it has to be. People are throwing out schools like Reed, Macalaster, Oberlin, etc...I was just posting about limited options at SLACs above. My DD attends a school like these. (Not one of those but similar) And there are NOT many technology courses, which is hard because that's her major. We did know the department was small going in, and in all other ways the school has been a great fit for her so far. But that is something to consider. A lot of the schools for quirky smart introverts tend to attract more humanities students (from what I've seen).

We did consider RIT but didn't visit because ultimately she didn't want to be in Rochester. Is there a location you want to be in or not be in? Ultimately, since we're on the east coast, we ended up taking schools on the west coast off the list. (We did consider Macalester and she would have gotten great merit there--they do a preread, but we felt even that was kind of far.)

Early on we did also consider Harvey Mudd when we were thinking west coast. There is the Olin College of Engineering, which is REALLY small, outside of Boston. But that is REALLY techy. So HOW techy do you want the school to be? My daughter ultimately wanted to be able to take other kinds of classes as well as just CS classes.

I think you want to try to narrow by a few factors.
1. Does location matter? (East coast/West coast) How easy is it to get home and does that matter?
2. Does location matter in terms of rural/suburban/city?
3. Does size matter?
4. Obviously cost. Are you hoping for merit aid? 
5. Can your kid get in? Do they have a realistic chance?

If you can answer those, I can provide you with some suggestions, and I'm sure others can. But I think you need to answer those questions first and then narrow from there. [/quote]

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