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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From our HS:

Georgia
Indiana
Tulane
VT
Colorado[/quote]

Interesting. Georgia Tech or UGA?  I have a kid at TJ.  And they always have a large number of kids admitted to GT Engineering and 1-2 kids who go. Vs. a couple dozen kids who go to each of  to Michigan Engineering and Illinois-CU Engineering.  And since I have a class of 2020 kids interested in LACs, And not Engineering, I never dig deep enough to figure out why that is?  GT is as good, or better, in Engineering. Better financial aid?  A desire not to love in the South? Better TJ recruiting?  Interested because DH is from GA and I also grew up in the South.

Also interested to hear about hot LACs or small national universities.  Especially ones with good merit aid (which knocks out a lot of schools).  Oberlin was always on my radar, but College of Wooster, Kenyon and Grinnell look surprisingly good on paper.  Very high percent of kids in top PhD programs. Very good undergrad science research. Excellent merit aid.  Also Denison, which was scratched of our list for my kid specific reasons. And Davidson, which I knew about since it is a Southern school.  It would surprise me if there wasn’t a run on these schools.  Anyone? [/quote]

Your kid goes to TJ and you write like this?

Also, when someone says Georgia they always mean Georgia, not Georgia Tech.[/quote]

Why are you surprised?  Oblerlin, Wooster, Kenyon, Grinnell and Davidson are great matches for my specific kid, and his specific interests needs (which includes ADHD) and talents (which is not engineering or bust, and includes very strong writing and a lot of strength in interdisciplinary study and humanities).  And we cannot afford a NEACA school or other school that does not offer merit aid. My kid will do much better at a small college with small classes.  Strong interest in geosciences and the availability of undergrad research. Strong interest in music as a minor or significant extracurricular.  Offbeat interest in the intersection of music theory and math and physics.  He will likely go on to get his PhD at a large national research university.  Oberlin has an amazing music studies minor and Oberlin and Wooster are both in the top 10 in terms of per capita PhD production.  Right now Oberlin is his top choice, and I think it’s a fantastic fit.

Not every TJ parent is gunning for the most prestigious college sticker to put on their car. Some of us are looking hard at kids interest, talents, needs and fit. You do you.  My kid will be fine. [/quote]

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