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[quote=Anonymous]^^ PP is giving great advice.   My kid is applying for college now and one of his top— if not the top choice is St. Olaf.  Which I vaguely knew existed.  But a couple of upperclassmen went his sophomore year. And the kids and parents are raving about it.  So we visited when we went to see Carleton (reach) and Mac (match). And it really clicked with my kid. I can see him thriving there.  It’s a low match/ safety for him, BTW. After they interviewed him, they talked to me and said he would max out their merit award.   And their grad school placement is excellent in his area. Plus very active non-major music p, which is super important (yes, Oberlin is high on the list too).

I don’t know where my kid will end up.  But it wouldn’t surprise me if it was a LAC in MN most people have never heard of, that we only visited, because if you fly to MN, you may as well.

Think about what your kid needs in an educational environment, what schools will get your kid where they want to go, what your kid wants in terms of size, urban/rural, etc. and where they click.  Lose the USNWR rankings and the desire to put an impressive sounding magnet on your car.  Kids at St. John are probably out performing Harvard kids in some areas after graduation. [/quote]

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