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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a PP who liked Bates a lot and it’s on D26’s list. However … if you are not eligible for financial aid, I would truly consider Trinity or Conn College over Bates, because they will likely give your kid a $30K-35K/year merit scholarship.  I have an athlete at Conn who loves it, and i think Conn and Bates have a lot of similarities.  They are both very warm and supportive places.  And they have very similar athletic scenes. Bates obviously is higher-ranked than Conn and the average SAT score is higher, but I’m really not sure it’s worth $120K-$140K more in tuition.  Just something to think about. I’m guessing for most sports if Bates is interested in your kid Conn and Trinity would be also. [/quote]

Can you tell me more about Conn College? Dc has an athlete hook there also but has been dismissive for some reason. Personally I like it bc it’s closer to home than Bates.

Overall, dc has strong interest from a number of NESCAC and SLAC and we are just looking for the most $ with the best fit culturally (dc is not preppy exactly but definitely not political or liberal, whatever that means, but also not MAGA). We won’t get financial aid, but we’d like as much merit as possible. [/quote]

What would you like to know?

I would say Conn is pretty apolitical. But there is a mix of Ds and Rs on my kid’s team.

New London is a struggling city, but it’s in a beautiful location. Conn is a bit separated from the downtown in a really nice setting right on the river.  It has a beautiful arboretum and nice trails.  My kid is a runner, and Conn’s XC course may be the most beautiful in the country, right on a sandy beach on the LI Sound.  They host a wonderful D3 meet in the fall (to which Bates comes) and the kids usually go in the ocean afterward.

I think any NESCAC will have a good job network for athletes.  Conn has a good career services dept.  And my kid has gotten to know several of his professors.

The negatives: The food and dorms are not as nice as at some NESCACs (though probably similar to Bates, which has an endowment similar to Conn’s). The athletic facilities overall are not as nice as at most NESCACs, though they recently redid the turf field and track, if you care about that.

Let me know what else you’d like to know. [/quote]

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