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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stanford has a slightly higher freshman retention rate (98%) than the other California schools in the top 25 (CalTech 97% Cal, USC, UCLA all 96%), but even 96% is very strong and no need concern. As others have noted, Stanford (~7K) has a far smaller undergrad population (USC~18K, Cal & UCLA ~30K)[/quote]

Harvey Mudd and Pomona also have 98% retention rates and I would put them right in line with the other top 25 universities. Much smaller, though, but for a student desiring a Stanford like experience with a diversity of strong programs and bright undergraduates, the Claremont Colleges collectively are a good and less selective alternative.[/quote]

Ehhhh. Depends. Pomona has an 8.4% acceptance rate and and Mudd  is closer to 12%.  But these two are as hard or hard than an Ivy from the DMV.  They want to get every single state and a bunch of countries and all sorts of other diversity represented in a class of 400 kids.  This is great of you are from North Dakota.  Practically speaking, you are only looking at a very few DMV acceptances. Plus, you need to be hardcore STEM for Mudd.  Pomona is a humanities college, so it is easier for men to get in.  Most recently, they had 26 students from VA at Pomona. That’s 6.2 a year. And they will not all be from NOVA. TJ usually sends a kid. Maggie Walker usually sends a kid. VA kids going to the top privates count in the VA numbers. You end up with 1-2 slots left for the NOVA publics.

https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/pomona-college-admissions-profile.pdf

Mudd for a girl with a serious STEM background might be posssible though.

Scripts and Pitzer should be very doable though.  And OP’s DD is probably right on target for CMC.  But the schools are specialized enough that you need to have some idea about your field of study. [/quote]

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