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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]VA Tech
U of Richmond
BU and BC
Wake Forest
Tulane
Denison
Mount Holyoke
Lafayette and Lehigh
Union
Ohio State
Pitt
UNH[/quote]

Good list, one thing I would caution though is with regards to BU. If your daughter has any incling of potentially pursing further studies (be it JD, MBA, PhD) after undergrad, I would advice her to steer clear of BU. Unless things have changed in the last 5-10 years, BU was known as a GPA deflator (granted this is more anectodal, I don't have hard facts handy), meaning it is harder to get high grades at BU than at comparable institutions. Don't get me wrong it's a great school, but it lite tally being difficult to get high or good GPA here would make me worry. [/quote]

However, if BU is known for that, the grad school should also be aware of it, and this factor should be considered, right? I'm not sure how challenging it will get moving forward, but my daughter has finished with all A's so far, and she does want to go to graduate school for research. In fact, considering this aspect, I thought BU is great, as it is known for being a research powerhouse.[/quote]

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