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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is all super helpful.

The more I read, think and crunch the data/fees, I am inclined not to have my child apply / enroll at large public Flagships. For the out-of-state tuition prices, I just don’t think it’s worth it - with the limited amount of undergrad focused resources. The value isn’t there for me.

If you think your kid needs a bit more handholding, undergrad resources, student-centric staff, administration, and programming, are the schools listed above the ones we should be focusing on? Are there any others? How do we figure out the “spend” per undergraduate student?

Profile: private school senior girl, full pay, non-DMV. Humanities major, top GPA stats/rigor + high test scores. Looking for social, friendly schools with attention from faculty.

Any and all advice appreciated.

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I think you're asking two separate things. Your first question was [b]schools that take a disproportionate number of students from private high schools.[/b] Your second question was schools that offer more support/hand holding/advising. The schools in both those lists might overlap, but it isn't the same thing.[/quote]

I could be wrong but I’d assume schools with larger % of private HS kids would offer more of these handholding, robust freshman/undergrad focused services? That these types of students would gravitate towards these schools?

Is that wrong?[/quote]

not necessarily. Private school is going to correlate with the ability to pay more than with the need for hand holding. Some times the two overlap, but not always [/quote]

What exactly is handholding in this context?[/quote]

Some of these school will have a residence hall advisor that takes parent calls.
They might have regular check-ins with students to make sure they are staying on top of their classes and getting them tutors if they seem to be struggling.
If the student gets a bad grade they talk to them about it and how to avoid bad grades going forward.
It's almost more than they would get at a lot of homes.[/quote]

We've been looking for a small, handholding school for my autistic child and haven't seen anything like that. Frankly, it sounds excessive and inappropriate for neurotypical college students. If your child truly needs that level of support, we're looking at Mansfield Hall, which is a "superdorm" for students attending a variety of schools and that provides that level of oversight. https://mansfieldhall.org/[/quote]

For your autistic child, there is a special program at St. Joe’s in Philly. It is integrated with the education program so not only is there support for autistic students, but education majors learn how to best work with the autistic community. [/quote]

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