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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The school may be too small for her, but check out Rollins College. It's the prettiest campus we have ever visited, and Winter Park is such a cute little town. There are lots of people from all over, so it does not have a Southern vibe. I know some people rule out Florida because of politics, but it is a private university. I have two more kids headed to college and I hope one of them picks Rollins. There most famous alum is Mr. Rogers.

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Website:  https://www.rollins.edu/[/quote]

Unlikely that OP's daughter would fit in at country-club like Rollins College. Based on OP's description of her daughter, OP wants to look for the opposite of Rollins College.[/quote]

I’m about as far as you can get from being in a country club and I did not get that vibe from the students. It’s a gorgeous campus so I guess it could be compared to a country club in that way. I went to high school in San Diego and it reminded me somewhat of parts of San Diego like Balboa. My kids are in a high school that is over 60% FARMs so I would not encourage them to attend a school that feels overwhelmingly wealthy.

OP, it might not end up being a good fit but I think it’s worth looking into. 
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I grew up in Orlando and had/have many Rollins-affiliated family members. It's is definitely very "bougie" (as the kids would say). It's pretty Greek, very much a party school. Not overwhelmingly southern (kids from all over, and Orlando area isn't super southern to begin with), but op describes her daughter as a "very laid back west coast girl" who hated private school - the predominant culture at Rollins is definitely one of keeping up with the Joneses, labels, money, etc. And it's not particularly selective, so .... don't flame me...but it's got a combination of not very academic/smart BUT very wealthy students that I find unappealing.

Beautiful campus and setting, though. [/quote]

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