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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child chose a regional school over larger schools and[b] its very difficult to find a summer internship.[/b] Consider how that name brand carries, or doesn't carry. I have never heard of ES.

Denison is sounding like a nice match if you got some merit. [/quote]

It's hard everywhere to get summer internships. My DS found it difficult from Virginia Tech although he eventually did with a LOT of applications. Nobody is just handing them out.

Still, I would have concerns about a very low ranked regional school in terms of finding your peer group. My friend's son goes to East Stroudsburg (went there to play his sport, plans to be a teacher in PA) and he likes it fine but has said it's very quiet on the weekends, not a lively social place.

Also, ask to see their latest common data set. The most recent on their website is form 2017-2018, which seems concerning to me. In terms of a strong peer group, only 7% of students were in the top 10% of their HS class (back in 2017, has it gotten worse or better?). I'm not generally prestige focused -- one of my kids goes to a regional LAC that was a safety because it  had the specific program she wanted. But her school still has 21% who were in the top 10% of their class, nearly half were in the top quarter. So there are plenty of focused, academically minded students. She got a big scholarship but also doesn't feel like she's the smartest person there.
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