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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools of the wealthy.  If you get a scholarship to any of them good for you ! Otherwise make sure you can afford them [/quote]

[b]Middlebury[/b]: 41% receive need based grants of some kind with an [b]average grant of $38K[/b]
https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/trends/middlebury-college/financial-aid/

[b]Bowdoin[/b]: Nearly half receive need based grants of some kind with an average grant of [b]$47.5K[/b]
https://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/costs-and-aid/index.html#:~:text=Nearly%20half%20of%20all%20enrolled,their%20family%20to%20attend%20college.

[b]Bates[/b]: About half receive financial aid witht he average package [b]$47K[/b]
https://www.bates.edu/admission/student-financial-services/#:~:text=Bates%20awards%20approximately%20%2436%20million,financial%20aid%20package%20is%20%2447%2C051.

[b]Colby[/b]: For [b]families earning up to $150,000 with assets typical of that range, our Fair Shot Fund now ensures your parent or guardian contribution will be capped at $15,000[/b] — which may make Colby cost less for you than any other four-year college or university.
http://www.colby.edu/admission/apply/#financial-aid

So you are wrong.  Not just for the wealthy.  Run the NPC and apply with the confidence of the informed.[/quote]

I graduated from one of these schools over 25 years ago, back when they were still kind of an extension of prep school. Sure, there were lots of wealthy kids but certainly not everyone. In fact, most of my friends were on financial aid. Now, the schools are a lot more diverse both racially, economically and geographically.

FWIW, pretty much all of my classmates are successful, including 2 in my class alone (of 450) who went on to be Supreme Court clerks.

I feel like whenever NESCAC schools are discussed here, there are always people with chips on their shoulders who chime in about how crappy they are, not well-known, not worth the money, full of rich kids, etc. I ask them, how do you know? Do your kids go there? What basis do you have for saying that?

If you want to get a good job in Iowa or Kansas City or OK City, sure, none of these schools will translate there just as going to Beloit or Rhodes College isn't going to mean much to a hiring manager in Boston/NYC/DC/SF. Schools are very regional. I wouldn't be going nuts for some state school grad from Iowa, Kansas or OK because I am not from those areas and don't know what the quality of those schools are.

I really don't think rural SLACs are for everyone but for some kids, they are great environments for learning and having a nice college experience.  [/quote]

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