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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If u are willing to go south, look at Roanoke College or Lynchburg College[/quote]

Lynchburg is now university of Lynchburg - I had a HS friend who went there and was excited to see my kiddo was looking at Randolph, which is right down the road and in a consortium [/quote]

[b]Sweet briar is also in the Consortium, I think, and about a 20 minute drive/cab from Lynchb[/b] urg [/quote]

But Virginia heat.  OP said DC doesn't like heat.  Also Sweet Briar is a financial risk.  I'm sure you remember its board shut it down about 8 years ago.  The alums saved it but I still don't think it's worth the $$ when you have so many other options here[/quote]

I do remember and it looks like they've done a pretty good job turning that around. Sweet Briar and Randolph are both tiny schools that have something unique to offer. SBC is in the mountains, which should temper the heat? Maybe? It is kind of in the middle of nowhere, my dd has reversations about that... but the campus is massive and has vineyards and horses and greenhouses and apiaries. I was really impressed by SBC. It's my first choice for a similar kid.

[b]My understanding is that what happened 8 years ago was part of a real estate grab--that failed. [/b]Since then they've also consolidated majors, streamlined departments, revamped their core classes, and seen enrollment rise. Our kids all need different things from college. SBC isn't a bad place for quirky girls that don't have the grades for Smith. I used to work at Smith and that's what it reminded me of. [/quote]

No, it was a financial crisis.  I was tangentially involved.  Wiki has it right. "On March 3, 2015, the college's board of directors, following a unanimous vote on February 28, 2015, announced the college would close on August 25, 2015, due to "insurmountable financial challenges". They cited declining enrollment and an endowment insufficient to cover potentially large-scale changes needed to boost enrollment, like coeducation.[29] Another possible factor presented by the board was a declining interest in the traditional women's college model.[30][31] Sweet Briar had explored merging with other stronger institutions including the University of Virginia, but nothing came of it.[32]"  And wiki goes on about losses in the endowment and other issues.

The alums got together and saved it financially

Just something to consider when you are laying out $40K a year (actually a pretty good deal considering how expensive SLACs have become)..  We toured it in 2013 for DD and at the time I thought it looked depressed.  DD didn't apply.

SLACs also took an enormous hit during covid.  My own SLAC was $30M in the red and is still struggling and it never had the problems that SBC did. Quite a few have closed.  Many were downgraded on Moody's.

But if you have a horsey kid it might be great.[/quote]

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