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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My class of '24 daughter applied to all 4 last year. Strong GPA (4.8 something? I forget), tons of APs, good activities. Test optional.

Here are her merit aid results:

Wooster - $40k/year
Denison - $25k/year
Kenyon- $25k/year
Oberlin - $35k/year[/quote]

In a nutshell, this is the main attraction to the Ohio LACs; a solid education at a discounted price.

OP: You are approaching this in a wise manner by seeking comments and visiting each school. Interests & impressions can, and often do, differ.

In the end, for most it comes down to price and options. [b]Few would turn down Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Middlebury, or other top ranked LACs to attend Kenyon, Denison, Oberlin, or Wooster,[/b] but many would turn down other mediocre/modestly ranked LACs to attend one of these Ohio LACs.

An important issue for many will be whether or not apply binding ED to one of these Ohio schools without knowing one's other options. Competition for college admissions peaked this year so there is reduced pressure to ED to any non-top choice school. Both domestic and international competition should be lessened this year and in the following years hereafter.[/quote]

My DC did in fact turn down one of those named elite schools to attend one of the other named Ohio schools, because we could not afford to pay for the higher ranked LC. DC is now in grad school at HYP. It all worked out well.

It's about the student, not about the institution.[/quote]

While possible, if true, you would have named the specific schools.[/quote]

Are you saying I am lying?  Why would I?

I will not out myself to satisfy your curiosity.[/quote]

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