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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP do you know of top STEM schools that are happy collaborative places with hand holding?  Cal is great but you have to be self motivated in your studies. DH thought it was a fun place too. Made enduring friendships [/quote]

I'm [b]OP [/b]so thought I would respond. DC is not looking for handholding, but would prefer a strong STEM college without a toxic, cutthroat culture. We constantly hear that kids should look for fit; is there not a college well-fitted for strong STEM kids yet is also collaborative? or is enduring mental health issues and the Hunger game a requirement to pursue STEM? [/quote]

Hi OP. I’ve only scanned the above so you may addressed. Are you in-state CA? If not  do you even know if your kid can get in OOS to Cal? It’s a tough admit for OOS -that may make your next move on the decision tree much easier.[/quote]

OP here, thanks for asking. Cal accepts 1-3 kids each year from DC’s school. It’s not a large class (about 100) and DC has stats higher than those who were accepted. Typically our top 10% kids don’t apply to Cal; they almost always apply SCEA/ED to T20 and many get in (schools gets 25% into T20). Of course we know it’s a long shot for everyone OOS but DC is top 5-8% of her class and is very interested in Cal as a science major (not engineering). DC is a junior and we’re in east coast so debating if we should book travel to tour Cal. [/quote]

Thanks for responding. Sounds like a go, then. And you know it’s $83,000 a year? … plus you have to add for airfare going back and forth to set up and for graduation, vacations, etc. it does add up. Also, is your DC comfortable going to a school that large? Best of luck! Oh, yes, check into the housing problems mentioned above.[/quote]

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