Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:58     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Georgetown. But it won't be fun.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:53     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Public policy/Govt/politics leaning:

Hopkins
BC
Georgetown
W&M
UVA
Boston College
Pomona


All great choices. Hopkins, G'Town or UVA.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:49     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Okay...waitlist acceptance changed some things...
Full-pay everywhere.

Public policy/Govt/politics leaning:

Hopkins
BC
Georgetown
W&M
UVA
Boston College
Pomona

Go...



As someone who went to Hopkins, Hopkins or Georgetown. Hopkins has a gorgeous new building in Dc and five year BA/MA options.


Where is the building? What for?
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:48     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Okay...waitlist acceptance changed some things...
Full-pay everywhere.

Public policy/Govt/politics leaning:

Hopkins
BC
Georgetown
W&M
UVA
Boston College
Pomona

Go...


For that major, W&M or Georgetown given the accessibility to DC internships.


William and Mary isn’t in the same league as Hopkins, Georgetown, Pomona . . So unless kid really loved the campus, that would be the first I’d eliminate.


I don't think UVA is either.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:43     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Okay...waitlist acceptance changed some things...
Full-pay everywhere.

Public policy/Govt/politics leaning:

Hopkins
BC
Georgetown
W&M
UVA
Boston College
Pomona

Go...


For that major, W&M or Georgetown given the accessibility to DC internships.


William and Mary isn’t in the same league as Hopkins, Georgetown, Pomona . . So unless kid really loved the campus, that would be the first I’d eliminate.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:41     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Okay...waitlist acceptance changed some things...
Full-pay everywhere.

Public policy/Govt/politics leaning:

Hopkins
BC
Georgetown
W&M
UVA
Boston College
Pomona

Go...



As someone who went to Hopkins, Hopkins or Georgetown. Hopkins has a gorgeous new building in Dc and five year BA/MA options.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:34     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Okay...waitlist acceptance changed some things...
Full-pay everywhere.

Public policy/Govt/politics leaning:

Hopkins
BC
Georgetown
W&M
UVA
Boston College
Pomona

Go...


For that major, W&M or Georgetown given the accessibility to DC internships.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:34     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Okay...waitlist acceptance changed some things...
Full-pay everywhere.

Public policy/Govt/politics leaning:

Hopkins
BC
Georgetown
W&M
UVA
Boston College
Pomona

Go...


Hopkins is currently ranked #9 if you are into that thing.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:33     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Okay...waitlist acceptance changed some things...
Full-pay everywhere.

Public policy/Govt/politics leaning:

Hopkins
BC
Georgetown
W&M
UVA
Boston College
Pomona

Go...


Georgetown or Pomona
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:30     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Georgetown, wm or uva. Pick Based on size, fit and cost as well.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 13:27     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Okay...waitlist acceptance changed some things...
Full-pay everywhere.

Public policy/Govt/politics leaning:

Hopkins
BC
Georgetown
W&M
UVA
Boston College
Pomona

Go...
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 16:34     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:All chemE

GaTech
UVA
VaTech
UDelaware
Northwestern
Cornell

Air Force ROTC hssp type 1. Tuition/fees covered at any school.

Please suggest where my kid will enjoy/learn gain most from the college experience. Thanks!


DH went to GATech as did his brother for engineering. DH loved his experience and made lifelong friends. A few of the positives: national reputation and that matters for recruiting not just after college but years down the road, Atlanta location if you enjoy urban environment (and he did), enough Rah Rah sports to satisfy and great school spirit. The school size feels big enough to be fun but not overwhelming. Next choice would be VA Tech if campus life/school spirit is important. VT has the cadet program and that's a pretty significant element of the school spirit since your DC is ROTC. Otherwise all great choices but I'd choose GT.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 19:11     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
+1 MIT hands down. And I was at Cal
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 18:08     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Columbia MIT or Berkeley

For CS


MIT, no question. Columbia is great for lots of things but I wouldn't particularly recommend for CS. Berkeley is a big state school, which can be a great experience but in challenging majors the extra help available at a smaller place can be invaluable.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2024 17:55     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:in order from highest to lowest out-of-pocket $
(after grants/scholarships)

- Eckerd*
- College of Charleston
- Rollins
- Florida Atlantic
- Hendrix
- Towson
- U of Tampa

* still waiting on financial aid offer

Science major (pre-med?), seeking warm weather, work hard/play hard



Hendrix! Loved that school when we visited. Really, really loved it. It’s on the NSF list for top undergrad feeders to STEM Ph.D. programs. Tons of opportunities for hands-on experiences, including design-your-own. The community is friendly and welcoming, professors are so accessible, food is good, and the parties sounded ridiculous and fun (themed, with lots of thrifted costumes, etc). It is a really special place.

Eckerd has the marine science reputation, but since basically everyone (for real) wants to study that, a kid might have to fight pretty hard to get the opportunities.


Isn't Hendrix pretty heavy on the they/them?


Compared to what? A school like Reed, Lewis and Clark, or Oberlin? No, not really. This is a school where most of the dorms are still women’s vs. men’s, after all. It’s progressive when compared to the region as a whole, and it supports LGBTQ students, but nothing about the vibe feels performative or forced (if that’s what you’re asking? Not 100% sure). Mostly it seemed like a place where all kinds of kids — football players, theater kids, science kids, D&D nerds, Christian fellowship kids, you name it — can get a good, small-school education with lots of hands-on experience at an affordable price, while generally enjoying themselves and managing to like one another. There’s a lightness and eclectic feel to Hendrix that we found refreshing.


Looks like a possible underrated gem. Any idea why the grad rate and frosh retention rate are so low compared to southern LACs like Sewanee, Rhodes, Furman, Centre, etc?


PP. Can't say for sure, but I suspect this is largely about finances. The other southern LACs have higher median family incomes, some significantly so, and my understanding is that main reason students leave/don't graduate is they can't afford it. Always worth asking questions, but that was how we understood it when we looked at the numbers. FWIW, Hendrix now guarantees a flagship match, so no one pays more than they would at their in-state public. I'd say it's definitely worth a look for a DC who wants friendly, warm-weather LAC, especially if they don't want a campus dominated by Greek life.