We looked at Regis in Denver for direct-admit nursing. It was surprisingly nice and they gave a ton of merit aid (for a not-that-great student). The dining hall was beautiful.

Anonymous wrote:Social sciences, collaborative (not cutthroat) culture, clubs or activities they don't have to write a 5-page application to compete for, not too remote from good-sized town or city. Great student but not top stats.

For social sciences, UW if you want large, Denver if you want midsize, Puget Sound if you want small. (UW can be pretty cutthroat in engineering/CS and, especially, premed, but not in the humanities or social sciences.)

Anonymous wrote:I know a happy HB Woodlawn kid at Clark.

Maybe Wheaton?

Me too, might be the same kid.

Anonymous wrote:Clark U in Mass
Whitman in Washington (it's off the beaten track but once you get there the town is great)
+ 1 Puget Sound
+ 1 University of Denver

Whitman is in Walla Walla, WA. It's a small town--population 33K---in the middle of nowhere. It's a place people go for 2-3 days to wine taste, eat good food and then get out of there to get back to the west side of the mountains (Seattle area). Definately visit and make sure your kid knows what they are getting themselves into---because it's a small school in an isolated area. Great school---but I've know several kids attend and then realize it's not for them because of how isolated it is.

I suggest Lewis & Clark in Oregon as hidden gem and Wilamette - close enough to Washington. Would also suggest Babson and again not in Mass but Bennington in VT

so many great little schools in MA

Agree with U.Denver, Gonzaga, Puget Sound, Whitman.

I don't thank any of the MA college are 'hidden" if you live in the DCUM area. And frankly, any college in MA going to be good.

Anonymous wrote:My DS is at UMass, and I definitely think it is a hidden gem. He is in a terrific program there and recently earned a spot in a really good lab abroad. He is in STEM, and they offer many opportunities for the students to excel (recitation and review sessions, etc.).

I have been recommending UMass to multiple friends lately. I think it is a very underrated school.

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Anonymous wrote:Whitman has a ton of resources but is overshadowed by similar west coast LACs like Oxy and Colorado

Can you go to Whitman if you aren't woke?

Please, only Trumpers use that word as an attempt to demean liberals. Liberals are concerned with being informed, educated and empathetic. But we don't say"woke".

+1 if you are using that word you aren't qualified to attend college.

Clark and Brandeis in MA

My DS is at UMass, and I definitely think it is a hidden gem. He is in a terrific program there and recently earned a spot in a really good lab abroad. He is in STEM, and they offer many opportunities for the students to excel (recitation and review sessions, etc.).

Merrimack, Bentley, Stonehill, Assumption, or Endicott in MA

Anonymous wrote:Clark U in Mass
Whitman in Washington (it's off the beaten track but once you get there the town is great)
+ 1 Puget Sound
+ 1 University of Denver

Seattle mom here and was about to chime in with Whitman.

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Anonymous wrote:Whitman has a ton of resources but is overshadowed by similar west coast LACs like Oxy and Colorado

Can you go to Whitman if you aren't woke?

Please, only Trumpers use that word as an attempt to demean liberals. Liberals are concerned with being informed, educated and empathetic. But we don't say"woke".

I know a happy HB Woodlawn kid at Clark.

Maybe Wheaton?