Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:54     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Anonymous wrote:Fordham
Rutgers
NC State


Op- he loves the idea of Fordham. Do they have engineering? I know they don't have landscape architecture. Dd got oodles of merit from them but she chose a Claremont school.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:54     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:op- School type- public or private. Loves cities, ideally around 10- 15,000 but not tied to that.

Loves the sport but it's an EC at this point more than a recruitment tool.


Look at U Washington (reach) and Oregon if he loves sports and wants a medium sized flagship (19K).


Op- Ha ha- we are in-state for Oregon and they have a great Landscape architecture program but dc wants to get away. U Dub seems reachy since the Landscape architecture program is selective and so many from OR apply there, but I do think he can pull together a good portfolio. It'll depend on SATs I guess.


UDub is almost test blind. They also don’t consider rec letters, according to their CDS.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:53     Subject: Re:Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:“Plays a sport on a national team”
Isn’t this a big hook/spike, even if he doesn’t want to be a recruit athlete?

It’s not difficult to get his SAT score to 1450+ in the summer.


Club teams include regional ones and national ones. No, it's not a big spike if not recruitable.


Unless it really is a national team, meaning that your jersey says USA, and not a random club team that plays a schedule against teams from across the country.


op- yes, it's a national level of a club and I know it's not top caliber which is why he's not playing for a great D3 program. He could play for plenty of mid-D3 programs but he would rather play club at a school he really wants to be at. We are considering it a good EC for him but won't open any admissions doors per se.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:52     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:op- School type- public or private. Loves cities, ideally around 10- 15,000 but not tied to that.

Loves the sport but it's an EC at this point more than a recruitment tool.


Look at U Washington (reach) and Oregon if he loves sports and wants a medium sized flagship (19K).


UDub Seattle is not a reach for him at all.


Wisc-Madison might be a reach, though it’s a moot point if large colleges are not desired!
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:52     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:op- School type- public or private. Loves cities, ideally around 10- 15,000 but not tied to that.

Loves the sport but it's an EC at this point more than a recruitment tool.


Look at U Washington (reach) and Oregon if he loves sports and wants a medium sized flagship (19K).


Op- Ha ha- we are in-state for Oregon and they have a great Landscape architecture program but dc wants to get away. U Dub seems reachy since the Landscape architecture program is selective and so many from OR apply there, but I do think he can pull together a good portfolio. It'll depend on SATs I guess.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:50     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
OP- thanks all, for those who missed it, major is engineering or landscape architecture.

Meant to say, he wants western US or east coast (we are in the Pacific NW). He's not interested in SEC schools or even huge schools, but probably okay with that if a program or club team made a huge school feel smaller.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:28     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
For engineering:

Dayton
Marquette
Santa Clara
University of San Diego
Union (ny)
Lehigh
Lafayette
Villanova

Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:25     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:op- School type- public or private. Loves cities, ideally around 10- 15,000 but not tied to that.

Loves the sport but it's an EC at this point more than a recruitment tool.


Look at U Washington (reach) and Oregon if he loves sports and wants a medium sized flagship (19K).


UDub Seattle is not a reach for him at all.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:09     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Anonymous wrote:op- School type- public or private. Loves cities, ideally around 10- 15,000 but not tied to that.

Loves the sport but it's an EC at this point more than a recruitment tool.


Look at U Washington (reach) and Oregon if he loves sports and wants a medium sized flagship (19K).
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:00     Subject: Re:Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:“Plays a sport on a national team”
Isn’t this a big hook/spike, even if he doesn’t want to be a recruit athlete?

It’s not difficult to get his SAT score to 1450+ in the summer.


Club teams include regional ones and national ones. No, it's not a big spike if not recruitable.


Unless it really is a national team, meaning that your jersey says USA, and not a random club team that plays a schedule against teams from across the country.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:55     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Fordham
Rutgers
NC State
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:51     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Not a coast, but a good vibe for this kid at University of Denver. Somewhere between likely and a match.

Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:49     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
RPI, WPI, RIT, Duquesne
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:45     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
U of MN, Wisconsin, Penn State, Gonzaga, UC Boulder, Puget Sound, Tulane, BC (look at Human Centered Engineering program).
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:43     Subject: Need help with college list for class of 2027 B+/A- student (male)
Anonymous wrote:I'd really appreciate some suggestions for my son who is a junior. Goes to a Catholic high school.
Tons of great community service fieldwork focusing on homelessness and science. Plays a sport on a national team, wants to play club in college. Budget is open- we have savings, would prefer to get merit. Location- prefers east coast or western US but open.
Interested in engineering, or landscape architecture, also loves history.

3.7 unweighted/4.0 weighted GPA
High math and science rigor for his school (school doesn't offer/allow many APs)
Regular English
French
Art/Photography
Hasn't taken SAT/ACT but planning for around 1350 based on PSAT/practice


UMass good for all 3, has merit