Anonymous wrote:Dayton is a fan favorite at our Catholic HS.

It looks good - been checking it out online. Also John Carroll.

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Is it easier to get merit aid at one of these smaller Catholic schools?

Yes. The discount rate at mid-tier small liberal arts colleges is through the roof.

True for SLACs but not Catholics as far as I’ve seen. Read the data, don’t trust the word here.

Anonymous wrote:What is it that DS finds appealing about ND and BC, besides the sportiness? If Catholic affiliation is key, that steers things in one direction. If being in a suburb near a real city is crucial, that's something different. If size matters... and on and on.

OP here. This is a good question. I know he appreciates the fact that the few kids he knows who went to one of those schools were kids he likes and relates to. Obviously, DH being an alum created a fan of DS, so since he's been to football games at both ND and BC, he knows the atmosphere in both places during football season. It's one that fits him. I think he believes that all the students at both of these schools are smart, but not too smart and not too bro-ish. That may be wrong, but it's an opinion he's kind of run with.

He goes to public HS in MD. He is more attracted to BC because of its proximity to Boston, without actually being in Boston. ND is simply ND in his mind and it's worthy of love, regardless of the fact it's in South Bend. Still, he's a realist and much more pragmatic than me and DH, he knows he doesn't have the resume to be accepted into either of these schools and it disappoints him. And, as a side note, it's really too bad that the middle-class, average to above-average, Catholic, sporty kid can't get into either of the two schools that were created for middle-class, average to above-average, Catholic, sporty kids. But, that's an argument for another thread.

He doesn't need to go to a Catholic school; however, we have heard (and a few PPs have confirmed) that they offer more merit aid. He wouldn't mind Big State U, but doesn't want to settle for 2nd tier state u. He'd rather go to smallish, private school and, based on his interests and financials, the Catholic universities seem to be a better fit.

I've really loved seeing all of these recommendations. They are opening up some schools that we never even considered. I'm going ask him to look into University of Rochester, Providence College, and Fairfield. Through my research since starting this thread, I've also found Siena, Stonehill, and Salve Regina. Does anyone know anything about these schools?

Holy Cross
Villanova

Anonymous wrote:Fairfield in Connecticut?

Yep! Fairfield is awesome. Great business school with pathways to work in NYC if that's his thing.

Anonymous wrote:St. Louis University
DePaul University in Chicago

St. Louis University unfortunately is not very Catholic anymore. It is along the lines of the Georgetown "Catholic in name only when it suits us economically" way

What is it that DS finds appealing about ND and BC, besides the sportiness? If Catholic affiliation is key, that steers things in one direction. If being in a suburb near a real city is crucial, that's something different. If size matters... and on and on.

Go to a State school. I think all of them have very active Catholic student groups. What state are you in?

Is the University of Rochester easier to get into?

It's known as a really good school for science and engineering.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Rochester

Also not Catholic

OP said it didn't have to be Catholic, just an easier school to get into on the EC that is in the same caliber.

She specifically said DC is confirmed but not that into it.

Anonymous wrote:University of Rochester

Also not Catholic

Anonymous wrote:University of Rochester

Nonsectarian.

University of Rochester

Anonymous wrote:Villanova
Trinity
Fairfield

Trinity is not Catholic.

Dayton is a fan favorite at our Catholic HS.