University of San Diego might be a better bet than UCSD simply due to size (OP said mid-size) and ability to get in for a more average student (the UCs are really hard). Beautiful campus, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Rollins in Florida too small? If not, ekherdt and new college are even smaller.

University of Hawaii manoa? Maybe some of the cal state or uc schools? College of Charleston? UNC Wilmington?

Thank you! I never heard of Rollins before. It looks maybe too small, and way too wealthy! but at least I can mention it to her and she will know I am taking her desire for warm weather seriously.

College of Charleston is already on her radar, but it is very not diverse....

Other Florida schools to look into:
Stetson U
Nova Southeastern U
U of Tampa

FL weather sucks. The mosquitoes will eat you alive.

CA is the only state with beautiful weather year round.

Colorado is close second. How about UC Boulder?

I don't know if the weather in CO is "pleasant" year round. But NV is also decent.

It's more pleasant than many places, lots of sunshine.

For PP, the abbreviation is CU Boulder, not UC.

Anonymous wrote:TCU is a massive party school - SMU would probably be a good fit if she’s considering schools in texas

God, what a waste of four years and lots of tuition money. SMU is a joke.

TCU is a massive party school - SMU would probably be a good fit if she’s considering schools in texas

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Anonymous wrote:Is Rollins in Florida too small? If not, ekherdt and new college are even smaller.

University of Hawaii manoa? Maybe some of the cal state or uc schools? College of Charleston? UNC Wilmington?

Thank you! I never heard of Rollins before. It looks maybe too small, and way too wealthy! but at least I can mention it to her and she will know I am taking her desire for warm weather seriously.

College of Charleston is already on her radar, but it is very not diverse....

Other Florida schools to look into:
Stetson U
Nova Southeastern U
U of Tampa

FL weather sucks. The mosquitoes will eat you alive.

CA is the only state with beautiful weather year round.

Colorado is close second. How about UC Boulder?

I don't know if the weather in CO is "pleasant" year round. But NV is also decent.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Rollins in Florida too small? If not, ekherdt and new college are even smaller.

University of Hawaii manoa? Maybe some of the cal state or uc schools? College of Charleston? UNC Wilmington?

Thank you! I never heard of Rollins before. It looks maybe too small, and way too wealthy! but at least I can mention it to her and she will know I am taking her desire for warm weather seriously.

College of Charleston is already on her radar, but it is very not diverse....

Other Florida schools to look into:
Stetson U
Nova Southeastern U
U of Tampa

FL weather sucks. The mosquitoes will eat you alive.

CA is the only state with beautiful weather year round.

The mosquitoes are 100X worse here than they ever were in Florida. But, that’s because they spray all the retention ponds. I’m not sure that’s a good thing. We never had issues with mosquitoes in Florida like we do here.

IDK.. I was in FL a few years ago, and got a billion bug bites. But yea, it's bad in DC area, too.

CA has very few mosquitoes. Not to mention how muggy FL is half the year.

CA is the best place for weather.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Rollins in Florida too small? If not, ekherdt and new college are even smaller.

University of Hawaii manoa? Maybe some of the cal state or uc schools? College of Charleston? UNC Wilmington?

Thank you! I never heard of Rollins before. It looks maybe too small, and way too wealthy! but at least I can mention it to her and she will know I am taking her desire for warm weather seriously.

College of Charleston is already on her radar, but it is very not diverse....

Other Florida schools to look into:
Stetson U
Nova Southeastern U
U of Tampa

FL weather sucks. The mosquitoes will eat you alive.

CA is the only state with beautiful weather year round.

Colorado is close second. How about UC Boulder?

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Anonymous wrote:If she goes to UCSB, she may have to live in this psych experiment: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/uc-santa-barbara-mega-dorm-munger-hall-rcna4401

SAD is a risk of the windowless dorms, so best not to risk it.

That is horrifying

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Anonymous wrote:Is Rollins in Florida too small? If not, ekherdt and new college are even smaller.

University of Hawaii manoa? Maybe some of the cal state or uc schools? College of Charleston? UNC Wilmington?

Thank you! I never heard of Rollins before. It looks maybe too small, and way too wealthy! but at least I can mention it to her and she will know I am taking her desire for warm weather seriously.

College of Charleston is already on her radar, but it is very not diverse....

Other Florida schools to look into:
Stetson U
Nova Southeastern U
U of Tampa

FL weather sucks. The mosquitoes will eat you alive.

CA is the only state with beautiful weather year round.

The mosquitoes are 100X worse here than they ever were in Florida. But, that’s because they spray all the retention ponds. I’m not sure that’s a good thing. We never had issues with mosquitoes in Florida like we do here.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Rollins in Florida too small? If not, ekherdt and new college are even smaller.

University of Hawaii manoa? Maybe some of the cal state or uc schools? College of Charleston? UNC Wilmington?

Thank you! I never heard of Rollins before. It looks maybe too small, and way too wealthy! but at least I can mention it to her and she will know I am taking her desire for warm weather seriously.

College of Charleston is already on her radar, but it is very not diverse....

Other Florida schools to look into:
Stetson U
Nova Southeastern U
U of Tampa

FL weather sucks. The mosquitoes will eat you alive.

CA is the only state with beautiful weather year round.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is Rollins in Florida too small? If not, ekherdt and new college are even smaller.

University of Hawaii manoa? Maybe some of the cal state or uc schools? College of Charleston? UNC Wilmington?

Thank you! I never heard of Rollins before. It looks maybe too small, and way too wealthy! but at least I can mention it to her and she will know I am taking her desire for warm weather seriously.

College of Charleston is already on her radar, but it is very not diverse....

Other Florida schools to look into:
Stetson U
Nova Southeastern U
U of Tampa

My daughter considered Stetson. DeLand is a cute little town. But it’s a little rural if the OP’s daughter wants a city. OP - University of North Florida in Jacksonville fits your criteria. It’s such a beautiful school. My daughter had a lazy river at her dorm. Lots of sunshine!

Stetson is a bit mid-Florida rural but Deland is lovely and the campus is so nice. It's only half an hour or less to Daytona, New Smyrna and other beaches. It's also about 30-40 minutes from Orlando. Also, Stetson aw school campus is in Tampa.

mid -size
SMU (Dallas)
TCU (Ft. Worth)
Rice (Houston)
Tulane (NOLA)
Emory (Atlanta)
Miami (Miami)
USC (Los Angeles)
SCU. (Santa Clara - jesuit)
LMU (Los Angeles - jesuit)
Chapman (Orange County, CA)
Tampa
College of Charleston
University of San Diego (Catholic)

small
Rhodes (memphis)
Trinity (San Antonio)
Southwestern (suburb of Austin Texas)
Agnes Scott (just outside Atlanta, all female)
Rollins (outside of Orlando)
Occidental (Los Angeles)
Oglethorpe (Atlanta)
Richmond (Richmond)

large:
U of Arizona (Tucson)
U of South Carolina (Columbia)
UT Dallas (suburb of Dallas)
U Central Florida (Orlando)
Florida State (Tallahassee)
U south Florida (Tampa, I think)
U New Mexico (Albuquerque)
U Utah (Salt Lake City)

Anonymous wrote:If daughter wants a mid-sized school, then NOT Arizona State. (We're an ASU family. but that's far from "mid-sized.")

I'd suggest schools in NC or SC. I am assuming NC State would be too large, but something to consider. Elon definitely is the right size, although I'm not sure about co-op opportunities. NC State has co-ops, not a big party scene (not in the 90s, at least), good weather.

Elon has a big emphasis on internship support for students. One of my interns a few years ago was from there.

OP, how much is the budget? Are you eligible for need-based aid?

Wake Forest. My kid goes there and has been talking about how amazing the weather has been so far.