Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 21:03     Subject: ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
One of my kids has similar profile - what are the schools you found within 3 hours of DC? Are you thinking of Delaware?
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 20:34     Subject: Re:ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
Anonymous wrote:As others have noted, would put UNH, URI and Maine/Orono high on the list. They meet a lot of the criteria you mention (including enviro studies programs); they're not super-hard to get into, they're flagship universities that aren't going to go bankrupt (unlike a number of second-tier SLACs); and while there will certainly be some partiers, there will also be some committed students (some attending because they can only afford in-state options) and dedicated faculty. Good luck!


I’ve been hearing about how this is about to happen any day now for fifteen years on DCUM and it has yet to happen in any widespread fashion.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 20:07     Subject: Re:ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
As others have noted, would put UNH, URI and Maine/Orono high on the list. They meet a lot of the criteria you mention (including enviro studies programs); they're not super-hard to get into, they're flagship universities that aren't going to go bankrupt (unlike a number of second-tier SLACs); and while there will certainly be some partiers, there will also be some committed students (some attending because they can only afford in-state options) and dedicated faculty. Good luck!
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 19:46     Subject: Re:ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
St Joe's in Philly
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 19:41     Subject: ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
Western New England U, and really any school near Hartford, CT
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 19:23     Subject: ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
Anonymous wrote:Drew seems to fit. Accessible by Amtrak, urban / suburban, shops nearby, leafy.


Could also add Kean
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 18:50     Subject: ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
Drew seems to fit. Accessible by Amtrak, urban / suburban, shops nearby, leafy.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 18:38     Subject: Re:ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
Anonymous wrote:If u are willing to go south, look at Roanoke College or Lynchburg College


Lynchburg is now university of Lynchburg - I had a HS friend who went there and was excited to see my kiddo was looking at Randolph, which is right down the road and in a consortium
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 18:27     Subject: ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
U of Maine at Orono (the flagship of the U of Maine system). Train service available.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 17:42     Subject: ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
SUNY New Paltz. Can take a train to NYC and then either a train to Poughkeepsie or a bus right to New Paltz.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 17:36     Subject: Re:ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
Assumption University in MA!
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 17:33     Subject: ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
Syracuse?
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 17:30     Subject: ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
Manhattan College - 75% acceptance rate and just under 5k students (undergrad + grad)

set on 22 acres but urban, in NY
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 17:28     Subject: ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
Anonymous wrote:Keene State College in NH is popular w/ less academic UMC kids in Maine and NH. It has a nice-looking campus in a cute town.


+1
Under the radar school for DC area. It’s very popular for B students (even C) in NJ, NY, Mass. The closest train is in Battleboro VT, I believe. It’s an 8 hour drive from DC. Very cute campus and attractive town.

UVM and UNH are fantastic choices, but even further.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2023 17:27     Subject: Re:ideas for non-selective colleges along the NE corridor (amtrak)
If u are willing to go south, look at Roanoke College or Lynchburg College