Anonymous
Post 05/08/2019 13:21     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:With those numbers she will probably get a decent merit package from Grinnell and ought to consider it seriously. Grinnell is by far the best liberal arts college that is serious about merit aid - and it can afford it because its endowment dwarfs every other school that has been mentioned in this thread. Grinnell is as good as any liberal arts college on the East Coast and the quality of its student body as competitive as any outside of the top 5 liberal arts schools in the US. It has to work a little harder to assemble that class is all, given its Iowa location.


+1


Bit of a sweeping statement. Washington and Lee does better on merit aid, if skewed toward a smaller percentage getting much bigger awards.


My kid considered both but applied to Grinnell. In addition to merit aid Grinnell gives generous grants for summer experiences -- such as an 'under-compensated' internship (aka unpaid) so they are available to all.



That’s fantastic. W&L does the same. Richmond is another that funds internships.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2019 12:35     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:With those numbers she will probably get a decent merit package from Grinnell and ought to consider it seriously. Grinnell is by far the best liberal arts college that is serious about merit aid - and it can afford it because its endowment dwarfs every other school that has been mentioned in this thread. Grinnell is as good as any liberal arts college on the East Coast and the quality of its student body as competitive as any outside of the top 5 liberal arts schools in the US. It has to work a little harder to assemble that class is all, given its Iowa location.


+1


Bit of a sweeping statement. Washington and Lee does better on merit aid, if skewed toward a smaller percentage getting much bigger awards.


My kid considered both but applied to Grinnell. In addition to merit aid Grinnell gives generous grants for summer experiences -- such as an 'under-compensated' internship (aka unpaid) so they are available to all.

Anonymous
Post 05/08/2019 12:26     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:With those numbers she will probably get a decent merit package from Grinnell and ought to consider it seriously. Grinnell is by far the best liberal arts college that is serious about merit aid - and it can afford it because its endowment dwarfs every other school that has been mentioned in this thread. Grinnell is as good as any liberal arts college on the East Coast and the quality of its student body as competitive as any outside of the top 5 liberal arts schools in the US. It has to work a little harder to assemble that class is all, given its Iowa location.


+1


Bit of a sweeping statement. Washington and Lee does better on merit aid, if skewed toward a smaller percentage getting much bigger awards.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2019 12:15     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Anonymous wrote:With those numbers she will probably get a decent merit package from Grinnell and ought to consider it seriously. Grinnell is by far the best liberal arts college that is serious about merit aid - and it can afford it because its endowment dwarfs every other school that has been mentioned in this thread. Grinnell is as good as any liberal arts college on the East Coast and the quality of its student body as competitive as any outside of the top 5 liberal arts schools in the US. It has to work a little harder to assemble that class is all, given its Iowa location.


+1
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2019 12:09     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
With those numbers she will probably get a decent merit package from Grinnell and ought to consider it seriously. Grinnell is by far the best liberal arts college that is serious about merit aid - and it can afford it because its endowment dwarfs every other school that has been mentioned in this thread. Grinnell is as good as any liberal arts college on the East Coast and the quality of its student body as competitive as any outside of the top 5 liberal arts schools in the US. It has to work a little harder to assemble that class is all, given its Iowa location.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2019 11:56     Subject: Re:Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:St Mary's in MD


She did really like that, but would prefer to go out of state. So, that's definitely on the list, but would like to find something similar a little further away.


Well, it is 2 hours away, so it wouldn’t be like going to school next door (some of the PA schools mentioned aren’t that much farther)
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2019 08:20     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Kalamazoo
Beloit


I second Beloit. It is a fabulous SLAC and very generous with merit aid.


OP here - I'd read that Beloit had been having some financial difficulties so we took it off our list. Do you have any first hand experience with Beloit?

https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/20180824/beloit_college_grappling_with_financial_issues
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2019 21:16     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Anonymous wrote:Kalamazoo
Beloit


I second Beloit. It is a fabulous SLAC and very generous with merit aid.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2019 21:10     Subject: Re:Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
I love Wooster even more reading this thread.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2019 16:07     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
William & Mary. SLAC like feeling. State tuition
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2019 15:46     Subject: Re:Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Centre in Kentucky. Great school with high percentages of study abroad/internships.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2019 15:40     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Anonymous wrote:Look at Trinity in CT and the rest of the NESCAC schools. Lots of prep school kids with low HS scores from wealthy families paying full freight...your DD would bring up the average.


Fun post.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2019 15:37     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
connecticut college
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2019 12:32     Subject: Re:Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Knox College, New College of Florida, Kalamazoo College, Beloit College, St. Olaf College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Dickinson College,
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2019 17:09     Subject: Help me find a safety for my DD - along the lines of an SLAC
Look at Trinity in CT and the rest of the NESCAC schools. Lots of prep school kids with low HS scores from wealthy families paying full freight...your DD would bring up the average.