Anonymous
Post 03/07/2020 17:11     Subject: Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
With those high scores and a need for merit aid, I'd go a little further and do a tour of Ohio colleges. Case Western for pure stern, but some great SLACs. Oberlin and Kenyon are difficult to get into. But denison and Wooster are still great schools and easier to get into. Definitely worth checking out all of them.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 20:12     Subject: Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Those scores seem high for UWV. Why not Carnegie Melon and Pitt?

I believe Haverford does not have you preschedule tours, so you can fit it in as possible. It's close enough that you can go back on a half day or maybe a weekend if they do tours then. We did an afternoon tour at Swat, then morning at Haverford.

For some schools enroute to tours, we stopped and walked/drove around campus to get a quick feel.


Too low for CMU. They want an almost perfect SAT.
But might get a little merit money at PITT.


My daughter's friend got in with a 1420. Stop saying what is too low and what is not.


Not into STEM. Maybe into the theater department?
Stop making stuff up, it doesn't help anyone.


+1000
Just look at CMUs website, 1420 is the very bottom for their College of Fine Arts
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 18:52     Subject: Re:Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
FYI- we just received notices that tours at Cornell and Columbia have been cancelled. I think both through mid-April. I think many/most will follow suit.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 18:33     Subject: Re:Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A related question: What is a driving distance college that is equivalent academically to UMD? DS is looking for a safety school, but did not like UMD based on the tour. We're looking to do a tour or two while school is in session.


Driving from MD?


Yes, driving from North Bethesda area. Have seen Penn and UVA, but obviously those are nowhere close to safety schools.


Pitt? U of Delaware?
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 15:33     Subject: Re:Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
Anonymous wrote:A related question: What is a driving distance college that is equivalent academically to UMD? DS is looking for a safety school, but did not like UMD based on the tour. We're looking to do a tour or two while school is in session.


Take a look at Penn State. Many of the kids who don't get into UMD, end up there.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 14:39     Subject: Re:Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A related question: What is a driving distance college that is equivalent academically to UMD? DS is looking for a safety school, but did not like UMD based on the tour. We're looking to do a tour or two while school is in session.


Driving from MD?


Yes, driving from North Bethesda area. Have seen Penn and UVA, but obviously those are nowhere close to safety schools.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 13:28     Subject: Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
OP does your kid want a private or public education.

They'd be free at University of Alabama...

Clemson, Auburn, Pitt, George Mason, USC would give merit aid. At that SAT score and high GPA, any 50-100 school would probably give substantial aid.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 13:22     Subject: Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Those scores seem high for UWV. Why not Carnegie Melon and Pitt?

I believe Haverford does not have you preschedule tours, so you can fit it in as possible. It's close enough that you can go back on a half day or maybe a weekend if they do tours then. We did an afternoon tour at Swat, then morning at Haverford.

For some schools enroute to tours, we stopped and walked/drove around campus to get a quick feel.


Too low for CMU. They want an almost perfect SAT.
But might get a little merit money at PITT.


My daughter's friend got in with a 1420. Stop saying what is too low and what is not.


Not into STEM. Maybe into the theater department?
Stop making stuff up, it doesn't help anyone.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 12:51     Subject: Re:Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
Anonymous wrote:A related question: What is a driving distance college that is equivalent academically to UMD? DS is looking for a safety school, but did not like UMD based on the tour. We're looking to do a tour or two while school is in session.


Driving from MD?
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 12:31     Subject: Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
We loved U Del
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2020 11:39     Subject: Re:Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
A related question: What is a driving distance college that is equivalent academically to UMD? DS is looking for a safety school, but did not like UMD based on the tour. We're looking to do a tour or two while school is in session.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2020 17:10     Subject: Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
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Anonymous wrote:I am also thinking about driving my DC to Philly to look at Penn, swarthmore and haverford. Do you think we could do 1 campus per day or could we do 2 in one day and one in the other (and maybe add Drexel or Villanova)? Thanks.


You'll have to check the times for the tours and info sessions. You may find you can do a tour at one college and an info session at another, for example. It's a lot though to do more than one college a day - at least if you do that every day.


I just planned this trip out for over spring break, and it's hard to fit in two a day if the colleges aren't right next to each other. I also tried to schedule a visit at UVA and the signup slots were full.

Penn and Drexel are right next to each other, so that might help.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2020 12:14     Subject: Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
And OP wants merit aid. Nope for many of these rec's.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2020 11:09     Subject: Re:Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:temple and Upenn


If you do those consider adding Drexel, Villanova, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore.


OP has a son.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2020 11:03     Subject: Drive local for college tour Maryland, PA, DElaware recommendation
Carnegie Mellon
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pennsylvania
Drexel
Villanova
Haverford - maybe too small
Swarthmore - maybe too small
UMCP
Johns Hopkins