UMBC
St Olaf
Rochester
Calvin

Anonymous wrote:Sewanee

Ohio University Honors Tutorial College

UCSB CCS

Another vote for Ohio University and Bobcat Nation. Alumni network is super tight and supportive.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are willing to stomach Oklahoma (admittedly a huge if), University of Tulsa. Small private school in a decent city that has big time sports.

OU? As in the one in Norman? Next.

We are touring OU today and Tulsa tomorrow. Really impressed with OU so far - campus is nice, all the kids have been friendly and we have seen students of all types and backgrounds.

Ohio University Scripps College. Niche and much more selective than OU in general, but has produced several Pulitzer winners both for journalism and photojournalism. Consistently one of the most highly ranked schools in the nation for what it does (currently #2). Beautiful school, rated one of country’s best college towns, very rural though which may dissuade some, but part of a larger university of 20,000 students. DS is so happy there and has a great future ahead of him. Please listen to your kids when they tell you what matters to THEM and what truly interests THEM when considering schools. Happiness is not dependent on status of US News school rankings.

This is silly. If you've done ANY research or spent anytime on DCUM, you've heard of 99% of these schools. How do you differentiate between unpopular hidden gems and popular hidden gems? How about unpopular unhidden gems vs popular unhidden gems?

Anonymous wrote:These are all so expensive

A lot of the ones mentioned give a lot of merit aid.

Anonymous wrote:UMBC

Lol

Anonymous wrote:If you are willing to stomach Oklahoma (admittedly a huge if), University of Tulsa. Small private school in a decent city that has big time sports.

OU? As in the one in Norman? Next.

Sewanee

Ohio University Honors Tutorial College

UCSB CCS

Haverford. Amazing LAC. Gets less buzz here than Amherst etc. So I guess a hidden gem.