Anonymous
03/29/2022 10:53
Subject: Re:schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
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Anonymous
03/29/2022 09:50
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Anonymous wrote:Fairfield
Good call. If the kid is interested in business, which is big at UR, I'd also throw in Babson, though I'm not sure how much easier of an admit, if any, it would be.
Anonymous
03/29/2022 09:10
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Fairfield
Anonymous
03/29/2022 09:09
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Rollins (in Orlando) has a similar vibe but is much easier to get into than U of R. I can't think of a West Coast LAC that isn't super woke left wing SJW, which is not Richmond's vibe at all.
Anonymous
03/29/2022 08:43
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Does anyone have more suggestions in the Southeast or West Coast? Thank you, OP, for starting this thread.
Anonymous
03/29/2022 08:35
Subject: Re:schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Depends on what she liked about the vibe. If it's because it's a slightly larger SLAC maybe Bucknell, Lafayette or Oberlin. If it's because it's fairly politically moderate, has Greek life and is preppy, maybe Gettysburg or Bucknell again? If it was because it's a SLAC in/close to a city maybe Macalester or Kalamazoo.
All of this of course depends on how close she is to being able to get into U of R.
+1. My kid was also looking for SLAC but wanted near a city and preferably not cold weather so Rhodes (Memphis) was the closest match. Also, if your dd is close with stats to getting into U or R, make sure she shows interest and consider applying ED if it makes sense for your family.
Why not Furman
Anonymous
03/29/2022 06:23
Subject: Re:schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Anonymous wrote:Depends on what she liked about the vibe. If it's because it's a slightly larger SLAC maybe Bucknell, Lafayette or Oberlin. If it's because it's fairly politically moderate, has Greek life and is preppy, maybe Gettysburg or Bucknell again? If it was because it's a SLAC in/close to a city maybe Macalester or Kalamazoo.
All of this of course depends on how close she is to being able to get into U of R.
+1. My kid was also looking for SLAC but wanted near a city and preferably not cold weather so Rhodes (Memphis) was the closest match. Also, if your dd is close with stats to getting into U or R, make sure she shows interest and consider applying ED if it makes sense for your family.
Anonymous
03/29/2022 00:27
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
I think looking at admitted stats are more important than admission rate in determining your chances.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 16:51
Subject: Re:schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Anonymous wrote:Depends on what she liked about the vibe. If it's because it's a slightly larger SLAC maybe Bucknell, Lafayette or Oberlin. If it's because it's fairly politically moderate, has Greek life and is preppy, maybe Gettysburg or Bucknell again? If it was because it's a SLAC in/close to a city maybe Macalester or Kalamazoo.
All of this of course depends on how close she is to being able to get into U of R.
This PP knows their stuff.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 16:50
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Folks you have no clue - Bucknell for instance, is ranked exactly the same as Richmond and has very close acceptance rate. Same for Lehigh althohg you really inly go to Lehigh for engineering. Im guessing Sewanee isn't far off either.
Bucknell's acceptance rate is slightly higher than Richmond, and has slightly lower average SATs. Also, compared to other SLAC's they are not more selective for girls. Nor is Lehigh. So if OP's DD is competitive for UofR, but not certain, they are good alternatives. OP didn't ask for safeties.
In USNWR, U of Richmond is 22, Bucknell is 38.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 16:50
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Anonymous wrote:Maybe Rhodes College (Memphis) or Union College (NY), or Bard College (also in NY).
there is nothing about bard that is similar to richmond. nothing.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 16:49
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Bucknell, Reed College, Whitman College, Gettysburg College, Furman, Occidental.
Occidental, Reed similar to Richmond? What planet do you live on?
OP, I can't comment on the others, but I have been on the campuses of Oxy, Reed, and Richmond and there is no way the first two schools are similar to Richmond.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 14:00
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:College of Wooster
Nothing at all like Richmond. Dennison and Furman are the best suggestions so far. Suburban LACs that aren't too tiny, although Dennison's acceptance rate has gotten almost as low as Richmond's. Maybe Rollins in FL.
But Denison has a lower admitted student profile--most students apply test optional and the average SAT scores of those who do submit are lower than U of R's. So there's a lot more people who could get into Denison than Richmond (just by nature of the bell curve on scores), so the acceptance rate isn't that telling. If the student was competitive for Richmond they'd be likely for Denison.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 12:36
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Anonymous wrote:Hartwick, Dennison, john Carroll, Hobart/William smith
TF IS HARTWICK?
Anonymous
03/26/2022 11:59
Subject: schools like U of Richmond, but a higher acceptance rate
Hartwick, Dennison, john Carroll, Hobart/William smith