Anonymous wrote:I had a similar kid a few years back. SLACs love TJ and you aren’t competing against the whole class. Schools with decent merit we looked at:

WM (in state, not merit)
Oberlin
Kenyon
Macalaster
Grinnell
St. Olaf

We had a male student. But, I believe Smith and Mt. Holyoke do as well.

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Anonymous wrote:W&M just seems miserable. Why not shoot for U of Richmond if you want a school in Virginia of that size and selectivity? I know, I know, it's private, and private means more expensive, but they have a stupid, retarded high endowment and use it to hand out aid and scholarships like candy. It's such a better environment, with funner kids and stronger on-campus recruiting. Check it out!

Ugh, “funner” and “stupid retarded,” really? Is this meant to be satire?

+1. PP list all credibility with those phrases and also doesn’t understand how endowments work. W&M is an xlnt school and more prestigious than Richmond

W&M is where fun goes to die.

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Anonymous wrote:W&M just seems miserable. Why not shoot for U of Richmond if you want a school in Virginia of that size and selectivity? I know, I know, it's private, and private means more expensive, but they have a stupid, retarded high endowment and use it to hand out aid and scholarships like candy. It's such a better environment, with funner kids and stronger on-campus recruiting. Check it out!

Ugh, “funner” and “stupid retarded,” really? Is this meant to be satire?

+1. PP list all credibility with those phrases and also doesn’t understand how endowments work. W&M is an xlnt school and more prestigious than Richmond

W&M is where fun goes to die.

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Anonymous wrote:W&M just seems miserable. Why not shoot for U of Richmond if you want a school in Virginia of that size and selectivity? I know, I know, it's private, and private means more expensive, but they have a stupid, retarded high endowment and use it to hand out aid and scholarships like candy. It's such a better environment, with funner kids and stronger on-campus recruiting. Check it out!

Ugh, “funner” and “stupid retarded,” really? Is this meant to be satire?

+1. PP list all credibility with those phrases and also doesn’t understand how endowments work. W&M is an xlnt school and more prestigious than Richmond

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Anonymous wrote:W&M just seems miserable. Why not shoot for U of Richmond if you want a school in Virginia of that size and selectivity? I know, I know, it's private, and private means more expensive, but they have a stupid, retarded high endowment and use it to hand out aid and scholarships like candy. It's such a better environment, with funner kids and stronger on-campus recruiting. Check it out!

Ugh, “funner” and “stupid retarded,” really? Is this meant to be satire?

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Anonymous wrote:W&M just seems miserable. Why not shoot for U of Richmond if you want a school in Virginia of that size and selectivity? I know, I know, it's private, and private means more expensive, but they have a stupid, retarded high endowment and use it to hand out aid and scholarships like candy. It's such a better environment, with funner kids and stronger on-campus recruiting. Check it out!

Ugh, “funner” and “stupid retarded,” really? Is this meant to be satire?

+1. PP list all credibility with those phrases and also doesn’t understand how endowments work. W&M is an xlnt school and more prestigious than Richmond

Anonymous wrote:I would caution that some of the options posted here (Haverford, Boston College etc) are reaches for EVERYONE. Acceptance rates are THE decisive factor when categorizing a school as a reach or a target. Below a 25% acceptance rate is a reach for every single applicant, regardless of stats. It's because of the volume of applicants.
Just to help manage expectations, it's helpful to keep this in mind.

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Anonymous wrote:W&M just seems miserable. Why not shoot for U of Richmond if you want a school in Virginia of that size and selectivity? I know, I know, it's private, and private means more expensive, but they have a stupid, retarded high endowment and use it to hand out aid and scholarships like candy. It's such a better environment, with funner kids and stronger on-campus recruiting. Check it out!

Ugh, “funner” and “stupid retarded,” really? Is this meant to be satire?

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Anonymous wrote:Beloit
Juniata
Lawrence
Kalamazoo
St. Olaf
Wooster

I haven't heard of some of these schools before, but thank you!

Those are all safeties, not targets for TJ student with her GPA. You should be able to see on Naviance that there are some schools at your DD's GPA where it's almost all green.

I recommend on her Common App that she says she's interested in majoring in a STEM subject (math, CS, whatever her grades/coursework support) and a humanities subject. Colleges still are hungry for STEM girls.

Women's SLACs (Bryn Mawr, Holyoke, Smith) are targets. Wellesley is a target/reach - they do like high stat TJ STEM students.

SLACs like Bates, Colby, Haverford, Kenyon, Oberlin would be targets. Williams & Amherst are harder to get into, but not impossible - they like TJ kids a lot.

Definitely have her apply ED to whichever school she decides upon.

Appreciate your advice. This is very helpful!

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Anonymous wrote:How close to home?

How about:

Colorado College
Pomona/Claremont McKenna
Williams
Amherst
Bryn Mawr
Haverford
Strathmore
Boston College

Williams, Amherst and Strathmore are reaches for everyone. As are Pomona/Claremont