Anonymous
Post 09/28/2024 11:17     Subject: Re:Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Swarthmore, Trinity, Washington and Lee, and Union have engineering and a close to 50-50 split. If you want Physics, can’t do better than Reed. Pre-med types do well at Holy Cross. A student like this might also do well at WPI
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2024 10:43     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As a mom with 2 SLAC STEM kids im here with a reality check that this is a situation where you have filtered your search to result in zero hits. Unclick a box or two and broaden your search because she has too many criteria and don't forget she has to actually get admitted.


Agree! I think a lot students start out with a lovely dream that they need to relax just a little to make sure they have options in April: "I want a school by the beach with 4000-6500 students and free emotional support animals that visit every week. Plus it needs to have a strong pickle ball club."

College of creative studies UCSB. Everything’s possible.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2024 10:36     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Swarthmore
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2024 09:32     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
American. With merit aid n
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2024 09:20     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Anonymous wrote:As a mom with 2 SLAC STEM kids im here with a reality check that this is a situation where you have filtered your search to result in zero hits. Unclick a box or two and broaden your search because she has too many criteria and don't forget she has to actually get admitted.


Agree! I think a lot students start out with a lovely dream that they need to relax just a little to make sure they have options in April: "I want a school by the beach with 4000-6500 students and free emotional support animals that visit every week. Plus it needs to have a strong pickle ball club."
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2024 03:07     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
College of Charleston has a new engineering and health allied programs as well as amazing marine science.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 23:44     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As a mom with 2 SLAC STEM kids im here with a reality check that this is a situation where you have filtered your search to result in zero hits. Unclick a box or two and broaden your search because she has too many criteria and don't forget she has to actually get admitted.

I dont know why op didn’t say which STEM.

If math/physics, I’d rush her towards Reed, because their math program is a hotspot for LACs creating math phds and the rigor is high.


58% women, so doesn't fit OP's criteria. As i said, somethings gotta give.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 11:45     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Anonymous wrote:As a mom with 2 SLAC STEM kids im here with a reality check that this is a situation where you have filtered your search to result in zero hits. Unclick a box or two and broaden your search because she has too many criteria and don't forget she has to actually get admitted.

I dont know why op didn’t say which STEM.

If math/physics, I’d rush her towards Reed, because their math program is a hotspot for LACs creating math phds and the rigor is high.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 10:22     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What you really want is an urban SLAC with a decent gender balance that offers STEM…not sure Trinity or Reed (Portland) or Macalaster are particularly known for it.

All of the LACs offer science and math, it's the tech and engineering that are usually absent or "light."


Exactly. Taking a natural science at a strong LAC is a great experience with the smaller classes, profs focused on teaching, and the relative ease to take a role in research as an undergrad.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 09:00     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Anonymous wrote:What you really want is an urban SLAC with a decent gender balance that offers STEM…not sure Trinity or Reed (Portland) or Macalaster are particularly known for it.


All of the LACs offer science and math, it's the tech and engineering that are usually absent or "light."
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 08:59     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Tufts
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 08:53     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
Emory is not an LAC but it’s smaller, right outside Atlanta. As for a 50-50 gender balance that doesn’t tilt female, I think that’s going to be a tough one at most colleges that aren’t like GA Tech, MIT, etc.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 08:41     Subject: Urban LACs with a couple of caveat
As a mom with 2 SLAC STEM kids im here with a reality check that this is a situation where you have filtered your search to result in zero hits. Unclick a box or two and broaden your search because she has too many criteria and don't forget she has to actually get admitted.