Anonymous wrote:Trinity College gives merit aid

https://www.trincoll.edu/Admissions/finaid/prospective/

Conn Coll gives up to 30K

https://www.conncoll.edu/admission/scholarships-and-grants/

Wesleyan gives very selective merit aid

https://www.wesleyancollege.edu/admission/undergraduate/Scholarships-and-Financial-Aid-Home.cfm#:

So, that's three NESCAC out of 11 at least.

It took me two minutes to google, that, less time than it took to read the arguments about it here.

Anonymous wrote:Eckerd college in Florida comes highly recommended from families in similar situations

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with Roanoke and McDaniel. Also try Washington College (MD), Loyola (MD), Goucher (MD), Catholic (DC), Hood College (MD), Stevenson (MD), Susquehannah (PA), Salsibury (MD). Additionally, look at Richard Bland of William and Mary as a good residential two year option that folds nicely into a 4 year college. GOOD LUCK!

Sorry, but with the exception of Catholic U and maybe Loyola, most of these schools blow a hairy one. With a 1380 SAT, the OP's kid can do better, even factoring in his poor GPA.

For anyone, OP or otherwise, with a kid interested in a school like the ones above, I would look long and hard at the school's financials, especially in a post-covid world. Many of these places won't survive the next decade, let alone the next 50 years. Having a degree from a defunct institution is a major disadvantage in advancing one's career, and in picking up the babes at cocktail parties in the DMV.

The aforementioned Rollins College, with an endowment near $400m, isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The OP's kid has options, despite what the perfectionist posse at DCUM may believe. No reason to choose one with such a tenuous future.

Funny that you think Catholic is any better.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with Roanoke and McDaniel. Also try Washington College (MD), Loyola (MD), Goucher (MD), Catholic (DC), Hood College (MD), Stevenson (MD), Susquehannah (PA), Salsibury (MD). Additionally, look at Richard Bland of William and Mary as a good residential two year option that folds nicely into a 4 year college. GOOD LUCK!

Sorry, but with the exception of Catholic U and maybe Loyola, most of these schools blow a hairy one. With a 1380 SAT, the OP's kid can do better, even factoring in his poor GPA.

For anyone, OP or otherwise, with a kid interested in a school like the ones above, I would look long and hard at the school's financials, especially in a post-covid world. Many of these places won't survive the next decade, let alone the next 50 years. Having a degree from a defunct institution is a major disadvantage in advancing one's career, and in picking up the babes at cocktail parties in the DMV.

The aforementioned Rollins College, with an endowment near $400m, isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The OP's kid has options, despite what the perfectionist posse at DCUM may believe. No reason to choose one with such a tenuous future.

Anonymous wrote:I agree with Roanoke and McDaniel. Also try Washington College (MD), Loyola (MD), Goucher (MD), Catholic (DC), Hood College (MD), Stevenson (MD), Susquehannah (PA), Salsibury (MD). Additionally, look at Richard Bland of William and Mary as a good residential two year option that folds nicely into a 4 year college. GOOD LUCK!