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05-07-2008, 06:47 AM
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| Need solid school for B+ kid.. few EC's
Somewhere in New England is there a solid school where a B+ kid can get some merit money. Few EC's one varsity sport. Intends "undeclared" at this point. Private or public.. any recommendations? | 
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05-07-2008, 06:56 AM
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| SAT/ACT scores? AP classes? | |
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05-07-2008, 07:08 AM
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| Yes! But SAT scores are really important for this; schools want to increase their numbers. | |
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05-07-2008, 07:56 AM
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| There is a post on this...good colleges in Northeast for B students. | |
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05-07-2008, 08:01 AM
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| More info is needed including student's sport, stats, ECs and gender. Also, how much are you willing to pay per year for college? Will the student qualify for need-based aid? What does the student want in their college experience? Small or large college? Greek life or not? Church-related OK? Rural, city? | |
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05-07-2008, 08:29 AM
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| sport -track
SAT- 1220
3AP's 3 Courses Honors
Male
Will not qualify for "need" based aid
Does not want rural.. within 30 miles of City (moderate size or better)
Flexible as far as school size but Mom wants no more than 10,000 students
Will need merit money to attend private college | |
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05-07-2008, 09:14 AM
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| My kid has similar stats; I just picked some private schools and looked under "scholarships" some will say they give merit aid for 1200 up and in top half or whatever. I thought she might like a program at University of Hartford and they give merit aid to over 1150 SATs, for example. On the USNWR website you can put in a zipcode and get all colleges under 10,000 within X miles I think. He should look at schools where the M/F ratio makes him desirable and there are a lot of small private colleges in New England like that. | |
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05-07-2008, 10:22 AM
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| Are you irrevocably commited to New England? The midwest has better values for kids with this profile. | |
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05-07-2008, 10:36 AM
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| Right, the Midwest has bargain prices by comparison. Unfortunately PA is the furthest west we considered. | |
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05-07-2008, 10:41 AM
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| have you looked at La Salle in Philadelphia? good school, merit aid, 21 division 1 sports. | |
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05-07-2008, 11:14 AM
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| Alllegheny | |
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05-07-2008, 11:43 AM
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| Clark University | |
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05-07-2008, 11:51 AM
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| I second Allegheny | |
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05-07-2008, 11:53 AM
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| Let's think about small public schools instead of a private schools...
would you consider a Midwest or Southern college that has reasonable out of state tuition? | |
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05-07-2008, 02:28 PM
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| PLU, whitworth and gonzaga in the pacific northwest | |
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