S21 is 3.9 student. He’s interested in “small schools not near NJ” and where he “doesn’t need to wear a winter coat” (not that he does now when it’s 25 degrees).
In any event, he’s most interested in a solid, middle of the road school that has a good reputation. Academically, I’m thinking he’s talking about big fish/little pond vs. little fish/big pond.
He’s not sure about major, but is leaning toward math/accounting type of study at this time, but that can easily change. And it can’t be too liberal - he absolutely hated that one school referred to their freshman as “first years”.
Hoping to start some visits this summer, so where should I head?
@sdl0625 I thought so too. We actually looked at Elon last summer with D19, and his comment was “too many preppy white kids” (noting that he’s white and attends a very preppy HS). LOL
“Freshman” may be regarded as implicitly gender biased by social liberals; “first years” may be regarded as objectionably “correct” by social conservatives.
How about Furman (SC), although it will also be white and preppy (same with Richmond, but I agree with that recommendation). Washington and Lee maybe. Rhodes in Memphis? More urban and probably more diverse.
Just to clarify - some schools refer to freshman as “first years” because some kids come in with so many credits they may be sophomores as far as credits go, but are still in their “first year” at college.
Canadian, English and Australian schools call their first year students “first years”. It’s not a social justice thing. It’s always been that way, at least in Canada. I think you’re reading too much into the term.
Some schools may refer to freshmen as first years also because they have a religious ideology of egalitarianism. Quakerism was the first thing I was thinking of.
