Best midsize school that has the following:

claudette
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:34:27 +0000

Thanks. My son struggled all summer whether to go to a small LAC (several top 15) to play sports, but has decided he really does want the big, fun sports atmosphere. And that’s okay…he plays football, basketball and baseball and loves all sports. Academics are important too.

He loves the idea of a big school. It’s more me, the mother, that would like to see if there are some mid size ones. I have another child at a large school, and there are some issues with getting classes, and advising help among other things. It’s his choice, I just wanted to add some options.

Clemson is good. He actually might be able to get in state tuition. But how does that differ from Virginia Tech which is his safety school?

What about Villanova? Why isn’t that on the list?

In some College Info books I’ve read, they say Rice is NOT a school spirited school and they only care about baseball. Is this true?

He’s been to Davidson and thinks it’s too small. After one weekend, he knows half the people already. I thought it was very pretty though.

Some of those publics are far away from Virginia. But if they offer an incredible experience then maybe he should look. Any one in particular? We will go look at Wake. GC said it was a match. Also said UVA 50/50 chance if apply to engineering school. UNC would be perfect but he has no chance there.