College selection help for my daughter

carbmom
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:06:20 +0000

I agree with the poster above that Rice is great for premed. I’d suggest you remove NU if you don’t qualify for need based aid since NU offers no merit award except for $2500 for NMF. NU admits so many through ED that RD is super unpredictable. It also seems to favor high schools it’s familiar with. My daughter said her class accounts for almost 1.5% of NU’s incoming class this year. Oh also NE Illinois winter may be tough for a Texas kid.

If your daughter likes Vandy, maybe consider Emory as well? And Rice offers merit aid that requires no separate application. My daughter had similar stats as yours and was accepted at both Vandy and Rice via RD.