ISO urban, merit-awarding school for UNDECIDED son ‘25 [MD resident, 3.8 GPA, <$50k]

[BoroDad]

Similar ask on another thread. below was my response. So I’ll add Manhattan College, UDel, Clark, etc. see link

Match My Kid... first time doing this & need help. MA resident, high perfomer. Merit seeking. Thanks!

So with all of ours including S24 we we’re in a similar boat with good stats (yours are better) and trying to find merit. Schools above are all good, primarily-public options. I know you said no theology but, If you want to look at privates in the northeast, think about the Catholic city schools which are medium sized, not big Greek schools, in or near big cities, and offer serious merit. Most are ‘Catholic-lite’ meaning you can usually stay out of most of the religious stuff. I wouldn’t rule out the Catholic schools. A real benefit to these Catholic schools in the cities is that they’re adjacent to internships for business and Econ and finance and often have decent business schools Plus, they are primarily liberal arts colleges so you get that broadening. Think about it - You would probably attend Georgetown or Fordham if you got in, right ? well they’re just as Catholic. There are also a few other public’s (UDel, Mason) and stray LACs (Marist, Clark) This was part of our list this…