<p>My niece who has a B- average at her B- rated public high school in New York is applying only to state colleges. She believes that she will not get into any private college and has said that she would like to attend a large/big college… She defines large as 4000+ students. Any suggestions regarding larger private colleges that she might look into that are located in the NY tri-state area. I thought of Drew in New jersey but she might have a tough time getting admitted. Her concerned Uncle thinks she might benefit from a private college education.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance for any suggestions that you might have…</p>
<p>How about College of St Elizabeth? Its about the same size as Drew. About 1800+ students, not really large. Morristown is right next to Madison.</p>
<p>Rider College is larger, closer to 4,000. Princeton area location.</p>
<p>Both schools are about 1 hr from Penn station. (Express of course)</p>
<p>How about some more info? Major, job, preferences,etc.</p>
<p>It depends on her major. Has she looked at either Rochester Institute of Technology? For girls, this is an easy school to get admitted to. Syracuse University might not be too hard other than for the School of Communications and Visual Arts.</p>
<p>Hofstra University and Adelphi are also good choices for private schools. Long Island University and CW Post would probably take her to.</p>
<p>yeah hofstra(i went to summer camp there as a little kid w/ my cousin…)!! Its a good school and for comm. i would reccomend it for her it would be a reach esp. w/ the word comm. put next to ur major…but i would reccomend it…NYIT… also she could get scholarships there w/ a B- it would be her safety…even under comm.(has decent comm. school) it has campus in manhattan and nor’ shore(home sweet home…) of Long island…it also has a campus in C. Islip but thats only for vip(vocational idependence program a program for speds…nothings wrong w/ speds i am one…just this is for more severe lds…)and The cullinary school</p>
<p>Yes, I also want to add Fairleigh Dickenson University as well but only the Madison Campus. It is a beautiful schools, has very involved caring professors and good facilities. While the freshmen dorrms were mediocre at best, their upper class dorms were great. Even the food was decent by college standards.</p>
<p>My son attended there and loved it! HOWEVER, be warned that on weekends, many kids come home. This was beneficial for my son since he was able to study without the usual college interruptions.</p>
<p>Songman, Seton Hall University, just outside of NYC, has a very good communications program. They are willing to consider B- students with a rising trend in grades.</p>
<p>Not a private school, but SUNY Albany has recently added a journalism program and is eager to recruit students for it.</p>
<p>Cheers - thanks for asking and remebering me- my son is ok- still a shy guy but coming out of his shell slowly- he is in England for a year abroad- a plan of his not ours. So good for him for reaching out…we sort of settled my daughter’s school issues- although the offending teacher is still in the classroom- seems no one has the nerve to fire him. As no one has come forth with charges or reported him to the police…Recently My D told us (almost 2 years later) that the teacher stepped over the line and should be fired. This is not what she said back then- but hey they grow up and mature a bit. So if she knows at 16 years old that the teacher should be fired then obviously he said things to his students that as a teacher he should not have said…I am working behind the scenes to get him thrown out the school. we will see…</p>
<p>THANKS TO ALL THAT PROVIDED SUGGESTIONS FOR SCHOOLS FOR MY NIECE!</p>
<p>Just to add a few more possibilities: Susquehanna, Quinnipiac, Elizabethtown College, Marist, LaSalle, U of Scranton. I know that Quinnipiac is rolling, so an early app may have a better chance for admission.</p>