Please help with son’s college list: Iowa resident, 4.0 UW, 34 ACT, NMSF, for Accounting/Finance, 1500+ undergraduates, <$40K; D2/D3/NAIA Baseball Pitcher, baseball is non-negotiable

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@BKSquared

In terms of academics. Fit in terms of majors is important. However, what many people under-value is the quality of classmates. Kids learn so much from their peers, and competition can be very beneficial

Smaller schools may be less suitable for academic outliers than larger schools that may have a range of courses suitable for barely admitted, median, and top end students.

Of course, if the student needs large merit to afford, the student may be more likely to be an academic outlier at the top end if they get admitted with the large merit.