Happy to share → So -we are chasing $ so the list is big
International (likely admit, but $ unknown) - limited/no essays for most of these?
Mount Allison University (Canada)
Acadia University (Canada)
Dalhousie University Canada)
University of Limerick (Ireland) - I actually think she would love this one - but is is SO FAR away
SAFETY
University of Kansas -in state, they unfortunately do NOT have great merit even for top students -around 25K COA
LIKELY
Miami University (Ohio) - applying EA- they sometimes give OOS a lot of money and use WEIGHTED GPA to award merit - she has a 4.5 weighted GPA so that’s top end for those awards - she doesn’t really want rural Ohio though -but the college itself is pretty fabulous (when you are looking for $, you have to compromise)
University of Rhode Island -applying EA -beach, but relies on her getting a big scholarship - not my first choice but she likes the idea of being by the water - less of a fit for her in my mind
Muhlenberg College - applying EA- a late add to the list (!) -but BOTH a really great fit (from the comments on CC) and affordable per NPC ($17K if it is reliable!) - good pre-health, in a small city, collaborative - my favorite for her of the likelies -at least on paper!
TARGETS
Definitely applying –
Mount Holyoke - 5 college consortium -great academics, women’s colleges produce leaders in their fields; strong alumni network, NPC is good! Downside --small town
Union College - her favorite teacher’s undergrad - applying EA - he thinks she should be able to get in with her stats/ECs and this will be a good fit - NPC is good!
Dickinson College - LAC with great study abroad program; NPC is good!
UPDATE: Moving Brandeis and Connecticut College to the apply list! Thanks for the feedback
Maybe applying – NPC good at all of these -but not sure it’s worth adding any of these to the list?
Lafayette
Kenyon
Hard Targets/Realistic Reaches
Macalester College (need aware so this will hurt her chances)
Smith College - similar to Mount Holyoke with regard to pros but more competitive to get in; I think she’d like the bigger town, NPC is GREAT ($16K)
Skidmore - I really think she’d like this one, but trying not to make a big fuss about it because her chances for admission are limited
Reaches
Washington and Lee (because Johnson Scholarship) - they have a good STEM program
Scripps