Many in the Northeast are jealous of the more affordable state options elsewhere.
This might be the most vague and therefore irritating thread title I’ve seen for awhile.
Why? :grimace:
Feeling irritated and offended seems to be a common trait among CC demographics, always staying on the edge is bad for health.
@maya54 true. Lots of big universities in the Midwest that can hold their own, but if you have kids who don’t want big schools you’re looking at a plane trip. Notre Dame not really for non-Catholics and NU, Chicago, and Wash U have very low acceptance rates and are known to be stressful places. So we still feel like there’s not a great range of choices nearby.
Clickbait thread title.
I’ll add Carleton and Grinnell to the Midwest list of great schools on the LAC side.
Also great publics that are engineering and CS powerhouses - Michigan, Purdue, UIUC, Wisconsin, and MN.
We live in MA. I have a coworker whose kid is going to St. Olaf in Minnesota.
Because!
There are many good LACs in the Midwest.
It’s a common courtesy to your fellow members to make your title such that people can decide if it’s a subject of interest or not. You might get fewer views, true, but you’ll get enough.
“There are many good LACs in the Midwest.”
Yes! Macalaster, Carleton, Grinnell plus many of the Colleges That Change Lives.
Not lesser schools, just more humble residents in the Midwest ?.
MODERATOR’S NOTE: Edited vague thread title.
Ohio has a large number of public universities, and smaller LACs.
Most likely due to population and heritage. In New England there’s a lot of “My great great great X came over on the Mayflower” which is really cool actually. Tons of great choices on both coasts also makes it easier for kids to go away to school without going to far.
Obviously, there are tons of great schools in the center of the country. I’ve actually learned about lots of them on CC. The big state schools and Notre Dames of the world get lots of exposure due to televised college sports so most are familiar with them (the schools, not necessarily the programs at the schools). However the fine, quality smaller schools have less name recognition outside their region so people have to look for them. Most are lazy and stay with what they know.
What about the public land grant universities west of the Mississippi? Less expensive, closer to home. There are plenty of strong options in the middle of the country.
There is zero reason to believe that the only great options for a college education are on the coasts. There are tons of successful people in Middle America, the South, and the Southwest who are living examples of this.
I’m in MN and it seems like everyone wants to come to the small LACs here. My oldest wasn’t interested, he wanted big engineering school which we have plenty of options for within a 3 hour drive. But I could see my youngest choosing St. Olaf or Macalaster.
And let’s not forget the University of Iowa, which sits solidly within the top 100 schools on the UNWR at 84 and bests three of the UC schools in California. Most overlooked school in the MidWest.
And what is wrong with regional schools? Lots of good solid schools.
In addition:
University of Minnesota has terrific engineering and business schools and a lot else.