College Decision

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carleton College
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I have been admitted to 7 different liberal arts schools and while I have some preferences I have been unable to visit all of them and would like to hear some other thoughts
Obviously money matters and if anyone has an experience where a school I have gotten more scholarship from has revoked money later or a school that has given you more money after appeal please let me know

Did anyone who is now at Carleton get into some of these schools and possibly have a similar decision? Any advice?

Whitman College ($13,000 merit)
Kenyon College ($25,000 merit)
Willamette University ($24,000 merit)
Wesleyan University (about $11,000 in grants/work study)
Carleton College (about $15,000 work study/grants)
Macalester College (about $14,000 merit)
University of Redlands (about $30,000 merit)

Waiting: Pitzer

For students possibly looking at schools to apply to here are the other results I got

Wait-Listed: Grinnell
Rejected: Claremont Mckenna College

I am IB Diploma Candidate, 5 HL Classes, 4.02 Weighted GPA (about 3.8 unweighted I think), Super-score SAT (660 CR, 650 Writing, 760 Math/2070 Composite) done lots of clubs/sports if you have any questions as a high-school student feel free as well

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Starting 7 threads isn’t cool… one in college admissions would have done the trick. Everyone is going to ask the same questions you have been asked elsewhere:

  • what is your net cost at each?
  • what can you afford?
  • planned major & post-graduation plans?
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Sorry first time user, didn’t know how to get people to see it, but can’t delete it anymore oops
All of them are going to be about 66-68k a year so subtract those numbers, work study is about 2500 so u can subtract that out
I know Kenyon requires a minimum 3.0 GPA others I’m not sure
$40,000 a year is probably the peak because I’m gonna take about $5,000 in loans a year and my paretns can pull $35,000

I have no career path in mind, that’s why I am looking liberal arts

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One of my daughters went to Redlands and the other to Carleton. They got a lot of need-based aid and some merit so I don’t know how transferable their experiences would be. But I’d be happy to answer specific questions about these schools.

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Willamette gives large tuition discounts to a significant percentage of students, just to put the $24k in perspective.

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So a tip, don’t expect others to do the math. Which of these schools are in the price range you listed with scholarships?

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So yes, first and foremost, do the math and see what you can best afford. Then you might have the luxury of considering other factors, like location.