College for Daughter? Suggestions?

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<p>going into 11th, good student and getting better, should finish with about a 3.5-3.7 and 1150-1250 SAT. quiet , but wants to come out of shell. vey young for her class, should of held her back to start school. Interested in a school:
between florida and pennsylvania
that is small to medium in size
solid academics
quality social life in terms of kids being nice to kids; not necessarily a ton of parties. (but parties are ok)
looking for a culture as oppossed to kids moving off campus after yr 1
private or public is ok; interested in catholic schools as well</p>

<p>thx</p>

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<p>Hey, have you thought about Wake Forest in NC? What about Hendrix college in Arkansas, maybe a little off geographically but a respected school none the less, or Furman college in SC? </p>

<p>Just some suggestions</p>

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<p>Wake Forest would be a reach, I think. </p>

<p>Consider: Villanova, Rollins, Randolf-Macon (the co-ed one), Sweet Briar (all girls), Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg, and Dickinson.</p>

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<p>Loyola, St Mary's(Md-public), Mary Washington(Va public), Goucher, Elon, UNC-Wilmington might be possible choices.</p>

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<p>Mary Washington?</p>

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<p>I second Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg and Dickinson. If you are willing to go a bit further west in PA, Allegheny is worth a look. Further west in eastern OH, you might consider College of Wooster. In IN, take a look at Earlham or Hanover (it has merit aid for which your D might qualify).</p>

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<p>Now that originaloog has edited, I want to make sure people know I wasn't questioning the presence of Mary Washington on the list. I was only asking if s/he MEANT Mary Washington.</p>

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<p>I second Goucher in MD and Allegheny in PA. Also look at Berry College in Rome Georgia - amazing campus!</p>

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<p>If you are looking in MD and PA, you might want to investigate McDaniel, Ursinus, and Juniata in addition to the other suggestions. </p>

<p>Binx, I don't want to hijack this thread, but I would love to learn about Berry, if you have any experience with this school. Could you either send a PM or start another thread about it? It is not listed under the listings of colleges. I heard some good things about that school a long time ago.</p>

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<p>thanks, we live in florida, are any of the florida schools worth a look? UNF? college of charleston? belmont abbey?</p>

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<p>In Florida, check out</p>

<p>New College of Florida <a href="http://www.ncf.edu/Admissions/documents/admiss_factors.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ncf.edu/Admissions/documents/admiss_factors.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Eckerd
<a href="http://www.eckerd.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.eckerd.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Rollins College is in Winter Park, FL. It's a beautiful campus, albeit in an upscale town.</p>

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<p>You should not be afraid of casting a wider net because there are a number of schools a little more to the west that would also be good fits and like twinboys stated, D could be in for some merit $$.</p>

<p>Also look at the SAT optional schools at fairtest.org </p>

<p>Some schools may require SAT II, while others may require a graded paper or interview.</p>

<p>Don't eliminate the women's colleges especially Smith, Mount Holyoke, Barnard, maybe wellesley (could be a reach).</p>

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<p>You described my daughter to a T (except for the Catholic part). My daughter however is willing to try a large state U since she has spent the past few years in a small private prep school. My daughter (same stats and personality as yours down to her August birthday) is looking at FSU, FIU (safety...but may be too latin for her), UNF and UF (reach). UCF and U of Miami are possibilities but do not offer her intended major (nutrition). I have heard wonderful things about the College of Charleston (though it is not for us...) My sister graduated from Muhlenberg college (UG pop. of about 2500) in Allentown PA and loved it. I know many kids that are very happy at the University of Delaware, the campus is beautiful too (oh, and another sister of mine is an alum). Don't waste your time with New College (it is too far a reach for our girls). Rollins is beautiful BUT has a "country club/spoiled rich kids" reputation. I know my child would not be happy there. You can AIM me if you want. Since I have just completed this journey with my 18 yr. old daughter, I have already done much of the research. Good luck.</p>

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<p>I second the suggestion of Mary Washington (my alma mater!) </p>

<p>And what about Stetson in Deland, FL? I've heard that they're generous with merit money.</p>

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<p>Where does she want to go exactly?</p>

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<p>St. Joe's in Philly might give good merit $. And Marymount in Arlington, VA</p>

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<p>My D is entering her junior year at St. Joe's and loves it there-it used to have a more"local feel," but that has changed-I know that she has 2 good friends from California and another from Minnesota. There is a fair amount of school spirit and the size is nice-around 5,000 undergrads.<br>
My S will be attending Dickinson in the fall-if your D has any interest in study abroad, it would be a great place for her.
Other possibilities-Ursinus in PA and the University of Pittsburgh-although my son loved Dickinson from the start, we both really liked Pitt-in a city, medium sized-lots of cultural opportunities-staff and students very helpful when we visited.</p>

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<p>I'm thinking Villanova might be a reach. Some other ideas: Lafayette (not sure if it is also a reach), Muhlenberg, St. Francis. In addition to the other good suggestions above.</p>

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<p>Yes, Villanova would be a reach, as would Lafayette. Muhlenberg is a little less competitive, but not much.</p>