Lynn u in boca raton
Eckerd, near Orlando
FIT near Miami
New College is the public honors college for Florida. As you indicated probably out of reach profile wise. And looking at their numbers maybe they get 1 kid from New York each yearā¦
New college takes a range of kids. Add Flagler to the list.
FAU has a campus in Jupiter that is also honors.
What is your son interested in studying?
Thank you for the responses! Heās not sure yet what he would like to study. A small liberal arts school is probably what he would need. He is a hardworking B student who had resource room up until this year. He is introverted and likes to be home so I was surprised he said he wants to go away to school. We are looking to move to Boca/Delray area so the hope is he can go away but not be too far.
Lynn University
Eckerd College is located in St. Petersburg, near Tampa. It is a small LAC with a strong professor/mentor program. It has a very active Hillel with an on campus Rabbi and a Jewish parents organization. They foster an environment of community involvement, stewardship of land, and global responsibility. There is a baseball team and golf team.
Thank you. I am making a list. Are there any small-medium or medium sized schools worth considering in Florida?
Eckerd, New College, Rollins, University of Tampa, FIT (in Melbourne, not an LAC) has about 7,000 students including grad students. Lynn is Boca and is known for working with students with special needs. Flagler is a small LAC located in St. Augustine.
FIT is much smaller than that, with about 3500 students on campus. Many of those listed in the 7000 number are online or doing internships co-ops so campus is much smaller. However, mostly STEM, business and psychology. I love Flagler and think Rollins is the cutest college town there is. U of Tampa is beautiful. Florida Southern is popular, has Frank Lloyd Wright structures, and some kind of seed depository that will save use all in the next life (see, I pay attention on the tours).
Many of the state directional schools are smaller than the mega sized FSU, UCF and UF. I know students at North Florida, South Florida (2 campuses in Tampa) and FIU and they all like those schools.
What about Johnson and Wales in Miami? Does anyone have any information on it? Thanks!
Lynn is really weak academically, from what I read of it. Only 73% of freshmen return for their sophomore year, and only 44% graduate in six years. Nearly half of all incoming freshmen had a high school GPA below a 3.0, and the average SATs donāt look too flattering, either.
Why not Stetson? Small school thatās academically respectable and rising in reputation. As someone who applied there two years ago, Iād definitely recommend it.
Lynn has a program for non-traditional learners, and also has a large international population.
Where did this poster even mention that their son was a ānon-traditionalā learner?
My son is not a non traditional learner. He is just introverted and I thought he would do better in a smaller school. I would also love recommendations for some middle sized schools as well as it may open up a few more options. Thank you everyone so far for all your answers!
The point isnāt the the posterās son is a non-traditional learner, it is that the Lynn statistics include a large number of such students and internationals, which can cause the statistics to be different than those of a traditional school, with 18-22 year olds going full time and finishing in 4 years.
@LBad96 I think the point of @jym626 's post is those factors probably come into play for the low graduation rate or the low sophomore year return.
Yes, @carolinamom2boys and @twoinanddone you are both correct. Thanks for explaining. I thought my response was pretty self-explanatory and clear (and my post was brief and to the point because I was watching Florida beat Georgia :D/ )
Stetson has a very small Jewish population.
Ah, didnāt pick up on that! My bad.