Desperately Seeking Something

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am eager for any suggestions you may have for my daughter. She's been to collegeboard, done about 6 campus visits, but does not feel shes found any great matches. We'd be grateful for your input. Heres some stats and parameters:</p>

<p>1/416,Class Pres.
SAT I taken Jr year 700 math,700 CR, 750 Writing ,Essay 12
NMSemifinalist
5 Varsity Letters
NHS, lots of clubs and activities</p>

<p>Looking For:
medium sized college or univ located within or near-by interesting city or dynamic town. Preferably Eastern part of US. Offers Merit Aid, eclectic group of students-artsy, happy, bright,active, offers intramural sports. Has kids playing guitars on the quad. Cooperative, rather than competitive mind-set. Not an over-powering drinking community. Lots of weekend activities(concerts, art shows etc). Potential interests:neuroscience, art history, communications.
Thanks for any ideas!!</p>

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<p>northwestern , syracuse,Boston college,emory university , Upenn,Wesleyan University ,vassar college</p>

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<p>UPenn, like the rest of the Ivy League, does not offer merit aid.</p>

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<p>University of Pittsburgh really matches her interests. The city of Pittsburgh has a lot to offer, including the arts (Andy Warhol museum, Carnegie museum, etc.), music (there is even an active drum circle not too far from the dorms), and other non-drinking activities. It has strong merit aid (she'd likely get substantial merit aid and may be a contender for a Chancellor's scholarship). It has a great neuroscience department and great connections with med schools (if that's what she is interested in). Not sure about art history (except that it is offered and there is a strong history department) but communications is a very popular major as well.</p>

<p>If she is interested in hearing more, feel free to PM me, I'm a recent alum.</p>

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<p>UVA, maybe?</p>

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<p>Thank you all, I'll pass on your suggestions! Any more?</p>

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<p>Georgetown, American, & George Washington in DC?</p>

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<p>I know this does not match the major criterion of on the Eastern coast, but as far as the artsy, musical, creative, laid-back any school in Seattle, WA would probably provide a very dynamic environment for your D.</p>

<p>You might want to look into:</p>

<p>University of Washington-Seattle (<a href="http://www.washington.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.washington.edu&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>Seattle University (<a href="http://www.seattleu.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.seattleu.edu&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>Seattle Pacific University (<a href="http://www.spu.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.spu.edu&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA) (<a href="http://www.ups.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ups.edu&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>Of these, all offer Communication, Arts porgrams (I'm not sure if they're exactly Art history, and U of Washington offers Neurobiological studies (about the same as neuroscience).</p>

<p>I suggest these because they are very different compared to Eastern schools, and your D might find them to be really interesting whereas some of the Eastern schools (which can tend to become homogeneous) have maybe lost her interest.</p>

<p>Just an idea. I hope it helps/gives some perspective. Good luck to your D.</p>

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<p>Northwestern, Wesleyan and Vassar are like Ivies in that they do NOT offer merit aid.</p>

<p>How much are you willing to pay a year for your D's education? Have you used a financial aid calculator like the one linked on CC's homepage to find out if you qualify for need-based aid?</p>

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<p>Might want to look at Holy Cross-great combination of academics/social life. HC is located in a mid-size city-1 hour from Boston.</p>