<p>Actually, I’ve been to Buffalo numerous times and traveled in the midwest. And I can read a map. If you think western New Yorkers are culturally similar to midwesterners, you can certainly have that opinion There are parts of Florida where, in my opinion, the residents are more like northerners culturally. That doesn’t change the geographical facts that western New York is in the northeast and those parts of Florida are in the south. So yes, suggesting U Rochester to OP was responsive to her desire to attend college in the northeast</p>
<p>LOL, pretty sure the weather channel knows exactly where Buffalo and Rochester are, you know, with all that midwestern lake effect snow over 400 miles from the “east coast.” Considering the title of the thread is for East Coast College Search, Rochester was clearly not a responsive answer.</p>
<p>^Exactly, they are in the Great Lakes region and are not part of the common definition of “the East Coast”</p>
<p>I’m not opposed to southeast in any way; however, most schools that appeal to me happen to be in the northeast…as in the northeast of the USA which includes NY, i thought? hahaha</p>
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<p>The understatement of the board. To the OP, “Informative” likes to post trollish posts on many threads - just FYI. 'Tis best not to get carried away responding to them or they’ll get their dopamine rush. ;)</p>
<p>I will agree with MommaJ’s statement that says U Rochester isn’t for everyone, but then again, no college I know of works for everyone. US News currently gives them a 95% freshman retention rate though. </p>
<p>If also interested in the southeast, Emory is worth a look. Many who are interested in URoc are also interested in Emory.</p>
<p>Considering the title of the thread is for East Coast College Search, Rochester was clearly not a responsive answer.</p>
<p>Informative…often when students are giving a geographical area for their college search, when they say East or West Coast, they’re not being so literal as being within a quick drive to the beach. (If they mean close to the actual coast, they’ll usually mention that.) </p>
<p>When someone says that they’re looking at schools on the West Coast, most of us take that to mean that any colleges that are within the states of Calif, Oregon, and Washington. We might also throw in a college or two that is in Arizona or Nevada if they are close to Calif.</p>
<p>So, when students ask for recommendations of colleges on the east coast, any college in the state of NY is fair game. </p>
<p>That said, would you like to explain to the class why you enjoy being so petulant?</p>
<p>-Swarthmore
-Wesleyan
-Amherst
-Boston College
-Georgetown
-George Washington
-Franklin and Marshall
-Bard
-Fordham
-John Hopkins
-Williams
-Duke
-NYU
-MIT
-UPenn
-Cornell
-Lehigh
-Bucknell
-Wellesley
-Tufts
-Lafayette
-Williams College
-Lewis and Clark
-Carleton
-Davidson</p>
<p>OP - My son was opposite - We are outside Philly and did the West Coast summer before 11th grade. Our biggest regret was not including matches (where he could receive merit) and safeties. Like you, he figured his safeties would be close to home. Also, as time went on, some of his criteria changed. As long as you are going through the expense of flying out, get the most out of your trip and at least do drive-by of lower ranked schools.</p>
<p>For example, Swarthmore is less than an hour from Ursinus. If you don’t qualify for financial aid, Ursinus may be a better choice to couple with a Swat visit than F & M because F & M does not currently give merit.</p>
<p>If you like Swarthmore, look at schools on par in the consortium (Bryn Mawr and Haverford).</p>
<p>If looking at Lehigh, Lafayette is nearby.</p>
<p>Sit with your parents and run the Net Price Calculators at nearby schools first.</p>
<p>It is very easy to look at 2-3 schools/day in most regions on the NorthEast. </p>
<p>CollegeMaps.com could aid in adding the low match/safety schools.</p>
<p>Holy Cross would be a great school. HC has one of the best pre-med programs, very nice campus 1 hour from Boston. In addition Holy Cross has a great alumni network and the school is need-blind for admissions.</p>
<p>If you are searching for the quinessential Northeast liberal arts college experience then take a look at Bowdoin in Maine. It is a great LAC in a beautiful small New England town.</p>
<p>Of course if you can continue your current course load and EC’s and also do well on your testing then Williams Colege in Massachussets is hard to beat and even harder to get into.</p>
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<p>True. However, most selective liberal arts colleges (Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore, etc.) do not offer business majors. Some of the universities on the OP’s list, such as Georgetown, do. Still, you cannot assume that every university offers this as a major.</p>
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<p>If you are only a sophomore and have not taken the SAT/ACT yet, then it’s hard to know where to draw the line between your reach and match schools. Schools in the top 20 or so of the USNWR national university or national LAC list are likely to be “reach” schools (if not completely unrealistic) for nearly all applicants. To be a credible candidate, usually you’d want SATs of 2100 or above, class rank in the top 10% or better, a challenging HS program, good ECs, impressive LORs and essays. If you have all that, then many schools in the 21-50 range (or so) should be admission “match” possibilities. Which is not to say that (admission chances aside) these rankings should be a big factor in your choices. </p>
<p>Most applicants have to take cost into consideration, too.</p>