<p>Yesterday, my daughter told me that she wished she had applied to more schools on the east coast (she only applied to Northeastern). I thought we were done with the whole application process and I've moved on to the FAFSA and CSS and would GREATLY appreciate any last-minute suggestions. Daughter would like a mid- to large university. She does not know what she would like to major in. I quickly perused a college guide I have and ran across Tufts...but any other suggestions????</p>
<p>Hi Mom - can you add a little info. From the Northeastern application can we assume she wants to go in a city? Does it have to be coed? While she doesn't know a major yet is more a math/science type or a artsy type? Does she like people with a wide variety of folks or more a group of folks similar to her? Big school or small school? Roughly how good are her grades and test scores? The northeast has a ton of schools ... with a little more info people may be a lot more specific (and helpful)</p>
<p>Other schools similar to Northeastern in size and location would be Boston College and Boston University. Tufts is much smaller and very difficult to get into. Other schools to check in the area would be Brandeis (just outside the city) and Clark and Holy Cross in Worcester (1 hour away). Also, look at Providence College in RI. Easy to access from Boston (1 1/4 hours) or RI airports.</p>
<p>3togo,</p>
<p>Sorry about that...I guess more info WOULD help! Yes, she would like to go to school in a city. She has attended a high school with 1,900 students and she says that is way too small. She would like to go to a much larger college where there are a variety of people. Definitely coed. In response to math/science or artsy...she's actually both. She's very good at math but she also writes poetry and likes to sketch. I guess I would say that she's good at both but what I think she LIKES more is on the artsy side. She has a 3.99 academic GPA at a tough public high school and in the top 10% but her test scores were SAT 1200 and ACT 27--definitely not up to what she could have attained if she had practiced. :) She did not take the most challenging courses available...just steadily took advanced math and honors English. </p>
<p>My Sweet Baboo,</p>
<p>Thanks for your suggestions and we will look into these.</p>
<p>Would she consider somewhere more southerly? Emory comes to mind, in Atlanta. It also offers the option of Oxford, a smaller school affiliated with Emory.</p>
<p>I would try Boston University over Tufts. Tufts would be very hard to get into with a 1200 SAT and without having taken the most challenging courses. She could try though. Boston U or Brandeis are better bets than Tufts but harder than Northeastern. She could try Providence College, Syracuse, Villanova, Trinity College, George Washington U, or American.</p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>Hoedown,</p>
<p>I checked out Emory on the internet and it looks good in terms of the size she's looking for, although I'm not sure if she'd consider Atlanta. I think she's mainly interested in a New England location. </p>
<p>Susan,</p>
<p>She's too late to apply to George Washington and I don't think she'd like the fact that American is only 35% male :) Also, do you mean Trinity University in Washington DC?</p>
<p>"Yesterday, my daughter told me that she wished she had applied to more schools on the east coast (she only applied to Northeastern). I thought we were done with the whole application process and I've moved on to the FAFSA and CSS and would GREATLY appreciate any last-minute suggestions. Daughter would like a mid- to large university. She does not know what she would like to major in"</p>
<p>Please don't take this the wrong way, but if I were you, I would not be trying to solve this problem for your daughter. Since she has come up with this last minute idea, it seems that she should be the one jumping through hoops to try to meet her needs.</p>
<p>The last minute nature of the idea and the lack of supporting details also sounds to me like something that your D may have thought of after some kind of conversation with a friend. Friend might have waxed eloquent over East Coast schools, and your D may now be following suit without really thinking about her own wants and needs.</p>
<p>If I were you, I wouldn't be moving heaven and earth to find the answer to something like this. More than likely, your D has already thoughtfully picked schools, and will be fine.</p>
<p>I may sound like a grouch, but this is the way that I handle these kind of requests from S.</p>
<p>MomofOnly, no I meant Trinity College in Hartford, CT....it is in an urban area and is a selective school. It is not as large as the other schools I mentioned but might be a match/reach and is urban. </p>
<p>Did your D look into any of the others I mentioned?</p>
<p>I think that this would be a very long shot anyway because you haven't visited or interviewed at any of these schools. That said, I would still give it a try if your D insists (and participates!). After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained. </p>
<p>My son also decided to thow out some last minute applications, but when he saw that he would have to write more essays, he decided to stick with his original list. Problem solved. <g></g></p>
<p>Northstarmom,</p>
<p>Don't worry...I'm not taking it the wrong way. I already told her that I was basically done with this process but would just check on CC for any ideas. With my daughter, I think it's more of a reality check that after receiving some acceptances the whole process has now become real and she doesn't think she'll get into Northeastern (although I think she stands a fair chance) and wished that she had applied to more on the east coast.</p>
<p>Susan,</p>
<p>O.K., thanks for the clarification on Trinity. I am going to print out this list and give it to my daughter so that she can check them out tonight. She realizes that she doesn't have that much time.</p>
<p>My Sweet Babboo,</p>
<p>LOL...probably the same thing will happen with my daughter. She's busy working on writing essays for potential merit aid and scholarships. I know she'll check the schools out that were recommended but if they entail long essays, etc., I'm sure she won't do them as she is "essayed out."</p>
<p>Thanks for your help everyone.</p>
<p>Momofonly- since our D's list have some overlap and we did do the east coast trip I would think about GW. D is applying and the app deadline is not till the 15th of Jan. they take the common app and only require 1 other essay.<br>
We also looked at Northeastern and she liked it but for whatever reason she has that I don't have a clue about she is not applying.</p>
<p>Momofonly - I'd take a look at Syracuse for your daughter. Excellent art classes, good science program, right size (16,000 undergrads). Probably a match for her stats, as long as she's not applying to the Newhouse School of Communications. Another possiblity to look at is Ithaca College, a bit smaller about 7,000 students. Susan's suggestion of Boston U is a good one as well. In D.C., possibly consider American in addition to GWU.</p>
<p>Thanks Mom60 and Carolyn...I'm on my way out the door right now but I will pass it on to my daughter. Have a great holiday!</p>