<p>Okay - I'm being lazy here and relying on your knowledge. (Thanks already to Curmudgeon, who has been a font of wisdom. :) ) What are some more-female schools (LACs), with great science programs that might seek to recruit males with some merit aid? (I guess they don't have to be heavily female, but they are likely to be!!!!) Rising senior DS is looking to add a few more colleges to his application list, and is willing to forgo cheering on a football team, and will consider a smaller school to get more personal attention in the classroom. His stats: 6/470 decent public HS, NM commended, SAT 690CR/730W/800M (may retake in October to try to break 700 in CR) , SAT 11s: 800 Math 11C/ 780 Chem, low-key EC's - (almost none in first 2 years of HS, more in last 2 years), virtually no community service or leadership, summer job this year.</p>
<p>Vassar immediately comes to mind. Also, perhaps, Wheaton (the Massachusetts one), though I am not very sure about their science programs. Goucher would drool.</p>
<p>Goucher def. comes to mind. They have good science programs and with your stats you'd get awesome aid!!! Vassar is another school thats heavily female, but they do not give merit aid which is where your male status would come into play</p>
<p>My advice is to look at the schools that give generous merit aid in general, then look for those that are small and have good science programs, ignoring whether they have lots of women or not. Your son's stats are excellent.</p>
<p>He doesnt have to forgo cheering on a football team nor getting personalized attention in the classroom.he should consider looking at Honors Colleges within large U's to get both experiences,plus merit aid plus a better balance of males and females.</p>
<p>Any of the top LACs ought to do the job. They are nearly all low on males.</p>
<p>a good place to start would be schools that used to be all female: vassar, connecticut college, goucher, wheaton, skidmore.</p>
<p>Oops. I transposed his SAT II scores: 780 Math 11C/ 800 Chem. My bad! I forgot to mention, he did take the toughest curriculum offered at his school, and doubled up on science two years- but didn't pursue any out-of-school stuff like research or university classes. He is looking at local U's honor programs, but our local flagship is not likely to give any merit aid. He could apply to U of Arkansas (but Dhubby says "No way" when UT Austin is right in our backyard, and considered strong in
engineering/science.) I've heard "U of South Carolina" is friendly towards out-of-state students in the merit aid department. But how about some more suggestions for merit aid at LAC's? Keep it coming, folks. (We'll check out Goucher, Hendrix, Grinnell, Skidmore.... any more?)</p>
<p>If you are not overly concerned about getting him into a small LAC, I would strongly recommend Rice and Duke. Big state unis with great math/science would be Michigan, UIUC, UWisc-Madison. Some have honors programs that would make it feel cozier and they do have great sports teams. EvilRobot got great finaid at Vanderbilt and went there instead of Yale for comp sci. Colby is a LAC that is worth looking into.</p>
<p>Anxiousmom,</p>
<p>Like you, we live in Texas. Our neighbors' son is a junior at Duke and his stats were not as good as your son's SAT/GPA/etc. He is doing well at Duke and I think it's comparable to Rice (and I know you love Rice). I don't know any details about aid but he does receive some aid and I don't think it's based on need.</p>
<p>Thank you for your suggestion! Unfortunately, I read this article and, though I know it is not representative of the whole school, it made me shudder at the thought of my sweet kid applying to Duke. <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/news/st...scandal_at_duke%5B/url%5D">http://www.rollingstone.com/news/st...scandal_at_duke</a> It just sounds so toxic and unhealthy socially. But I'm sure that most of the kids are not involved in things like that. :( Please keep those suggestions coming, folks! DS will need significant merit aid (1/2 tuition or up) to be able to afford somewhere other than public U....</p>
<p>I understand about Duke. </p>
<p>While it's not in the same league as Rice or Duke, you might also consider TCU. Over the past 3 years, several quality students from our area enrolled at TCU and they received generous merit packages. TCU also has several programs that are ranked, including it's business department.</p>
<p>Alfred University in NY has an very strong engineering school and offers some great merit aid that your son would qualify for with his SAT scores.</p>
<p>Another New York school to consider is Wells College. They are building a new science center, recently went co-ed, and students can cross register at Cornell.</p>
<p>I'm going to suggest Case Western in Cleveland once again. Very strong in sciences, small enough to be friendly like a LAC, and generous with merit aid based on test scores/class rank.</p>
<p>anxiousmom
Im the one with the out of town S who got all the merit aid at U of South Carolina.If you think your Texas H could stand it,take a look at their Honors College offering,and their outstanding merit aid.Dont know about engineering there as S picked it for sport Management but its well worth looking into.</p>
<p>If he's interested in biochem and bio, check out Lewis and Clark in Portland OR. I think they are pushing 70% female and the admit director is on a mission to increase the school's visibility. We went to a presentation there where he said that they are going after the kids who get into Ivies--and it is "fun" to compete for those kids. It sounded like they have an open checkbook for kids with great stats. </p>
<p>I don't know about their other science depts, but the biochem/bio stood out and they have a good track record of med school admissions.</p>
<p>I would look at the california jesuit schools. They are all low in males and give good merit aid. USF only has 29% males at the ug level and I think his stats would automatically qualifly him for 16k in merit aid. Of course tuition etc. is so high at all the private schools that still leaves around 26K or more to pay. I don't know which have the best science programs. BTW my D refuses to apply to any of these schools solely based on the imbalance of the male/female ratio.</p>
<p>Here is a link to a previous discussion on this with a variety of schools to look at <a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/12912%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/12912</a></p>
<p>While I am no fan of Duke, having gone to Carolina, please do not base your decisions on a Rolling Stone or any other newspaper article. These types of articles are designed to sell newpapers not to enlighten.</p>
<p>Duke is an outstanding school. If that kind of stuff is not for your kid, he wouldn't do it, and he'll find friends who also don't want to involve themselves in that kind of nonsense. Duke is not a small school. He will find a place to fit in.</p>