<p>I'm relocating my family to Boston area, so making last minute changes on school applications. My daughter is looking for a college within 90 minutes drive for a strong university/school spirit experience, Div1 athletics, and broad academics as still determining what she wants to do in life. 3.4 GPA, some honors, Outward Bound, great community service. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Try the state universities in the area: UVM, University of New Hampshire, UMass Amherst.</p>
<p>UVM, UNH, UMass, UMaine, Temple, UConn, Syracuse, UHartford, Rutgers, UDelaware, Binghamton, UBuffalo, St. Joe's, Towson, UAlbany, URI.</p>
<p>I think UConn and URI are 90 minutes from the outskirts of Boston if you drive fast. UConn has developed in all sorts of ways in the last 20 years. Lots of new buildings on campus, lots of school spirit. URI is easier to get into; what students might think is cool is that a lot of juniors and seniors rent beach houses a few miles away from campus. UMass and UNH can also be 90 minutes away. UVM and UMaine would be really far; I'm guessing UMaine is four hours away and UVM about six.</p>
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UVM - NO - too far - expensive for OOS - fairly selective admissions,
UNH - YES - a possibility - within 90 minutes
UMass - YES - a possibility - Amherst - within 90 minutes
UMaine - NO - too far
Temple - NO - out of the region
UConn - NO - more than 2 hours away
Syracuse - NO - out of the region
UHartford - YES/?? - about 2 hours
Rutgers - NO - out of region
UDelaware - NO - ditto
Binghamton - NO - ditto
UBuffalo - NO - ditto
St. Joe's - ?? - which one//
Towson - NO - out of region
UAlbany - NO - out of region
URI - yes - within 90 minutes
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<p>OP wow you are asking for alot - but not really alot of info - so you will probably get the very basics for info - uuummmm let's see</p>
<p>Providence College - YES - in RI
Holy Cross - YES - in Worcester MA
Northeastern - YES - in Boston</p>
<p>There are several other D1 schools within 2 hours - but not sure because of lack of info</p>
<p>OP - also - has your gal been accepted at a college yet?? - any chance it is in-state right now for her?? Reason being - if she has been accepted for an in-state school - she would go at in-state tuition - and then could possibly transfer to MA for instate in the future. Just curious - as not sure what application deadlines are for these schools and that could be an issue at this point..</p>
<p>NCAA</a> Members By Division - this is the list of D1 schools - you can sort them by state - may want to take a gander at it - maybe it will help</p>
<p>JeepMom-I'm pretty sure I can drive from Waltham (western suburb of Boston) to Storrs (UConn) in 90 minutes. And I drive slow!!!</p>
<p>go for it MUFFY - it depends on what part of Boston you would be leaving from - so guess it would be borderline then.</p>
<p>Can also add
Boston College
Boston Univ - both right in Boston - tough admission for both of them</p>
<p>I pretty much took the original post as her daughter is a solid B+ student. Sounds very similar to me. BC and HC sound like big reaches.</p>
<p>BU, PC, NU are all expensive. We dont really have enough info to help, so I just went with D1 schools in the northeast.</p>
<p>Is your daughter a senior? Because that may alter your options significantly....</p>
<p>Most deadlines are rapidly approaching (or already passed).</p>
<p>BO5TON - if this kiddo is a B student - then alot of the of the D1 schools will be out of reach - I didn't see it as a B student at all - just the GPA - there is not enough info tho to really go by :( Many of the D1 schools in New England are expensive - especially for OOS students. There are some good D3 schools tho that may fit the criteria that we know right now - hopefully the OP will come back to the thread soon.</p>
<p>I think a B/B+ student can get into a lot of the schools I, and everyone else listed depending on boards and ECs.</p>
<p>Boston to Storrs, CT (UConn) is just about 90 minutes. Boston to Amherst, MA (UMass) is closer to 2 hours.</p>
<p>Holy Cross & BC are both in the "Most Competitive" admissions category; based only on GPA, could be tough. (But, as we all know, admissions is pretty much a roll of the dice.)</p>
<p>Take a look at Merrimack College--some D1 sports, some D2
Providence College
UNH</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the great info. Was away as I have twin seniors and were hitting the 1/15 app dates for both of them. Both have been accepted at University of Kansas (in state) but both would prefer to be closer to Mom. Twin 1 knows exactly where she' wants to go -- Babson for international entrepreneurship, but twin 2 hasn't been as focused. A smart kid who got off track in 9th & 10th grade (2.4 & 2.6 GPA), moved to a 3.4 GPA 11th, now 4.2 GPA with two honors classes & college prep work at a demanding high school; 24 ACT; 3 weeks Outward Bound. Has really turned into an excellent student over the past year, but still some catch-up from the goof-off years. Lots of personality. Needs a school who will see her trajectory and potential. Visited BU,BC, UConn on last trip out. She loved UConn (the kids were great, campus pretty, good academics and probably felt like home --cows in pastures, etc) Very expensive OOS and may be a stretch (but not as much as BU, BC I would imagine.) Could anyone give me more info about the environment at UMass-Amherst, UNH, URI, UVer?</p>
<p>And she's applied at UConn, UMass-Amhert, UVM this week. Deadlines for UNH and URI are still a few weeks away. Missed UDel. Have applied but haven't been to the schools except UConn. l'll be living about 20 miles west of Boston. I've checked out some of the info about the NE system whre you get a break on tuition if a major is offered not available in one's state.</p>
<p>If she is accepted UMass-Amherst is fairly close and in-state (obviously). Here she has the benefit of the consortium which offers her classes in a small school setting. The school is a bit concrete-modern, but the town is nice and there is a free bus to Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith. Northampton, the town Smith is in, is wonderful.</p>