Looking for suggestions on the East Coast or Midwest-B/B+ student

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<p>Wanting some suggestions for B/B+ male student. Location can be east coast, midwest, possibly southeast. Do not want religious affiliation unless it is a thing of the past and currently truly has wide representation of different religious groups on campus.</p>

<p>Looking for an LAC or very small university with small classes. Can be rural, suburban or in city, but some things should be in walking distance, or public transit to get basic things (ie: barber shop, pizza, bank). Walking friendly is a big plus.</p>

<p>No more than 2 hours from an airport (prefer less than an hour) and there should be public transportation available to an airport more than 45 minutes away.</p>

<p>Sticker price does not matter much if merit aid is very good, or financial gapping is on average less than 15% of need.</p>

<p>Interested more in humanities than math/science.</p>

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<p>Miami of Ohio, Lehigh, Clark University, College of Wooster (OH), Hobart and William Smith, Providence College, Denison, University of Richmond, Elon (don't know anything about it but friend's kids are applying)</p>

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<p>Thanks momofdb. Good ideas. CC keep them coming.</p>

<p>Miami would not work bc he'd miss out on merit aid there (pretty sure), he's OOS, and it might be too large. OOS public schools are going to probably be too pricey. We are in NJ.</p>

<p>Lehigh, and Richmond are too competitive.</p>

<p>Providence is Catholic.</p>

<p>Clark is not great for walking. Neighborhood is not appealing.</p>

<p>Elon has nothing in walking distance.</p>

<p>Other suggestions are good I think.</p>

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<p>Off the top of my head:
Wabash (Indiana liberal arts, all-male)
DREW (NJ)
Elmira (NY)
Hendrix (Arkansas, supposedly really good w/aid)</p>

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<p>gettinin, thank you. He does not want an all male school. Drew, and Elmira are good suggestions. I don't think that he'd want Arkansas. Do you have any info about Elmira?</p>

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<p>Use the search function in ::</a> College Planning Made Easy | Inside Source for College Admissions Requirements and play around with the variables to find some options. Many of the PA schools may meet your needs. Good luck.</p>

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<p>quinnipiac, goucher, marist, drew</p>

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<p>I got/get a lot of mail from Elmira (though it's almost stopped since I'm a senior and application season is drawing to a close). Their merit scholarships are REALLY nice, though, and from the brochures it seems like a very nice place. Only so much can be told from those, of course, but I'd say to go on the website and read around.</p>

<p>In the midwest, Otterbein might be a good option. It's in Ohio, really close to Cleveland. My friend almost attended and, though it has a religious affiliation, she said it didn't appear to be very present. She also says that, if you qualify, their merit scholarships are really nice. It might be worth looking into.</p>

<p>I've gotten mail from quite a few schools like this, so I'm going to look through my old mail piles and post more suggestions.</p>

<p>edit: Also, I second Goucher. I applied there, got a very nice merit scholarship, and am VERY impressed with the school overall.</p>

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<p>My B/B+ male student has done very well at Wheaton (MA) and we've never been gapped, and that includes the past two years when we had two in college. </p>

<p>Wheaton</a> College: SFS:</p>

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<p>Ideas (don't know too much about neighborhood for each):</p>

<p>1) Muhlenberg College.
2) Quinnipiac University (5,000 ish undergraduates)
3) Gettysburg College
4) TCNJ (The College of New Jersey)
5) Dickinson
6) Franklin and Marshall</p>

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<p>Merit option privates - Ithaca, Rollins, Tampa, towson, hofstra,
less expensive states - uncw, unca, costal carolina, cofc, purchase, ramapo</p>

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<p>Thanks all. </p>

<p>Is Wheaton a Jesuit College?</p>

<p>I think that TCNJ, F&M, Dickinson are too competitive.
Don't know about Muhlenberg in terms of how competitive, but I think that they are science orientated and too expensive when you get the bottom line.</p>

<p>Quinnipiac meets on average 65% of need. My older son applied there. FA package was the worst of all of the schools he applied to. We do like this school, but not financially possible.</p>

<p>Goucher puts an emphasis on study abroad. At this point my son does not want to study abroad at all. When a school starts pushing this he does not want to apply.</p>

<p>We visited Otterbein. Nice campus. It will be going from the trimester to semester system. We don't want to be in the middle of that conversion. Also, I found that they did not make themselves flexible/friendly for OOS students. I don't mean that OH is not friendly, LOL. Just that this school is geared to those from OH. The majority are OH kids, and taking finals the Wed. before Thanksgiving was not a plus for us. If one lives within 3 hours of the school, this is not an issue. Think that they have a strong theatre department.</p>

<p>mp, and gettinin, we have visited Elmira. It is a beautiful campus. There are generous merit awards. They do not publish FA awards in USNews. This is a red flag for me. Why hide the info? Quinnipiac that only meets on ave. 65% of need, publishes their info. Elmira has a high sticker price. They do give nice merit awards, plus an extra 2500per year for OOS students who visit prior to a certain date. They lose about 25% of students after freshman year. I wonder why that is. Is it because scholarships are lost and money in FA is not enough? Don't know. You can earn your scholarship back btw. They will even repay you what you lost the following year if you meet the gpa required. Still 25% walk away after freshman year.</p>

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<p>flyaround thanks. Ramapo, Ithaca, and Rollins, Tampa are possiblities. We need to research the money at Rollins. Might be way too pricey. Tampa is not, but not having a car there sounds like a pain. Ithaca is on the large side and might not get merit aid, but Fa there (which is okay).</p>

<p>flyaround, do you know much about Coastal Carolina? I don't know anything about it. We have been to UNC-W. Very nice school, can get by without a car, near the airport. It is a bit big, but a school to consider.</p>

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<p>Wheaton in IL is a Christian college. I couldn't find anything on Wheaton (MA) website to suggest a religious affiliation.</p>

<p>Wheaton</a> College | Four-Year Liberal Arts College in Massachusetts</p>

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<p>Oh, really. I did not know that! I will look into Wheaton. Thank you!</p>

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<p>Wheaton (MA) is a secular college:</p>

<p>Wheaton</a> College: Norton, MA: Spirituality</p>

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<p>After looking through my mail, I've found a few more suggestions for you:</p>

<p>Hartwick College (NY). From the mail, I've gathered that they are more geared toward the humanities and have plenty of merit aid, though award size may vary.</p>

<p>Manhattanville College (NY). It's located in Purchase, which means it's only about forty-five minutes by train outside of the City, which could be nice. They have some scholarships that can be REALLY attractive. One thing that may be a downside, though, would be that they aren't entirely focused on humanities, but those seem to be strong. According to the brochure, there is very convenient public transportation. The school has a shuttle as well.</p>

<p>Beloit (WI). This one might be on the more selective side, but they fit academically. If you want merit aid, they say it's best to apply for their non-binding early action deadline. They have their own campus bus service that provides transport in the area around campus. They also say it's very easy, through outside bus services, to get to cities that are nearest by.</p>

<p>Hanover College (IN). This one I'm including even though I never really researched more about it. They seem to offer merit scholarships to very attractive candidates. They also encourage an early action application for merit aid. I couldn't find anything on transportation but it might be a good option.</p>

<p>Cornell College (the one in Iowa...not NY). I actually almost applied here because I thought their approach to education was REALLY cool. You only take one class at a time. Iowa, it turns out, wasn't for me, but it's a cool option if your S is up for it. They have merit scholarships that range from $6,000 to full tuition. I think their approach to education is really cool, as I mentioned before, and a great approach to the liberal arts. Everything in the town is supposedly within walking distance from campus, but most people have a car or friends with cars so transport elsewhere doesn't seem to be much of a problem. </p>

<p>St. Olaf College (MN). This may also be a little more selective. They offer merit scholarships, but a separate application is required for these. I believe it's a supplement on the Common App. I'd say they're pretty well known in the liberal arts. A co-op bus makes trips to the Twin Cities on the weekends. They have a shuttle that is $15 each way that takes kids to the airport before break. They have many other transport methods, such as buses into Northfield on certain nights and campus safety shuttles.</p>

<p>There's more mail I still haven't sifted through, but those stood out. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Earlham, Beloit, Lawrence (WI)? Earlham is Quaker but gets way more Christians than Quakers, still has a very open Quaker ethos. (I'm atheist and I love it--not an academic fit for me, unfortunately.) I would second Wooster, Denison, and Wheaton (MA). All of these are pretty good at meeting need and offer some measure of merit aid as well.</p>

<p>EDIT: Also seconding Hanover (one of curmudgeon's favorites for merit aid, strong academics) and possibly Cornell C if you like the block plan. St. Olaf is a wonderful place, but students are mainly Nordic Lutherans and its core curriculum includes required religion courses.</p>

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<p>Not really considering Olaf, Beloit, Earlham, or Lawrence for various reasons.</p>

<p>Don't know anything about Hanover.</p>

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<p>You might also look at Ripon (WI)--small and nurturing, in the vein of Hiram and Hanover. I don't know how well they meet need, but merit appears okay-to-good.</p>