Match Me--Male NE Student looking for High Academic LAC + club or varsity rowing

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In comparing club rowing programs to varsity programs, note that while varsity programs tend to be fully sponsored, club programs, as mentioned by @twoinanddone, may require significant fees from participants.

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This list is at a variety of price points, with club rowing or intercollegiate (but not D1 or offering rowing scholarships), with an enrollment under 6,000 (unless noted otherwise) and international relations (or similar) and political science majors offered.

Extremely Likely (90+%)

  • Wheaton
  • College of New Jersey (slightly larger than your limit at 7,000 undergrads)
  • DePauw
  • Marist
  • St. Lawrence
  • Butler
  • SUNY Geneseo
  • Hobart & William Smith
  • St. John Fisher
  • Endicott
  • Ithaca
  • Le Moyne
  • Susquehanna
  • Gordon
  • Hampden-Sydney (all men)

Likely (60-90%)

  • Skidmore
  • Franklin & Marshall
  • Connecticut College

Possible (25-55%)

  • Bucknell
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • Kenyon
  • Lehigh
  • William & Mary
  • U. of Richmond
  • Lafayette

Unlikely (less than 25%)

  • Williams
  • Washington & Lee
  • Vassar

I think your son is likely to get very significant merit aid at a number of these universities. And although your son has great stats, colleges is the unlikely bucket are unlikely for all applicants, simply because of the very large numbers of highly-qualified students who apply.

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If you are interested in governments, both Trinity and Colby are close to state capitals and have good crew programs. Colby’s boathouse is on a beautiful lake – it’d almost make a non-rower excited about the sport! They dive good FA.

Union is definitely worth checking out and gives merit as well. Their schedule and proximity to Albany also lend them to internships.

I know women who rowed at Hobart but am less familiar with the academic programs there.

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With respect to academics, these sites may be helpful:

Best Colleges for Public Policy

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Be careful of merit + need based aid situations. Many colleges allow merit scholarships only to replace student loan and work study and unmet need before reducing grants from the college. Of course, if the merit scholarship is larger than the total need based aid, increased amount of such helps again.

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Holy Moly, @AustenNut this is GOLD! Thank you!

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