<p>I can’t comment on the golf programs (lthough at some schools that might help him gain admission), but have you looked at Goucher; Drew; Ithaca; Clark; UMass; UVT; URI; Washington College; Albright; Fairfield and Roanoke?</p>
<p>onasearch, I sent a PM to you. I do have another thought. How about the University of Tampa? There was a poster here whose son is also a golfer and loves UT!</p>
<p>Definitely check out Muhlenberg. Top of our list. Faculty strongly student-centered. We shared a tour this summer with a family who has a child already attending. She mentioned (without any prompting - we’re Catholic!!) that her daughter found a very active Hillel community that is supported by all students - some of their events are very popular for students of all faiths. Campus is roughly 1/3 Jewish, 1/3 Christian, 1/3 “other”. Fraternities are an active part of campus community, especially re: philanthropy. Top majors are both pre-med and drama, so a very diverse group of kids.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for all of your suggestions–I will look into the many schools you all suggest.</p>
<p>We had a nice visit with a “B” school yesterday, Arcadia, in Glenside PA. I’ve posted a review in the College visits forum. Don’t know what I’m going to do for fun after this one figures out a college!</p>
<p>Are there any other schools I should consider checking out for safeties?</p>
<p>When I signed onto CC this morning and saw the “Should I retake my 32 ACT” thread, I thought I would bump this. :)</p>
<p>I just bought the funniest book…Accept My Kid Please! (A Dad’s Descent Into College Application Hell)…cheap and very entertaining paperback from Amazon.</p>
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Just a minor caveat–onasearch said her son wanted a school with fraternities, and Goucher, Drew, Ithaca, Clark and Fairfield don’t have them. (Then again, neither does Guilford, which was already on her list, so maybe it’s not a sticking point.)</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about either Willamette or U of Puget Sound?</p>
<p>Any input on Roger Williams in RI?</p>
<p>@nightchef, are you speaking to me?</p>
<p>sushi_error–no, sorry, I was speaking to yabeyabe2, regarding his answer to onasearch. (It does get a little tricky keeping track of the overlapping conversations sometimes…it’s like being in a David Mamet play.)</p>
<p>Nightchef…are you sure you were speaking and not talking? :)</p>
<p>Nightchef, I do like your list, would any of those schools be good safeties I should consider? My GPA is a 3.5, but my highest ACT score is a 23. I have good EC’s and solid recommendation letters.</p>
<p>sushi, I think those schools are all places you would be a solid candidate for; I can’t vouch for their IR departments except for Goucher and Clark.</p>
<p>You would also find the following schools to be safeties or matches (does your HS have Naviance or another way of checking past applicants’ results?): (Nightchef and RTR, I found both your comments very funny)PA–St Josephs; Scranton; Lycoming; Moravian; Alleghenny; Elizabethtown; Ursinus; Temple
MD–McDaniel, Salisbury and Towson
NY-Manhattanville; Hobart; Alfred
D.C.–American; Catholic
Note that Drew and several others on the two lists are test-optional, which could help you. Remember that a small school’s IR professors may not be s famous as a larger school’s–but you will learn directly from them in a class of 20, not from a grad student with the professor just lecturing to a class of 100. I learned this the hard way at Penn.</p>
<p>Does Catholic have a good political science program? I’ve heard mixed reviews.</p>
<p>AU is my top choice, but I doubt my chances because of my score. I’d apply ED, but really want to weigh financial aid packages and whatnot. I also really like Clark, but I don’t know about my chances.</p>
<p>qialah, I haven’t been to Willamette but was at UPS’s Discovery Day last weekend. One parent asked the Director of Admission about the cohort that UPS students apply to. He didn’t really seem to feel there were any comparable schools in the region but used Reed and Whitman as examples of academic peers. He felt that no one compared easily to UPS, as Reed is so differently culturally and Whitman, due to its geographic isolation, is also quite distinct. As for who is getting into UPS, they cite a freshman SAT average of 1261 (not sure if that is admitted or attending). Only about a quarter are from Washington. U-CAN shows average indebtedness at graduation at about $27K. Loved loved loved the dorms. It was probably the most useful event we’ve been to, featuring short sessions with academic departments and a panel of alumni who took questions.</p>
<p>Sushi, if Catholic does not have a good political science program, given their location, they are being negligent, but consider posting on their forum. Remember that college “fit” goes way beyond 1 department’s offerings and reputation.</p>
<p>I guess no one got my David Mamet joke…</p>
<p>RTR, no, I didn’t get it! I guess I don’t know who David Mamet is! </p>
<p>Haven’t posted for a while, just got back from Alfred University Family Weekend, had a wonderful time & things seem really good there for my D. </p>
<p>We can yak all we want about getting in somewhere, but once they get there, you have to hope that they are happy with roommates, classes, professors, the food, the weather etc. No parent wants to hear any “transfer talk” after all this worry, stress of this horrendous admissions process! And we are on our 4th child with this admissions stuff!</p>