Ok- I misunderstood. Apologies.
Momprof9904
I agree but Buffalo is a very difficult sell, and SBU is like not going away. Despite their superiority - they donāt work for those reasons.
NP is close, and offers the chance to place sports and has a small engineering department so there is that.
Aguadecoco
I think Rice might be out of her reach for admissions. If looks like a far reach
Did anyone raise Rochester - itās similar or a bit higher than other schools you mentioned in % hispanic and about 40% caucasian. If you look at SUNY B or CWRU, itās in a similar vein to CWRU.
You had U of A on the list - how about ASU - although itās super huge. Or Syracuse, if Iām reading the college factual correctly, itās 9.5% hispanic.
Tsbna
Each of them is on the maybe list, but not the final list for various reasons. Rochester because of geography. In Arizona, it felt UoA was slightly a better fit due to how they treat NHRP and their highly regarded Honors College. ASU might ultimately replace though due to better transportation alternatives.
Actually, ASU is the renowned Honors College (along with U of SC) and Iām an ASU alum (grad school) but I prefer UA. The campus is that - a campus - vs. several all over town. Itās traditional. The Honors dorm - while not in the best placeā¦has a dining hall ont he ground floor and a gym/counseling center adjacent. Great school - and I would not say that Tucson lacks transport connections. Itās more like it lacks non-stop connections but itās a major airport with all the airlines.
Good luck for sure
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USD is a private Catholic-based college in San Diego. I donāt know if you intended to list it since it is not on the UC app.
Absolutely agree with @Southoftheriverās interpretation of UCSD. The local HS students try to avoid applying here. It is known as āUC of the Socially Deadā. Iāve had former commuter students, try to schedule all of their classes on T/Th to avoid being on the campus much.
The school has tried hard to change that image, but school spirit is not their forte; there are pockets of some activity, but most students are competitive and are focused on their studies. It can appear to be a gloomy place (fog burn-off doesnāt help), so if she decides she wants to apply here, she really needs to visit.
FWIW: our SoCal, Mex-American daughter went to SUNY Buffalo and majored in EE and CS. Had a great education and came back home and had no problem finding jobs.
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Illinois isnāt Indiana, and UIUC and the Champaign-Urbana area are pretty progressive. Weāre not talking about Southern Illinois either. I(f the OP was looking at SIUC, I would say that it may be a problem, but Champaign County is pretty left wing.
That being said, UIUC is not always generous with financial aid, but itās still worth a try.
Your responses are, as they have always been, tremendously helpful, informed and insightful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
And W Lafayette and Bloomington arenāt like the rest of IN. Very progressive, open, and welcoming cities.
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Absolutely!
If she is open to an inclusive womenās college I think Agnes Scott might be worth a look. We just visited there. Itās an extremely diverse school. Lots of Latinas. Good for STEM and they have a partnership program with Georgia Tech so she could do the 5 yr program and get two degrees, one from each college, if I recall correctly. It is a gorgeous campus and right in Decatur with lots of shops and restaurants just a few blocks away. Felt pretty safe to me. Thereās a MARTA station in Decatur so she could have all of Atlanta available to explore w/o needing a car.
She would definitely get merit at Agnes Scott, too.
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Problem is, no engineering there except for a 3+2 program with Georgia Tech (= out-of-state tuition).
She will get definitely and absolutely get good $$ at Agnes Scott. Everyone is guaranteed $22k and she could get a full ride. They offer a Goizueta Foundation Scholarship too which would cover everything for Agnes Scott. There are other full ride scholarships there too. I donāt know about the costs of the time spent at GA Tech, but even if itās 2 years at full pay if youāve already gotten a generous scholarship to Agnes then it might be in the budget. And if she is interested in GA Tech going to ASC could be a nice side door.
In general, most of us on here highly dissuade students from the 3+2 path. There are LOTS of reasons not to like them. If you want to know more, just search for the term in the engineering forum so we donāt rehash the whole topic here.
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Well, I defer to yāall on the engineering. I am not an engineer and my kids are not aspiring engineers, but I think Agnes Scott pretty much ticks most of the listed boxes here:
I do know that Agnes Scott
ā¢ has warmer weather
ā¢ is in a diverse, liberal city
ā¢ is a champion of women in STEM
ā¢ will be affordable,
ā¢ is great for diversity with lots of other Latina students, super LGBTQ friendly also; liberal, but not in your face
ā¢ and is super highly ranked by USNews (for whatever thatās worth)
So I thought it was worth throwing out for the OP to check out. I am sure if they want more info they can reach out to Agnes Scott and they would be more than happy to explain the ins and outs of their programs and how the dual degree programs with Ga Tech and Emory work. When attending a school in Atlanta most of them participate in ARCHE so you can cross register at other schools for classes if you want to, also.
But it might not be attractive for any number of reasons, too small, donāt want a womenās college, etc. Just thought it was worth considering. It is a great school and a gorgeous campus in a vibrant city. It pretty much has everything on the list, except they will need to talk to them about options for majors.
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