<p>I already know of Hamilton, Vassar, Bard,Cornell, RPI .....these will probally out of range for my S who will be a Hs jr this fall. But we will help him to raise scores wherever we can.</p>
<p>but just troubleshooting ahead of time........if he maintains a 85-90 gpa and gets a SAT score of approx 1100 w/ a few APs and SAT II scores of say 600 or so. He does not know what he wants to study but likes and is best in MAth. He wants to be a police officer or join military too....but i think he is just not sure or thinking seriously yet about college or future goals. Trying to motivate him w/ some college visits this year and not sure what to look at.</p>
<p>What NY Rural colleges do you reccomend? SUNYs...I like Geneseo, Oneonta,
was thinking of Alfred or Wells or Clarkson but have never visited only read of them. ONLY RURAL SETTINGS he says.</p>
<p>on second thought..maybe not colgate..but Syracuse seems like a great match because they offer a veriety of subjects so that he can find his way through college and maybe discover his major once he's been there for a while.</p>
<p>Colgate's getting really selective..I don't know anyone that got in. It was the only school I got flat out rejected from (Accepted Cornell, RPI, Union, U of R, waitlisted at Columbia).</p>
<p>Schools that come to mind:</p>
<p>-Ithaca
-St. Lawrence
-Union College (not really rural, but good school in upstate NY)
-Most of the SUNYS (not Stony Brook though)</p>
<p>OH...I just saw he's interested in math! Definately check out Clarkson! They are really strong in math, and engineering majors...but they also have a lot of other stuff should he change his mind.</p>
<p>He might also take a look at St. Bonaventure if a Catholic school would be okay--its definitely rural and a match/safety for him. I also second the recommendation of Hobart and William Smith.</p>
<p>If he is truly interested in the military, check out which schools have rotc programs available. You can find that by going to the rotc website of whichever branch of the military he's interested in.</p>
<p>I don't know if Wells is rural or not (I'm not familiar with anything besides the name, knowing that it has gone coed, and knowing that it's in NYS), but I think you have a good shot there.</p>
<p>I see Clarkson was on the list, what about SUNY Potsdam. Both schools are in Potsdam, NY.. which is very rural, and a wonderful area. Clarkson has a ROTC program which students at SUNY Potsdam can also join. Clarkson is expensive, while Potsdam is a state school and obviously cheaper (and the food and dorms are better...) </p>
<p>We also have a really cool option that we can cross-register for a number of credits at Clarkson, St. Lawrence, and SUNY Canton for no extra charge, as long as we are taking a certain number at Potsdam.</p>
<p>Potsdam sounds like it might be a good fit for your son. Check it out, you can conquer both colleges right down the road from each other on one visit :)</p>
<p>yes, I realized SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson are neighbors once I looked @ NY map.</p>
<p>How do the two schools kids get along/ Have you cross registered in any classes w/ the other schools available? How would you compare the schools in the area?</p>
<p>People at all the schools get along fine. It depends on the individuals, but a lot of people have friends at the other college, and vice versa. Everyone's pretty friendly, there's just a big rivalry when hockey time rolls around ;)</p>
<p>I've never done the cross-registering because I'm a music major, so all my classes have to be done at the Crane School of Music on campus only. I do know people who have done it for other areas and had good experiences. A girl in my violin class this year was actually a freshman engineering major at Clarkson who wanted to take violin lessons at Crane. So, people are out there taking advantage of it :)</p>
<p>The other schools in the area... St. Lawrence in Canton is a really nice private school, pretty campus, very expensive. It's a liberal arts college. SUNY Canton is a technology school, I've never actually seen anything past the entrance. Clarkson is expensive and it's mainly for sciences and technology type majors. Their liberal arts studies building is one small building. Clarkson is interesting in that it's campus is kind of spread out in town. There's a bit that's on a full campus, then there's some academic buildings and a dorm that are more in town, so you could have classes in a different part and need to get there. Potsdam is nice, it's a small friendly campus. One side of the campus is academic, the other is residential.. the most it takes to get somewhere is like 10 minutes from the furthest point to furthest point. </p>
<p>I'm not sure exactly what you want to know, I don't know a whole lot about the other schools cause my life is so wrapped up in the music building, but anything about the locale or SUNY Potsdam in particular I can answer :)</p>