<p>There are many excellent suggestions on this thread.</p>
<p>The U of C would be great for her, but she would almost definitely need better scores. I think she should put it on her list as a reach, though, simply because it jibes with her interests so well. I agree that the U of C attracts plenty of students from NJ already, though probably not too many female Hispanic mathematicians. </p>
<p>No one has suggested Reed. I would think that it might suit her very well, although again higher scores would definitely help her.</p>
<p>Although it is “south,” I think she should take a look at Rice. It’s just a great school. (My kid didn’t want south and I couldn’t get him to look at it, I have to admit. )</p>
<p>I always seem to be recommending the University of Rochester to people, but that’s because it is such a good place and is so often overlooked. I think it should definitely be on your D’s list: strong in STEM fields, strong in humanities, a good size, gives merit aid, interested in diversity.</p>
<p>I agree re: U Chicago; let’s see how she does on the SAT retest before applying, though. I’m pretty sure Haverford and Swarthmore are a huge reach, at least according to our school’s Naviance system–more so than Carleton or Oberlin. Will check out the others you mentioned. Thanks!</p>
<p>Consider Grinnell College, a top LAC in the midwest. Generous financial and merit aid. No distribution requirements. S is from an east coast metro area - he loves it. </p>
<p>Although it is public, University of Washington, maybe? It’s in Seattle, so it’s got the whole city-thing going on. Not to mention, it is known for science and math mainly. I don’t know if the OOS tuition is reasonable for you or not though.</p>
<p>*SATs 2000 (may retake)
Very strong in math (AP Calc BC and Statistics AP, Matt II SAT) – would like to study theoretical math
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<p>What is her SAT breakdown? Should we assume that because she’s “very strong in math” that she has a high Math SAT score? Is it like 700+, which would be 94th percentile or higher?</p>
<p>Smaller, and lower in prestige (but a very fine school) is Butler in Indianapolis or Loyola/DePaul in Chicago. Both urban environments and strong sciences.</p>
<p>Personally, I’d avoid Washington University because it is in St. Louis, which is just a worse and more redneck version of Chicago. Northwestern and UChicago are similar schools in a cooler city.</p>
<p>^ I’d avoid U of C because its directly adjacent to one of the worst slices of Chicago. I would say the areas around Wash U are arguably better than Evanston, and definitely better than the part of Hyde Park U of C is in.</p>
<p>Macalester is in a neat residential neighborhood of St. Paul, close to shopping and restaurants, and an easy drive or city bus run to downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul. It is an outstanding LAC. The school has a neat international feel to it. Great math.
[Mathematics</a>, Statistics, and Computer Science - Macalester College](<a href=“http://www.macalester.edu/academics/mscs/]Mathematics”>Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science - Macalester College)
I think she would like it and I think that they would appreciate your daughter there.</p>
<p>That’s true about Hyde Park. Would you really rank Evanston behind the WashU area? I’ve been to Evanston and to various places in St. Louis, but never the area near WashU.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I do. St. Louis is really redneck for being a large city. I have no idea why you’d want to spend many thousands of dollars and go half across the continent to a school in St. Louis, especially if you are Hispanic and Jewish.</p>
<p>I’ve heard a lot of complaints about relations between Evanston and the university. Wash U certainly has more of a “bubble” in that its campus is more cohesive, without streets crisscrossing it. Its called “in St. Louis”, but it’s more on the side, in the suburban University City. As for the area, you have the Delmar Loop directly north, plenty to do there. I wasn’t terribly impressed by Evanston, partially because it seems so much like my home town.</p>
<p>In the Midwest, the universities with the best town and gown relations are public. I would definitely include Indiana University-Bloomington, the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and the University of Wisconsin-Madison among the best college towns in the US.</p>
<p>*I have no idea why you’d want to spend many thousands of dollars and go half across the continent to a school in St. Louis, especially if you are Hispanic and Jewish. *</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>I don’t know about the Hispanic aspect, but WashU is popular with Jewish kids…and has been for awhile. </p>
<p>7% In-state students
93% Out-of-state students
0% Part-time students
48% Women
52% Men
<1% American Indian or Alaska Native
18% Asian
6% Black or African American
5% Hispanic/Latino
57% White
3% Two or more races
7% Non-Resident Alien</p>
<p>*Do you even know what “red neck” means? </p>
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<p>Yeah, I do. St. Louis is really redneck for being a large city.*</p>
<p>your answer is not a demonstration that you know what the term means.</p>
<p>*In the Midwest, the universities with the best town and gown relations are public. I would definitely include Indiana University-Bloomington, the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and the University of Wisconsin-Madison among the best college towns in the US. *</p>
<p>I agree.</p>
<p>I think Town and Gown relations are often best (or at least good) when the Townies feel a sense of pride because of the univ (perhaps because of sports success) and/or because their children have access to these schools.</p>
<p>T&G relations can get stressed when the Townies’ kids can rarely go to the school (perhaps at elites) and the students may treat (or be perceived as treating) the Townies with disregard.</p>
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