Small, less-competitive school suggestions

[RockySoil]

LAC’s tend to be very LGBTQ+ friendly, but since most are 2000ish students, the dating pool is quite small. If that is an issue for your D23, then the schools that are near other schools (e.g. Pitzer, Haverford), near a city (e.g. Macalester) or women’s colleges, or bigger than the usual LAC (e.g. Asheville) are good choices.

Also, it seems like your D23 is going to have some excellent choices given her academic record, so you might end up shopping for the best financial deal. If so this thread might help your search:

LAC's with merit - is there a list somewhere?

I am on kid #4, so I should know what I am doing. But of course like the other 3 she probably going down a different path than her predecessors. I have one at a big essentially open admissions state school, 1 at a full need met LAC, and a recruited athlete. #4 currently interested in a smaller LAC, but not necessarily a super competitive one. Is there a resource that shows what kind of scholarships are available at different schools? Or is it a bit of hunting on each of their websites and maybe calling each of the financial aid offices? For example, I can see on Lewis & Clark’s website that there are up to 5 full tuition scholarships. But there are also 4 other levels of merit scholarships. I can’t seem to find anything regarding the number awarded, the typical requirements, or most importantly the amounts. I am early with her, so I’m not too stressed about getting this figured out right away. But I’m trying to prepare myself for what kind of cost I am looking at, and prepare her f…