We are down to the wire at our house. My son is struggling to decide between St. Lawrence University and SUNY Geneseo. St. Lawrence has offered him a very generous scholarship so assume the total costs are approximately the same. With respect to St. Lawrence, he is concerned about the student body, specifically, that it may be a bit too privileged and preppy. As for Geneseo, he is concerned that it is a high-pressure school academically – he hopes to go to medical school and is worried it will be tough to earn the necessary GPA at Geneseo. Other than those two factors, he really likes both schools. I am confident he will do well at both schools, as he scored well on his SAT (1400) and is in the top 5% of his high school class (large suburban public high school). Any comments or suggestions from anyone?
St. Lawrence welcomed your son with a large scholarship. You can be confident he will find others there like him. I would accept the offer.
Thanks for your reply, @merc81. He has decided to go to St. Lawrence and we have paid the deposit!
St. Lawrence is a school I feel comfortable recommending, hence my minimalist first reply. Your son will love it. Congratulations to your family!