<p>any help? bump?</p>
<p>I forgot to mention. We are taking her to Dallas next week to a place called Aptitude Inventory Measurement Service - they are supposed to help guide us in helping her decide on a major and a college. Does anyone know about it?</p>
<p>If most of the colleges in CTCL, how intense is Reed? Do high B students survive?</p>
<p>Have you looked at St. John's College in Albuquerque and Annapolis? It is taught using the classics and if she likes those sorts of books, it might be worth a gander.</p>
<p>Have a friend whose D is attending and LOVES it, and she was a B+ student in HS.</p>
<p>Welcome, readingmom. I regret I don't have any advice. But, I'm glad you found us/joined us. Your D sounds like a neat kid. I'll keep my eyes open and remember her if something jumps out at me. :)</p>
<p>readingmom- you wrote
"Extracurriculars: acting, stage management, film competitions, volunteer at local arts center, rock climbing, snow skiing, biking, assistant directing, local food pantry, young democrats"</p>
<p>Do you know anything about Muhlenberg in Allentown Pa?
It's a small schooll, 2400, students renown for theater arts and pre-med.
Let me know if you have further interest.</p>
<p>In Boston, she could consider BU, BC, Northeastern and Simmons. The latter is a women's college, but, being in the heart of a college town, is very different than Wellesley or Smith. All have strong science programs, and research opportunities are limitless. Schools here are very interested in geographic diversity, so coming from the South will help.
Re essays, I'm guessing adcoms are more interested in what she can bring to the school than what her problems are.</p>
<p>Welcome readingmom! Your daughter has some nice stats to work with. You might want to contact Emeraldkity4 by sending a PM (personal message). I believe that one of her children has graduated from Reed.</p>
<p>I think that your D could use spell check whether she is at a large university, or a liberal arts college. I don't want to just list a bunch of schools, but I think that your daughter will have a lot of options to choose from.</p>
<p>Dear South Jersey Chess Mom,
No, I have never heard of it. Please tell me more.</p>
<p>Oh, and btw, I have never in my life used a forum so am not sure what I am supposed to click when I reply. Guess I will figure it out as I go along and it will be good for my 52 year old brain.</p>
<p>Dear Northeast Mom,
I am glad to hear that she may have a chance. Many of her older friends are attending Columbia - this, she knows is out.<br>
I will ask EmeraldKity4 as soon as I figure out how. This is great information!</p>
<p>Hearing that she may have nice stats is very encouraging!</p>
<p>Dear DrB<br>
Though my D is attractive, she is not very confident in large groups of girls - though governor's school seemed to help with this. Large group of cheerleaders with perfectly straight blond hair in the latest designs knowing what is cool in music and who did what at last night's party is not my kid. My D is much more likely to tell you about what plays or musicals are on Broadway or what room is her favorite to sit in at MOMA or the metropolitan museum of art. She even likes most opera. I think she may be a funny fit for many colleges. She is scared to consider an all girl's school though I think she would enjoy Boston. We will definitely research the ones you mentioned.</p>
<p>Dear DougBetsy,
Thanks, please keep her in mind. We would very much appreciate the help. She is wonderful but unique - making it difficult to find a college. My husband is a university professor (Chemical Engineering) that is having a difficult time understanding why a large university may not be the best thing for a student. He has come around to seeing that it may be what she needs but he doesn't know the ropes any better than I. Having his income is also a bit of a problem - too much money to qualify for help but not enough to easily pay for a private liberal arts education - esp. when she could go here for free. My goodness, what are we thinking?!</p>
<p>I'm sure this reference is buried somewhere in this thread but the search method is so poor it would take forever to find it so here it is again:
Best</a> Colleges - Education - US News and World Report A+ Options for B Students</p>
<p>If you’re a good student with less than stellar test scores or so-so grade-point average, these are the lists for you. These colleges, which have strong U.S. News ratings, accept a significant number of students with nonstratospheric transcripts.</p>
<p>Hi readingmom - From everything I've read and heard about Reed, I think it might be a perfect fit for your daughter. You can find descriptions in all the usual college guide books, but I suggest that you find a copy of "Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different", by Donald Asher, and read Asher's description of Reed. I think your daughter would want to sit down and start working on her application immediately after closing the book.</p>
<p>I know one student who was admitted to Reed last year with stats similar to your daughter's - good but not stratospheric grades and scores. I don't have any real knowledge or expertise about this, but my sense is that your daughter should bring out her learning differences and how she has overcome them somewhere in her application, so they'll be able to evaluate her properly.</p>
<p>Dear Calreader,
Thanks for the advice. I will order the book immediately. She is Self-directed,late blooming, and just plain different! Hyper-intelligent? probably not. In the 90 - 95th percentile? probably yes. Do you know how the student is doing?
ReadingMom</p>
<p>The CTCL colleges would certainly provide your daughter with what she is looking for. I'd also suggest another of the CTCL schools - Whitman College. It's more outdoorsy than Reed.</p>
<p>My D is a liberal democrat who comes home after school and states how uncomfortable she is in the classes she has filled with very opinionated conservative republican students. She likes her classmates but says she is tired of always being quiet. They have shouted her down when she voiced her opinion. She wants a college where she will be able to find some kindred spirits. Will Whitman College work? I've looked it up and found two very different descriptions.</p>
<p>There are a lot of CTCLs that might work for your daughter. </p>
<p>Whitman is a great school-- very outdoorsy, so if your daughter is not interested in outdoor adventures she might not fit in. </p>
<p>Reed is intense, with a demanding workload and a lot of reading. Your daughter would certainly fit in politically; in fact, she'd probably be considered right wing there. With her dyslexia, she might find the workload too much. But if she could hack it, she'd probably love it.</p>
<p>Some other CTCLs that might fit her are Beloit, Cornell College (in Iowa), Earlham, Kalamazoo, Lawrence, Clark and Hampshire. Hampshire is for the self-directed; she might love it.</p>
<p>readingmom - The student is doing great so far :-).</p>
<p>readingmom - there are two "Whit" schools in Washington, and I wonder if you're thinking about Whitworth. Whitman is the better-known of the two schools. Whitworth might be a little more socially/culturally conservative, from what I've read.</p>