<p>My D has no idea where to go now. If accepted at CMC ,( she was denied )or if she had aid at Pepperdine(has not heard yet) the choice would be easy . Her goal is to major in psychology and spanish and to go to grad school for Physical Therapy or for a PhD in clinical psych(PT is the most likely)
The main other contenders:
-Willamette 20,000 a yr in sch/grants and the rest loans(college pays interest)
-U S D 18,000 in sch/grants plus sub. loan
-Trinity University (has not visited costs about 5,000 more a year)I think she would like it and could picture her there but she is wary of Texas ( I think a visit would change that)</p>
<p>My D loves Ca and really wants to go there, but I don't want that to be her main reason for deciding. PT school is difficult to get into so she needs to get a good GPA. She loved Willamette but is worried about that much rain growing up in Az. My guess is that we will not get much from Pepperdine.She would go in a heartbeat if she did. She got hardly any money from Santa Clara. She has merit at lots of other schools but has ruled them out over time.
My guess is we have a lot of visiting to do still and my D is now tired of it. She was hoping things would be clear cut by now.
Any suggestions, advice, re the above schools would be appreciated.
Congratulations to all who had such great news. there are amazing students on here!</p>
<p>Trinity has a very nice looking campus ,it's well respected, big endowment -usually very generous for those they want, and San Antonio is one of the truly unique cities in America. Don't let her turn it down without visiting, jmo.</p>
<p>Bandit, I visited Trinity with my S last year, who initially had the same response as my d. The whole time we were there I could picture my D there more then my S but he loved the college. It was a close second for him to pomona. We will visit there over admitted students day. I am disappointed that did not give as much money to her as a lot of her schools but maybe they will discuss it if she ends up loving it. Who knows maybe pepperdine will come through for her. Anyone else have any thoughts on these schools.</p>
<p>Our friend's D is at Trinity and gets to do a lot of research, and paid work, too. Our area sends several good academic athletes each year. San Antonio is a nice city, and is not your typical tumbleweed desert vision of Texas. You'd be hard pressed to find any cows. ;) I've been to the Laurie Auditorium several times.</p>
<p>My D was accepted EA2 at Trinity as Murcheson scholar, and received their highest merit award - 11,000. We visited during accepted students weekend. Like it a lot! The dorms are terrific. Realize that most of the kids (and people here) are Yankee transplants, and Trinity, unlike TX is pretty liberal (there is one conservative poli sci prof, however). Don't believe all those stories about TX that you hear. I was worried when we moved here, and find it warmer and friendlier than the north. There is no desert here - no tumbleweed. Very lush and green.The quality of life in SA is awesome! I am from Chicago, and live in Houston, and get to SA any chance I can. It's wonderful! The advantages of a larger city, in a smaller city feel. Great prof/ student interaction.However, they are tied to FAFSA very strictly. The rest was offered in loans. That would have meant about 80,000. Her other merit offers were greater - full tuition American and almost full at Amherst. So, if you are counting on large merit awards, they don't exist there. But by all means, visit. I think you will stop worrying about TX.</p>
<p>Wow, unanimous support for Trinity University. Thanks for the info.I went ahead and reserved her spot for admitted students day. She has reluctantly agreed to come. Academicaly how does Pepperdine and Trinity compare?</p>
<p>Trinity is very demanding academically. Our church deacon's sons both went there, and he worked at UMass, familiar with LAC's and he said that if Trinity were in the mortheast it would be ivy or top LAC. It is one of the hidden jewels. In fact, many students who preferred Stanford go there. Its reputation is well known in academia. By the way, at admitted students' weekend, we learned one very important tip. Many of our seniors are currently taking AP classes - they will receive their scores BEFORE the colleges do. So, when they go off to college make sure they bring their AP scores with them. The colleges may not have them yet. This will aid their advisor in placing them and getting their schedules.</p>