<p>Without a hook, you will probably find that Kenyon, Swarthmore, and even Haverford are significant reaches. No merit aid at Haverford, either.</p>
<p>Case Western Reserve- Great biomed program, good pre-health advising, urban, small size, generous financial aid.</p>
<p>Hobart William Smith (a little smaller), University of Rochester.</p>
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<p>The arms race for admissions has gotten pretty ridiculous but let’s step back for a second. Currently DD is top 10%, 3.85 UW and (almost) a 2000 SAT. That’s not bad. Kenyon may not be a slam dunk but I think it’s worth a shot if DD likes the place. Maybe look at Albion - good school, not quite as difficult as Kenyon to crack. Good Luck</p>
<p>Maybe check out Haverford, Wesleyan, and Vassar.</p>
<p>Macalester. Strong LAC, intellectual student body good pre-med program (the first and second point based on some I’ve known who went there and the last two points from what I’ve heard of friend’s kids doing pre-med there who also sound like your daughter’s ‘type’). And its located in the city. But no sense of the financial side of the picture.</p>
<p>Carthage (no field hockey though)</p>
<p>Kenyon is a great choice but does not meet the “not too rural” criterion.</p>
<p>Richmond is pretty rural, or small town-ish. The Earlham campus is fairly self-contained, though; the kids stay on campus except to shop or eat or go bowling. When they need a city-fix, Dayton is a half hour away.</p>
<p>OP, except for the rural-ish-ness, Earlham sounds like a good fit for your D.</p>
<p>Colby, College of the Atlantic, Kenyon (would need to raise her scores)</p>
<p>For merit, Ohio Wesleyan, Earlham, Beloit, Knox</p>
<p>Creighton in downtown Omaha.</p>
<p>Middle 50% SAT: 1110-1340.</p>
<p>Gobs of pre-med students - about a third of the freshman class.</p>
<p>Less expensive than the east/west coast privates of similar quality - about $41,000 tuition/fees/room/board per year.</p>
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<p>I would NOT suggest Bryn Mawr, Wellesley, Haverford or Swarthmore for her.</p>
<p>She needs a place with a bit more fun.</p>
<p>I like the idea of Clark University.</p>
<p>The profile of your D is my neice; though your D’s scores were a touch higher. She was just accepted Thursday night to Brandeis.</p>
<p>Somewhere here I read about Carroll University in Helena, MT. We have been looking into that school and on paper it is very nice. On paper it looks like their pre-med advisory program is very good-place 100% of their kids into med school. They also have strong programs for pre-PT, nursing and several other medical fields. The campus and area is AMAZING. We put it on our list. FA looks really good-great merit aid and actually one of the lower cost private schools we have found.</p>
<p>ooops, that should be Carroll College in MT.</p>
<p>If you are willing to look at a smaller school, Ursinus may be a good option.</p>
<p>Small college town, but King of Prussia mall a short drive away.</p>
<p>Good merit. Strong sciences. D3 sports.</p>
<p>I second Occidental. I’m a sophomore here right now, and it sounds like what you’re looking for. Its a LAC, but in the city (Los Angeles). I applied to tougher LACs and got waitlisted when I went through the process, so Occidental would be a good mid-range LAC. I can tell you that its admission rate is not indicative of how good of a school it is. I have had some amazing professors here, and going to a small school (2000 students) is wonderful because you can do things like to go to lunch with your Chinese professor (and get treated!) and hang out in office hours whenever you want. Being in the middle of Los Angeles is such a huge benefit, and I would think before considering schools in small towns (even 1 hr away from a city is hard to get to if you don’t have a car). I would also second Macalester, I’ve heard great things about it, and it is also in a city.</p>
<p>I second Bard, which another poster has noted. She could also consider a school like Hampshire, etc. (Of course, this school’s are known for the intense liberal-ness, so they definitely would not suit everyone.) I just think of schools like that as being perhaps better alternatives to schools like Trinity, Hobart, Union, etc. which tend to have a larger “party atmosphere.” For merit aid, St. Lawrence might also be a good pick.</p>