Space exploration career (non-engineering).
Rural, or at least not urban (we live in Manhattan and he wants out…for now).
School spirit. (Older brother at Virginia Tech and S19 loves that spirit).
School size doesn’t matter as long as it’s not too small (below 2,000).
SAT below 1300, GPA around 3.7 W (no APs, some Honors)
Mom and dad would prefer 3-4 hour drive max from NYC (medical reasons, long story).
Thanks!
@STEM2017 , have you started a thread in college search and selection? That’s a good starting point, you’ll get better answers. Trying to keep this thread on topic:-)
You’re absolutely right @Lindagaf !
My apologies. Back to thread topic all.
@SDCounty3Mom Hah! I would say it was more the other way around, DePauw mixed up with DePaul. Back almost 40 years ago, my best friend in HS got screwed when his GC sent his LOR to DePauw rather than to DePaul. I was so upset when we found out what happened, as I was already accepted and wanted him to go with me. Anyhow, he never bothered to fix it, decided to go to Circle Campus (now UIC) and I went to DePaul. I also hate it when sports media calls the basketball team the DePaul Blue Devils (nickname for Duke) rather than the Blue Demons.
Northeastern has come way up in the past 20 years. Currently has some fantastic faculty and you can do it in 4 years now if you do the coops in the summer.
I agree about University of Denver. Great programs, motivated yet down to earth students, approachable faculty.
Syracuse had a recent president who preferred social justice over quality.
I seriously considered UDenver, it’s engineering program is on the rise and it’s business program is top notch. Definitely not a bad choice at all
Nephew interested in U of Richmond. Do you know how their aid is?
I’m all about Elon. It’s star is definitely on the rise.
I do think University of South Carolina is another hidden gem. Everyone talks about UGA and GT…but really South Carolina is a terrific school.
“Syracuse had a recent president who preferred social justice over quality.”
@barrons , I politely request an explanation of this.
@barrons - social justice and quality are not mutually exclusive. If by social justice you mean more diversity among students and faculty then I would say such diversity leads to more robust learning environment for everyone and therefore a boost in quality.
But maybe I’m reading too much into your comment?
I agree USCar is a hidden gem. Certainly underrated and on the rise. Fantastic small-city urban campus. Lots of school spirit. S17 applied and was accepted and they were very generous (offered him in-state tuition.)
Arizona State is on the rise, especially in Engineering and Business. Great campus, blue chip school president
“Arizona State is on the rise, especially in Engineering and Business.”
Agree. It used to be University of Arizona was the state flagship and ASU was a party school with below average academics. But now ASU has overtaken UofA in many categories.
@barrons I’m not sure how that relates to this thread.
That does seem to be an old article. Syracuse does seem to be on the way up again.
As a WashU parent I wouldn’t mind if the current Syracuse chancellor is in consideration for the chancellor’s opening after Mark Wrighton’s retirement.
Univ of S. Carolina has certainly been on the rise with smart kids coming out of my kids’ small private h.s. in Maryland. The honors college has been attracting many of the top 10-20% kids the last few years (generous scholarships and admittance to the honors college). The salutatorian from my daughter’s class opted to accept a spot in the honor’s college over acceptance at other more prestigious universities. I’ve noticed as more kids are applying from our h.s., the more selective they have become with whom they are admitting from our h.s. and how much merit they are offering. Whether S. Carolina is underrated, I don’t know as I don’t have personal experience or knowledge of its academics and resources, but it has definitely become an attractive alternative for kids who either didn’t get in to UMD or want to go a little farther from home.