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Furman is already on the list. (Parents are alumni).</p>
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I will ask D. Pretty sure that she is not interested in all girls.</p>
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We have, in fact, done a campus visit there (but she did not do an overnight). Many things to like, but D had reasons to cross this one off the list.</p>
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I think that she reviewed St. Olaf, but cannot remember why it is not on the list. Will re-check on this one.</p>
<p>Just wanted to also issue a big thanks to all that have responded so far. This selection process is waaaay more difficult than I remember it (back at the beginning of time).
Truthfully it is the finances that make it so tough. Finding the “best” school that fits our budget is just a challenge. Too many variables. Too many unknowns.</p>
<p>VerumSeeker, does your D plan to retake the ACT/SAT? That looks like one reltively weak spot in her stats.</p>
<p>Among public universities in your region, Wisconsin (Madison) is one of the best. Full pay is around $25K I think, but is there possibly a reciprocity agreement for in-state rates with your state? I believe Wisconsin has such an agreement with Minnesota – but you are in Iowa, right?</p>
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Just got results back yesterday from re-take of ACT. Same score (Science went up a bit and English went down a bit).
SAT is scheduled for OCT.</p>
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Yep. In Iowa.</p>
<p>Why not Oberlin?</p>
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<p>Since you note that finances are the "“deal breaker,” IA publics are the most realistic option. They may not be the size of school your D would prefer, but they have plenty of non-athletes and non-greeks, they have good job placement opportunities, they are in the right state, the majority of students hold moderate views, they offer psychology and writing, and they have many foreign study options (which will be more affordable because you are not on the hook for private school tuition.)</p>
<p>Look carefully through the list in post 16. There are some good schools with NMF scholarships. DD1 has a full tuition scholarship at Denison and loves it there. There is some Greek but she has felt no compulsion to join.</p>
<p>Has she thought about SMU in Dallas? It has about 6K students and many of the things she mentioned on her list. In addition, National Merit Finalists are guaranteed 1/2 tuition plus 2k a year for 4 years, at a minimum. They can get departmental scholarships on top of that amount, etc. They also have several full-ride scholarships, and the Hunt Leadership scholarship which is about 3/4. Both these scholarships include tuition, etc. for a year abroad. The school is in a very nice area in Dallas, and the campus is absolutely beautiful. Her ACT scores put her in range for SMU.</p>
<p>St. Thomas in St. Paul (or is it the other way around ;))</p>
<p>For graduate school it kind of doesn’t matter where you go. I mean, all other things being equal and if they were really pressed to decide between two students, a student who went to Harvard MIGHT get into a program over a student who went to a local public. But generally speaking, if you’re an outstanding candidate they don’t care where you come from. Medical and law schools care even less.</p>
<p>I don’t know if your daughter is at all interested in women’s colleges, but Agnes Scott College is worth a gander. ASC is known for giving generous financial aid (I graduated high school with a 3.6 weighted GPA, ranked 17 out of 338, 800v 660m and average ECs - and I got a full tuition scholarship there). It’s a small women’s college in the suburbs of Atlanta, with a student body of about 1,000. No sororities, strong undergrad psychology program AND strong writing curriculum.</p>
<p>I see midatlmom has also recommended it.</p>
<p>Have you ever looked at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va? It’s about 4000 undergrads and is public so cost is not exceptionally high. Also, with your scores, you could be competitive for some non-need based aid (which is awarded to 15% of students). Probably not as high profile as many other suggestions here, but I would guess that their physical proximity to Northern Virginia and DC positions grads well in that job market.</p>
<p>Definitely second everyone’s thoughts on Furman and Davidson. Excellent psych.and English departments at FU and neuroscience program at Davidson is stellar. I would also encourage a look at Rhodes-the merit money for her stats would be impressive I believe and the programs she is interested in are very strong at Rhodes. Both of our kids ( now at Furman) got more generous offers at Rhodes- but decided to opt for a school slightly larger and closer to home. Sewanee has an incredible English department but is a very greek scene from what I understand.</p>