If you go to the Princeton website, they have a financial aid calculator that is a little cumbersome to use, but apparently gives quite an accurate indication about what kind of aid you could expect there (assuming you are admitted, which is the hard part). I think Yale, Harvard and others are working on such a site also.
It probably(almost certainly) doesn't apply to schools without similar endowments. Maybe 10 or 15 at most.
Here is another good place to start.
http://www.usnews.com/articles...eds-of-students.html
http://www.usnews.com/articles...eds-of-students.html
Son attends Richmond, and also considered and visited W&M, BC and a couple of other schools on list. If you want, shoot me a PM and I can give you his opinion of the plus and minus factors for him. GL
Anything is possible when it comes to combining athletics and academics. Andrew Luck (Stanford) who was mentioned earlier is a great example. He was valedictorian for his high school class in Houston, plus a great kid. Another player Wayne Taylor from Houston Memorial will enter Stanford next year and he will also be a valedictorian. My son is a two sport athlete (baseball, football) at Williams College and is pursuing a double major in Economics and Math. What my son and I found out when he was going through the recruiting process is that there are some highly motivated smart athletes out there. Good luck.
Can't help but chime in on behalf of my school, Rhodes College! As mentioned previously, warm weather and a winning (and still rising) DIII program.
In response to the pre-med question earlier, I think half our team is pre-med and our team GPA is higher than the school average. I have lots more I can tell anyone, feel free to PM with questions!
In response to the pre-med question earlier, I think half our team is pre-med and our team GPA is higher than the school average. I have lots more I can tell anyone, feel free to PM with questions!
JP,
I've heard nothing but good things about Rhodes. My son has two high school teammates at Rhodes, one hits at top of the lineup and one was pitcher that had a great year last year. Also my niece is an All-American hurdler there. My son looked there, but in the end he felt like he couldn't pass on Williams.
I've heard nothing but good things about Rhodes. My son has two high school teammates at Rhodes, one hits at top of the lineup and one was pitcher that had a great year last year. Also my niece is an All-American hurdler there. My son looked there, but in the end he felt like he couldn't pass on Williams.
Thought this was relevant to this discussion. Hope the moderator doesn't mind the link. I have no connection to the site.
The Collegiate Power Rankings from the NCSA are calculated for each college and university at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels by averaging the U.S. News & World Report ranking, the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup ranking and the NCAA student-athlete graduation rate of each college/university. The collegiate power rankings are based off of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup rating which evaluates the strength of NCAA athletic departments, while the U.S. News & World Report rating recognizes institutions of academic excellence. The student-athlete graduation rates are based on those provided by the NCAA.
Below are the top 15 institutions in the overall NCSA College Power Rankings. Click here for the complete listing.
1. Amherst College
2. Williams College
3. Middlebury College
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5. Stanford University
6. Washington University – St. Louis
7. Princeton University
8. Duke University
9. Tufts University
10. Harvard University
11. Emory University
12. University of Notre Dame
13. Carleton College
14. Cornell University
15. Yale University
The Collegiate Power Rankings from the NCSA are calculated for each college and university at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels by averaging the U.S. News & World Report ranking, the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup ranking and the NCAA student-athlete graduation rate of each college/university. The collegiate power rankings are based off of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup rating which evaluates the strength of NCAA athletic departments, while the U.S. News & World Report rating recognizes institutions of academic excellence. The student-athlete graduation rates are based on those provided by the NCAA.
Below are the top 15 institutions in the overall NCSA College Power Rankings. Click here for the complete listing.
1. Amherst College
2. Williams College
3. Middlebury College
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5. Stanford University
6. Washington University – St. Louis
7. Princeton University
8. Duke University
9. Tufts University
10. Harvard University
11. Emory University
12. University of Notre Dame
13. Carleton College
14. Cornell University
15. Yale University
quote:Originally posted by Burnt Orange:
JP,
I've heard nothing but good things about Rhodes. My son has two high school teammates at Rhodes, one hits at top of the lineup and one was pitcher that had a great year last year. Also my niece is an All-American hurdler there. My son looked there, but in the end he felt like he couldn't pass on Williams.
A great school and honestly the whole process fascinates me. I looked at Williams as well along with some other NE schools (Haverford, Wesleyan, Trinity, JH) but in the end a mixture of preference and overwhelming scholarship led me to Rhodes. I think many get to a point where they can't make a wrong decision, I certainly felt that I was in that situation.
