My daughter is only in 10th grade so we still have plenty of time to do our research. She gets fair grades, B avg (hardly ever A's or C's). She does not yet know what interests her, or exactly what type of career she intends to pursue. I'm no millionaire either. So i'm looking for a fairly generalized curriculum that provides a good value for the money.
2007-03-01 09:39:02 · 3 answers · asked by V-Starion 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I suggest you get a copy of Loren Pope's wonderful little book, "Colleges that Change Lives". (There was an article about him in the NY Times just a couple days ago; maybe you saw it.) It will help you and your daughter think about this question in a reasonable way.
There is an associated web page, but the book is a lot better. Get it!
http://www.ctcl.com
2007-03-01 14:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by OR1234 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THere are hundreds of colleges in New England. Most of them are very respectable and do a great job. At least 20 of them are among the best colleges in the world (start with MT, Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown, Yale, Williams, Amherst, etc) . But you can't go by "best" you have to go by what fits your kid's needs and ability.
THe way to get started with this is to go to the website of the collegeboard.com or princetonreview.com. They have college search systems that allows you to pick out what kind of college you want - big, small, city, country, etc -- and then give you a list of colleges that fit your desires. Then you can check them out. If you live in New England, then next summer you can start taking a few trips around to look at the campuses to see whether they fit with what your daughter wants. She might get all inspired and start to work harder in school if she sees one she really likes!
And, all six of the New England state universities are well respected, so if she winds up at one of them, that would be OK. You can check the rankings of the schools at the US News website... just google US News and college rankings.
2007-03-01 11:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
University of Massachusetts - Amherst is a state university that has a decent general ed. It's inexpensive if you live in Mass. Outside state, pay extra
Northeastern University is a university that has a great work/study program.
B avg...if SAT scores good and extra curricular activity and volunteering for non profits maybe Boston University.
2007-03-01 09:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by VoxPopuli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋