Thanks Jed....I still enjoy reading their report and I hadn't seen this year's yet. My alma mater is still in the top 100 and if the acceptance rate was higher it would help, but they only take a limited number of students from Appalachia because there is no tuition.

Jed, you also gave some excellent advice as far as finances go. Things often change through the period and that is not a factor to be taken lightly.

CONFUSED PARENTS--I don't know where you live in the midwest, but there are some schools that match your criteria besides Oberlin and Antioch, in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Illinois. Travel and distance can become a hidden factor too. It's good to go away but excessive distance can cause headaches sometimes too.

Spaw