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, You can check the rankings of the schools at the US News website… just google US News and college rankings.

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