| Hi Phoenix,
I am sorry about PSU, but I am a firm believer that all of you kids will do well wherever you end up if you put your nose to the grindstone. My S looked into several of the schools you applied to (Cornell too $$, too cold, and a reach for pretty much everyone, Miami, again too $$, too far, etc..)
He was accepted at VT's College of Architecture before Christmas and is thrilled. We visited there in August on the first day of classes and he was totally enthralled with the school's facilities, professors, atmosphere, but mostly the "Hokie vibe". Being from Va we had always been aware of the keen sense of commitment graduates have for this school, but it wasn't until we spent a couple of days there that we understood why.
I hope that you can take a visit to Blacksburg to see if it is for you. As far as what thespian dad asked about kids going home on weekends, I haven't heard that they do. In fact, because it is in the Blue Ridge Mtns and kind of far from most of the state ( 3+ hours from Richmond and NOVA), I think most kids stay there. I know that a good deal of freshman kids do not take their cars the first year because they have to park so far away from everything.....
From what we have learned from area architects, VT is very well regarded (esp along the East coast) and I know of two recent graduates who had multiple job offers in April before they graduated in May. I hope this helps a bit and good luck in your decision! |