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DisneyDirector · 05-03-2008, 05:01 PM

I have decided to make one final post.

Unfortunately, it became obvious that my responses to the recent posts were being regarded as personal attacks. If you go back and read my posts you will see that that was never the case. No child should ever have a bad college experience and I would not wish that on anyone. My reaction to the posts was just that - a reaction. After months of going through a very stressful process it was very disheartening to see such radically different viewpoints being displayed after all the decisions had been made. It was difficult to see that possibly we had made a mistake. So, I did what I said I would do - and what this forum is ultimately about - I researched the subject myself so that I could make a determination as to whether I needed to pull my daughter from the school. The posts contained the kind of content that actually deemed that sort of consideration. I was relieved to find that, while these are very real experiences and I do not mistrust for an instance that they are based in truth, they are not the only experiences that Millikin students are having. I researched the subject to the point that I felt satisified that I could still send my daughter to the school with personal confidence. That is not to say that if she ultimately has bad experiences that we would not consider transferring. But, to be fair, I would do that at any college she attended because no one knows for sure what kind of experience an individual will have until they have it.

Now, quite possibly, I should have just kept my findings to myself but, as Mom2incollege stated above, this forum is about sharing so that others become aware of different experiences. My posts were intended to give the other side of the Millikin experience. If I had not done the research and posted my findings then there would only be recent negative experiences posted and that would not allow future prospectives to have a complete view of the school.

My daughter is attending Millikin in the Fall. I hope strongly that her experiences will be positive. She actually knows nothing of these recent posts and my comments do not reflect her in any way.

We all want our kids to have the best and I truly hope that, ultimately, they all will.

05-03-2008, 05:01 PM	#40
DisneyDirector Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 118	I have decided to make one final post. Unfortunately, it became obvious that my responses to the recent posts were being regarded as personal attacks. If you go back and read my posts you will see that that was never the case. No child should ever have a bad college experience and I would not wish that on anyone. My reaction to the posts was just that - a reaction. After months of going through a very stressful process it was very disheartening to see such radically different viewpoints being displayed after all the decisions had been made. It was difficult to see that possibly we had made a mistake. So, I did what I said I would do - and what this forum is ultimately about - I researched the subject myself so that I could make a determination as to whether I needed to pull my daughter from the school. The posts contained the kind of content that actually deemed that sort of consideration. I was relieved to find that, while these are very real experiences and I do not mistrust for an instance that they are based in truth, they are not the only experiences that Millikin students are having. I researched the subject to the point that I felt satisified that I could still send my daughter to the school with personal confidence. That is not to say that if she ultimately has bad experiences that we would not consider transferring. But, to be fair, I would do that at any college she attended because no one knows for sure what kind of experience an individual will have until they have it. Now, quite possibly, I should have just kept my findings to myself but, as Mom2incollege stated above, this forum is about sharing so that others become aware of different experiences. My posts were intended to give the other side of the Millikin experience. If I had not done the research and posted my findings then there would only be recent negative experiences posted and that would not allow future prospectives to have a complete view of the school. My daughter is attending Millikin in the Fall. I hope strongly that her experiences will be positive. She actually knows nothing of these recent posts and my comments do not reflect her in any way. We all want our kids to have the best and I truly hope that, ultimately, they all will.