My daughter did a Wofford Scholars interview and took a campus tour today. She has been focused on our state schools where she will get plenty of automatic merit aid as our SAI is much higher than we would ever consider paying. She did decide to apply to Wofford and just take a shot at the scholarships because it fit other criteria she likes and her stats are good for there.
She has a 4.0 uw/34 ACT, 10 APs, 650+ service hours and the usual laundry list of activities. She is planning a chemistry major on a pre-med track.
I don’t have a specific question just asking for general thoughts and experiences I guess. Any guesses on merit aid range or opinions on campus life or experience are welcome. I know we just have to wait for money at this point to see if it is even an option.
I don’t have anything other than the anecdote that my college friend’s daughter is a senior there. My friend, who is usually quiet on social media, recently did a long post (with tons of pictures) about how sad they were that it was her last “Family Weekend” at Wofford, how much her daughter loved it and how much they would miss it once she graduated. I’ve known others who have attended over the years and have never heard a negative comment.
This was my original post (reposted here!) Happy to answer any questions I can. Our D25 is in her 1st semester at Wofford and loving it. We just attended Parents/Family Weekend. She went in knowing absolutely no one and has found an amazing group of friends.
Thank you! I’m not even sure what exactly my questions are at this point
It’s definitely a nice school and I have no concerns about it serving her academically. I think I’m mostly unsure about culture/fit socially. She is coming from a small Catholic school and while she has benefited from the smallness of that at times she has also been burned by the small/private school cliques/nepotism/etc and she is really ready to get out of there. So while we see the benefits of small schools and love them in theory, also some concerns about how small is too small and what the culture is exactly.
She is social and doesn’t want a suitcase school at all. But she is also a pretty straight arrow and doesn’t want a nonstop party either.
She is very strong stats wise for them so I expect a reasonable bottom line when the offers come in. We will definitely return and spend more time on campus if it is a serious contender. Our state schools will be very inexpensive so we need to see what the numbers come out to be and if they are even close. She’s up for a variety of scholarships we are waiting to hear on.
