Chance Me: Rising High School Junior

JAF09
Mon, 30 May 2022 14:17:29 +0000

I just want to add extra weight to whoever said that sometimes size is less of a consideration than quality of the program for your desired major. My D23 (rising senior) has narrowed her list for this fall to just four schools and they are all quite different: a cute-college-town school with 2,000 students, a tech suburb school with only 1,100 students, a suburb/rural-ish school with 12,000 students, and a 20,000+ student school located in the center in a major city. These just happen to be the schools that have top-rated programs plus the other things that were more important to her than size and location (cross-major projects, co-op and internship opportunities, industry connections). Yes, the experience at the 1100-student school is going to be very different than the 20,000+ school, but different doesn’t always mean one is bad and the other is good; it’s entirely possible that both will be good, even if fairly different, experiences.

Also, I really, really love that you chose to tackle menstrual inequality and confess that I’m hoping you’ll continue to take a leadership role on that issue in the future. It’s so important for so many women around the world. Anyway, your track record so far is very impressive and I’m sure you’ll do wonderful things no matter where you go.