College thoughts for complicated situation

Mamabear204
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:49:59 +0000

Meant to say: Thanks for all your replies. I really appreciate them.
@TomSrOfBoston I agree re: distance. I’ve been telling her that she should save the far-away/ dream schools for grad work
@1399HdJ So glad to hear your friend’s niece is doing well at a flagship. I’m hoping my daughter will do the same.
@twoinanddone Great advice. Definitely need to consider weather, campus size, topography. She saw a bunch of schools in the N/E, including Williams, before she knew she had POTS. Now far is out. Snow is out. Spread out is out… Yes, and altitude is out.
@elena13 Thank you! I’ll put those names on her list. She brought up Tulane before. Definitely need to dial back rigor. Stress is a trigger for POTS relapses. With Davidson, I had the impression that although it’s rigorous, Davidson goes out of their way to look out for students individually; trusts them to get the work done. Have to explore how far that goes in these circumstances.
@TwinMom2023 Great point on schedule flexibility. Fewer classes would make a HUGE difference. Falling two weeks behind with a full load could end a semester.
@cupugu Yes! We toured Davidson early and I forgot to mention that it’s still on her list. I loved it. She wanted bigger, but now is seeing the advantage of smaller.