<p>Thanks Emmybet. I have been following the other B student threads and yes my son is a 2012. I do find these threads more supportive and easier to keep my head on straight than when I browse the more competitive threads.</p>
<p>I think you might be on the other side of Wisconsin from me but it is nice to see your posts occasionally and know I’m not the only one from the Badger state.</p>
<p>I’d love to know if LINYmom ever visited Lehigh, and what your impression was!</p>
<p>Also, I hope that psychmom comes back to let us know if she is finding any luck locating NYC schools for her son and if she checked out Baruch or the other NYC colleges mentioned a few weeks ago!</p>
<p>I have never visited URichmond, but again, it was highly recommended, especially for their business school and the college itself. LINYmom, could that also be an option for your S?</p>
<p>Glad to hear D is settling nicely at UDelaware…</p>
<p>MDcissp: does your h.s. guidance counselor give you any suggestions not already discussed here? Good luck.</p>
<p>Shawbridge, my mistake. I thought you were listing some possible schools for business majors.</p>
<p>Proudwis, welcome and, if you list your criteria, I am sure there will be some suggestions–and then some dissents!</p>
<p>Shaw, I think all the schools you mention ahve been discussed here, other than Husson, Dean and Mt. Ida. Goucher and Clark are very good options each landed several kids from last year’s B group. Babson and Wheaton can be a reach for B students and I think of Babson and Bentley as being strictly for business majors.</p>
<p>Blossom, I wonder if there has been any research which would support or rebut your guess that linguistic and managment majors have equal difficulties in the job market.</p>
<p>A placement officr at the Family Weekend I attended last weekend said they use an approach which seemed to synthesize Blossom’s and Rockville’s views–she said SU requires every student, regardless of major, to graduate with intensive experience in writing; making oral presentations; working on team projects; and working in an off-campus cross-cultural environment, because they think this will help everyone land jobs without an advanced degree.</p>
<p>She did note, however, that the business majors have the advantage that they develop close ties to business professors, who are more likely to have connections to internships and jobs.</p>
<p>Although I was a history major, I can also see that business majors should be better equipped to sell themselves as commited to the business world and up to date with business buzzwords to use in interviewing.</p>
<p>When hiring people, I was very successful in going for brains and emotional intelligence over practical experience–but many of my peers disagreed with my approach.</p>
<p>BoysX3: If you are comfortable, can you say what kind of merit aid there is at U. of Denver?</p>
<p>Thanks yabeyabe. My son’s list is pretty fluid right now. He doesn’t want anything to do with big cities and thinks he wants to teach high school social studies. I don’t see him making it as a teacher so I prefer he look at universities with more majors than small lacs usually offer, though I see the benefit of small class size for some kids. School spirit in regards to sports is a big thing for him and he would like to play intermurals. Shooting sports (trap, skeet etc) are a big plus in his book.</p>
<p>U Wyoming tops his list. He also has the University of Northern Iowa, Carthage College (loves the J term), the University of Northern Michigan and at my request at least one of the Wisconsin state schools. The UW school hasn’t been decided yet though Platteville is leading, at least in my mind.</p>
<p>I would guess some of the schools on his list aren’t familiar to most of you just like Towson and Salisbury etc were new to me. It’s great to learn more isn’t it?</p>
<p>A lot can change though. He started out wanting to go to school somewhere warm–if you look at his list now none of the schools are in a warm climate. LOL.</p>
<p>Anyone on this forum familiar with the kind of Math needed for an Accounting major? I wonder if we should be more focused on finding an Accounting program rather than Acturial Science.</p>
<p>Md,</p>
<p>University of Denver posts info on their merit scholarships on their admissions website. In addition, there are also additional awards they seem to come up with for desirable candidates…departmental money, community involvement money, etc. While University of Denver has students from all over, your son might be considered geographically desirable because they don’t get as many applications from your area, so they might find a few more dollars.</p>
<p>Proudwis, it sounds like a good list, although the lure of in state tution is always strong. Do I recall that some states in your region offer regional in state tuition?</p>
<p>I think Emmybet can be very helpful re Wisconsin options. I Can’t recall the Wisconsin state school which had many strong basketball team–perhaps Stevens Point? I believe the successful coach’s name was Bennett andhe is no longer there, but his son might be. Does nothing from Minnesota or IL fill the bill?</p>
<p>The Midwest and Plains certainly have many fine sports-mad flagships–I think of Wyoming as less so than Indiana; Missouri, Colorado or Kansas. Given his original warm weather preference, I would have thought Arizona and Arizona State would have come up.</p>
<p>Among midsize schools, Xavier and Dayton are strong basketball schools and Miami of Ohio is said to be beautiful.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>Oh, right, like I know sports!!! You overestimate me. Actually, though, I think Platteville IS good for a sports fan.</p>
<p>I think a lot of kids here are tempted to get away from the winter prairies, but a lot of them don’t end up going south after all. A friend’s daughter did go to Oklahoma for that reason.</p>
<p>Wisconsin does have tuition reciprocity with Minnesota. We also pay 150% of instate tuition at some other Midwest universities in Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana etc too.</p>
<p>I agree Wyoming doesn’t have the warm climate or big time sports like Mizzou or Kansas but with the merit aid he should qualify for it’s more affordable and they offer the shooting sports he likes so much. Mizzou though has been on and off the list. We’ll see once we get further along.</p>
<p>Platteville is the strong contender because its broadfield social studies major would automatically allow him to teach history plus he can be certified in another area as well by choosing an emphasis in it.</p>
<p>Thank you for your suggestions. I appreciate it.</p>
<p>If your son goes to Wyoming for the shooting, I hope they teach him better accuracy than their most famous alum, dick Cheyney showed when he shot his friend in the face! :)</p>
<p>I think UW-Green Bay is strong in basketball.</p>
<p>You might be right about UW-Green Bay. I know two things about UWGB–1 it has tunnels connecting the buildings to avoid the cold and 2 it has a golf course. </p>
<p>Son likes the golf course but doesn’t think he would get to use it much of the school year.</p>
<p>At one time he liked UW-Milwaukee which makes no sense for a kid who doesn’t like big cities!</p>
<p>From your lips to God’s ear on the accuracy Yabe.</p>
<p>He’s been shooting since he was 3 (with a BB gun supervised–family tradition on his dad’s side) so he’s pretty accurate and very careful.</p>
<p>Proudwis–smart move on posting about your son on a Jewish thread–neither he nor any of his or your friends will think it is you! </p>
<p>I suspect the only Green Bay golf course most college kids would get much use out of would be ones set up in gyms wher you have to putt the ball through the clown’s mouth or the spinning windmill :)</p>
<p>ccc, Thank you for thinking of me! (As you can see, I am continuing to follow this thread.) I’ve made some progress with my son: he’s beginning to understand that his dream school, NYU, is unrealistic at this point. It’s too much of a reach, and personally, I feel he would be too distracted in the city. He is just beginning to wake up to the college process now; I’m hoping that the PSAT in October will further open up those eyes! I’d love to take him on tours but it would be more like dragging a whale than anything else :rolleyes:. His sister was much easier!</p>
<p>Anyway, I am seriously thinking of Hofstra as an option. It’s big enough where he won’t feel bored/confined, but not too overwhelming. I just need to find out about the percentage of commuters. ( I used to know where to get that info…maybe someone here can redirect me?) We live about 30 minutes from the school, but I do want a residential experience for him. </p>
<p>Again, thanks for your thoughtfulness. We’re having an additional problem here; he signed up for 3 AP classes (against my better thinking, but that’s him) and now finds himself over his head. He had been steadily gaining ground academically, and now, in this important 11th grade year, he is struggling. So right now I am more focused on this issue rather than the college search. As you may pick up, he has a tendency to get ahead of himself…while I watch and wait.:eek: </p>
<p>Best wishes to everyone on the journey…I am continuing to follow along and am enjoying hearing about your adventures along the way.</p>
<p>ps–RM, Congrats on your S’s ACT score!:)</p>
<p>psychmom-can he drop one of his APs? my D dropped AP Calc (she is still taking AP Chem, AP English and honor Spanish). I am so glad she did. She is up all hours working on her remaining courses, I don’t know how she would have handled the AP Calc work on top of this!</p>
<p>I think it is important to find out the teachers of the AP courses before signing up. At our high school, AP Psychology is rumored to be the easiest AP course. I only think it is good to take the AP course(s) if your kid really loves the subject. Moreover, you can take these community college courses in the summer and are guaranteed college credit (as long as pass the course and if your college will accept the credits). My point is not to stress over APs and drop the course if it is too much work.</p>
<p>holliesue and mdcissp, Thank you for your input. It’s AP English that’s getting to him. I am all for him dropping it, but as you may notice, what I say and what he does are two different things!:rolleyes:</p>
<p>At our high school AP classes have the best teachers and top students. Youngest son took an AP course last year and got a 5 on the AP exam, but he took one AP course. With AP English main thing is to see if the teacher will allow re-writes and will help give suggestions before handing in final papers. Also, all parents who have kids taking AP courses should see if the colleges of high interest accept the AP courses for credits.</p>