<p>Many thanks for the Elon info. Visiting Ithaca and Syracuse this week, to get the process going for my junior S. Hoping it will motivate S to really do his best this year!</p>
<p>Wonderful - and share your thoughts when you return. I think both are great choices for Jewish students in the “B” range. I would love S2 to consider Ithaca - but he and DH are firm on staying out of NY.</p>
<p>rvm – i’m sorry if you have covered this somewhere before, but do they have an articulated reason for staying out of NY? is it overall distance? weather? or something else about the state?</p>
<p>Called Salisbury. Notification date is March 15 for regular decision…sigh…a long wait.
Called Towson. Notification by Dec. 1. Hope my son gets accepted to Towson.</p>
<p>Rockville Mom: Can you please tell us if you found out anything special about the Business school at Elon when you went on the tour? You did not specifically mention anything about the B-school.</p>
<p>Towson B-school gave a great presentation and was impressed with the head of the B-school undergrad program. Has many clubs, 500 internships, requires one internship before graduating, and just sounds excellent.</p>
<p>With everyone visiting these schools, I wonder how the B-school presentations are going and if there is something else outstanding that you learn from a visit to help others on this thread.</p>
<p>Ithaca College was a lot of fun when we visited last Spring. If driving from the South Mapquest & Google will probably route you up 81 past Binghamton and then West by Whitney Point to 79. But if you can I’d really recommend going west on 86 and turning North to Rt 96 by Owego. I’ve made the trip a number of times and it’s really no faster going up 81, but just before you get to the entrance of Ithaca College there is a stunning view of Lake Cayuga laid out below you that is not to be missed. Make sure you also head into College Town afterwards to walk around a bit. And if you’ve ever heard of it or gotten any of their cookbooks, grab a bite at the (vegetarian) Moosewood Restaurant.</p>
<p>Mdcissp: I’ve heard very good things about the Towson business program. A friend’s son graduated in May. I think that it’s a very good option for “B” students who might be closed out of the business program at other schools. For example, they require pre-calc but not calc. I hope your son hears good news soon.</p>
<p>I like the way this thread has evolved into a thread for Jewish parents looking for the best fit for their kids. It’s been great to share information with other parents who are looking for schools with some degree of Jewish life on campus.</p>
<p>unbelievablem - my guys are golfers - so they pretty much want to head south. DH, S1 and S2 all played golf together when we were in NC this past weekend - so - in their minds - golf is a priority. DH grew up in Buffalo, NY - hated the weather - offers no encouragement that our boys consider any northern schools - so I give up on this one. Nothing personal against NY.</p>
<p>mdcissp - on Salisbury - the kids who are getting responses now applied EA. as there a reason why your son applied RD rather than EA?</p>
<p>We did not spend any time looking into the business school at Elon - saving that for a future trip. S2 also mentions Pyschology and the Sport and Event Mgmt major as well - so next trip down - we will focus on majors and Hillel. Incidentally, Hillel may have its own building by Fall 2012. The Hillel is now located in the Truitt Center for Spiritual Life - which is moving to a larger bldg by Fall 2012 - which would leave the present Truitt Center building vacant - and rumor has it that it will become a Hillel House.</p>
<p>mhc48 - Thanks for the Ithaca tips! Looking forward to visiting!</p>
<p>mdmomfromli: Glad you liked the 'Burgh! Did you mention somewhere that your daughter is interested in theater, musical theater, or the arts of some sort?
I’m glad that all of these other visits and applications are going well!</p>
<p>I thought your kid can only apply to one EA or ED school. My son applied to
Binghamton EA. Also, do not know why Towson responds early (by Dec. 1) for regular decision. Since Towson and Salisbury are both Maryland state schools, I am a bit surprised by the different notification dates.</p>
<p>Momjr: Can you please tell us anonymously what happened to your friend’s son who graduated from Towson Business? Did he find a job? How was the job market? Did he find Towson helpful to find a job? Thanks so much.</p>
<p>You may apply to more than one school EA, as long as it is not a school that is “single choice EA”, and only a few schools have that (last time I looked into it). If you apply ED, I don’t know what the rules are at all.</p>
<p>Towson let my son know (this was a few years ago) within 2 weeks of applying. By the end of the first week of October he was accepted as an OOS student. Oh, and he did not attend because they did not offer him a dime in merit or financial aid and OOS pricing was too steep for us.</p>
<p>You can only apply to one Early Decision school. If accepted you must withdraw any other Regular or Early Acceptance applications.</p>
<p>Early Acceptace is non binding and so you can apply to as many as you like.</p>
<p>(sorry I’ve seen too many of “those” TV commercials lately to be comfortable calling it an ED school).</p>
<p>mdcissp, perhaps your son could tell Towson that he would like to convert his RD application to an EA one now, just by calling admissions. He could tell them that he did not understand the differences in EA and RD, but now that he does, he would prefer it if his app. could be converted to EA.</p>
<p>MDCISSP: I just checked Salisbury’s web site and the EA deadline is December 1st. Why don’t you call and see if they can change your son’s application to early action? </p>
<p>The boy who graduated from the Towson Business program went straight to grad school. I’m not sure how others fared in the job market.</p>
<p>LOL, momjr, we just cross posted with same idea!</p>
<p>Now I’ll go check to see when Binghamton EA responds.</p>
<p>I don’t know if a university can change application from EA to regular decision at the request of a parent. Doesn’t the university have to comply with what the applicant put down? I honestly don’t know why my son chose regular decision date. I think this is a good idea to request EA, but don’t know if the university will do it.</p>
<p>Momjr: If you hear anything about what the opportunities were for Towson business undergrads, please let us know. I sensed that Towson businesss hopes that the internship will lead to a job offer.</p>
<p>EA Binghamton notification date is mid-January.</p>
<p>I could be wrong about this, but I’m not sure you even have to specify on the application that it’s Early Acceptance. Rather, if you wish to apply for Early Acceptance, the application, payment and supporting documentation need to be at the school by the specified cut off date. If you get everything in by then, you are guaranteed a decision by the Early Acceptance Date.</p>
<p>Whereas with Early Decision you have to sign a form with the application stating that you understand and are agreeing to the terms.</p>
<p>On some applications you do have to check off RD or EA. </p>
<p>Mdcissp: Why don’t your discuss this with your son and have him call or email to see if they can change the status?</p>