<p>mhc48: We are here to celebrate with you! Woo hoo!</p>
<p>URI has a brand new business school building that they’re very proud of, lots of rah-rah, esp. Hockey, I think. Lots of NJ kids there, a bright, warm vibe. New Hillel. Hardly less expensive than a private. </p>
<p>Business school and rah-rah are two things there’s NO interest in here, so the fact that I noticed both at URI makes it seem worth mentioning, lol.</p>
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<p>Mazel Tov to your D, mhc48! Way to go!</p>
<p>URI sounds like a great choice for your friend, rodney…maybe Hofstra too…and Binghampton…</p>
<p>Not sure Babson/Bentley are for “B” kids, and no rah, rah stuff there unless they go into Boston for Pro sports…</p>
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<p>Right, forgot about the sports. Yes, this question is definitely out of my range!</p>
<p>Although way back I did know some kids with who went to Babson to play sports as well as get a business degree. Sometimes the sports don’t have to be so “big” but just something that’s popular at that school.</p>
<p>Yet at D1’s school they said “Sports aren’t big here” and as far as I can tell they were absolutely right. </p>
<p>I’m sure yabeyabe has something to say about this … I’d just say that with sports (as with many of the “student life” aspects) if you don’t like them, you can ignore them, but if you do like them, it’s a real disappointment if they don’t exist.</p>
<p>mhc: congrats!!! Yes, that envelope really gave it away…</p>
<p>URI is on the list but as mentioned, yes, very pricey…I have a feeling that this kid will end up there though; just a gutt feel…</p>
<p>UVM is another good choice.</p>
<p>Rodney, another pricey school probably…Ithaca??</p>
<p>Again…the privates may give more aid than the publics!</p>
<p>Congrats mhc48…gotta love those big envelopes :)</p>
<p>Congrats mhc48! It’s so nice when they put “congratulations” on the outside of the envelope.</p>
<p>Rodney: Everyone’s already mentioned the schools I can think to suggest. WVU is a good option for kids without great stats who want a rah-rah state flagship experience. I’ve heard of a few Jewish kids who are happy there, but most of the kids from our area who attend are not Jewish.</p>
<p>Rodney, how poor are the student’s grades. My understanding is that URI is possibly below B student level. My D turned up her nose at applying there. And it’s not rah rah at all. On the otherhand, UI might be more in line with what he wants. Just because he’s “interested” in accounting, means he has to apply for direct admission to Kelly. Apparently only half the students at Kelly get in by direct admissions, the rest just enter the University and begin taking business classes in order to qualify for standard admission.</p>
<p>[Admissions</a> FAQs: Admissions: Undergraduate Program: Kelley School of Business: Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“Undergraduate | Bachelor's Degree in Business | Indiana Kelley”>Undergraduate | Bachelor's Degree in Business | Indiana Kelley)</p>
<p>I don’t think the grades are bad except for freshman year; I think he will land somewhere in the 3.0-3.3 range for the three years…Indiana is def a possibility but they don’t want to take the chance with the business school transfer after attending route (does that make sense? my brain isn’t working well today)…</p>
<p>and I know URI is generally for more like a “C” student but for some reason there were kids at his school last year who were waitlisted with “B” averages…Can you say rampant grade inflation? possibly…don’t know; the high school is not in my neck of the woods…</p>
<p>thanks for all the suggestions: Ithaca isn’t big enough or rah-rah enough for him, nor is UVM (although for my daughter she applied there just for the ice hockey…)</p>
<p>I think he should end up in Big Ten and be just fine; just figuring out where in Big Ten specifically…and adding some outliers like WVU, Towson, etc…</p>
<p>My D applied to URI. They had a great acceptance package too. The outside of the large envelope said: UR In! It was her first one - and even had significant merit money for her 3.6 WGPA and 26 ACT - so exciting. She didn’t go there, but I’ve heard some good things…</p>
<p>mhc48 - congrats on College of Charleston! If I recall correctly - you have not visited there yet. Please do post and share your impressions if you attend an accepted students day. Thanks.</p>
<p>count me in on the congratulations to mhc48 and his D. A big message on the envelope certainly does make it easier for parents to figure out the decision without having to resort to guerilla tactics. I also want to add to the chorus of those who are suggesting that often privates end up being comparable financially to publics. If you can widen the search a bit to include schools like Syracuse, the family may be pleasantly surprised. I know a young woman from the Class of 2010 who had the same strategy as the student you are helping. She sounds almost identical academically and applied to many of the same schools that have been suggested. She ended up at Syracuse because the combination of size, spirit and a generous financial aid package made it ideal.</p>
<p>Thanks all. </p>
<p>RVM, we will probably visit before accepted students day but I’m hoping that we’ll have reason to visit one or two other schools down that way. Given decision dates and all the schools’ different winter vacations it will likely be late late Feb that we make a southerly visit. I’m also tentatively putting aside some vacation time to travel to the Midwest around then too. Hopefully I’ll be filing a few Hillel reports.</p>
<p>Congratulations to mhc’s daughter!</p>
<p>For CofC, the accepted student day is march 18 and 19. My sister will go and spend sometime at Hillel as well(well, they call it the Jewish Student Union or something like that) but she can arrange to sleep over there. Is there a Jewish sorority at CofC?</p>
<p>WVU we have spoken about here and there were some questions about the upper and lower campuses - not enough to deter me. Everything I see, read and research - WVU deserves a look for a B student. I am looking forward to visiting this summer.</p>
<p>LINYMOM - I love that you shared that URI gave merit money for a B student. I would love to hear more of these stories. It really gives a better perspective to me. Maybe all would be willing to share that info.</p>
<p>CofC - Congrats on the acceptances! I have said it before but I am loving hearing about everyone’s success stories…keep them coming :)</p>
<p>@multitasker, there is a chapter of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority at CofC, and AEPi fraternity as well.</p>
<p>poppymom; Son and I visited Willamette last weekend, and we LOVED it, even though it POURED rain almost the whole time. Not Jewish but (I’m from New York!! and ) black, so… yeah.</p>
<p>I’d just like to thank everyone on this thread. I am a student from Malaysia, (not jewish) but this thread helped me immensely through my application process, because of its emphasis on finding a school of ‘fit’, over prestige. I was recently admitted to Brown University ED, and thank you so much for all this information! I am also a A-/B+ student with very slight chance, but the emphasis on fit is what I think got me in!!</p>
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