<p>Vitrac: That’s a Courtyard Marriott on North Campus. The hotel management students get to intern there. They didn’t take us there on the tour either and that’s another place you might want to walk through on the tour (I had forgotten about it). I believe there’s only one freshman dorm up there, though (DD will be living there for sophomore year). DD says it’s about a ten minute walk to Main St (and she’s asked for a bike for next year).</p>
<p>I love staying in that Marriott as it was right near Rodney also. Others I know like the Embassy Suites by the stadium (but it’s more $$). You can always get a great deal on Priceline - for the Marriott on campus, or the other Marriott/Hilton/Staybridge properties about 10 minutes away (by the mall). They are all fine. More on this on the UD thread, if your D/S decides to attend!</p>
<p>Mutti: My DD was EXTREMELY disappointed getting the single assignment. She’s a camp kid, loved sharing a bunk with 16 girls, etc. Since most everyone in Rodney has singles, it’s not like she was the only one though. Next year, she will be in a suite (2 doubles and a BA). I believe they did the housing assignments different this coming year – I don’t think DD had any choice whatsoever re: dorm, roommate, etc. as an incoming freshman. She answered the roommate questions, but nowhere did it ask if she wanted a single. For the incoming class, I think they can even ask for a specific roommate.</p>
<p>The kids, well, they’ll just have to make due. Enough of all this fretting and concern. What <em>matters</em> is where parents get to stay when they visit.
B&Bs are nice.</p>
<p>(I’m assuming everyone here understands I’m not serious about the kids’ housing not mattering… That can be a bit of a roller coaster during the college years…)</p>
<p>“What <em>matters</em> is where parents get to stay when they visit.”</p>
<p>Absofreakinlutely! I’ve been saying that this entire college thing is all about what’s in it for ME. Are there good restaurants nearby? Interesting tourism opportunities?<br>
:D</p>
<p>mdmomfromli, look at some of her other stuff as well. I think there’s hardly been a one where I haven’t ended up laughing out loud. “The God of Cake”, OMG, that just perfectly captures childhood. I so want to meet her mom and dad.</p>
<p>mdcissp, there is a lot of anti-Semitism in Europe among non-Muslims. Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is the legitimating factor that allows much broader anti-Semitism to come out. But, it is there in spades.</p>
<p>That was hysterical! My stomach hurts from laughing so hard! How do you find these things?</p>
<p>Just got S2’s report card in the mail. He didn’t do so good on finals. He ended up with a 3.6 weighted, 3.1 unweighted. Sounds like a solid “B” to me. Anyone see their kids improve their grades each year of h.s. or were they more consistent and stayed about the same?</p>
<p>To continue the UDel talk, D and I went to New Student Orientation at UDel yesterday. She really liked and enjoyed the day in just about every way. First time I’ve seen her this enthused in a long time and first ever for college. As for me, I’ve been to two of these in the past and must say, for the parent part at least, UDel’s was the most comprehensive, informative and best handled of all. The beautiful summer campus and many enthusiastic ear to ear smiling faces on the NSO kids didn’t hurt. Main Street, the campus and the active summer scene at UD really reminded me a lot of Ann Arbor in the summer. </p>
<p>D who is University Studies (aka undeclared) also really liked and appreciated the insightful and helpful guidance she got from her advisor. So many of her friends have interests and majors they plan on pursuing that she had been feeling uneasy. But UDel didn’t treat her as an aimless undeclared, instead they called it University Studies, and treated her as one looking to learn about herself and many areas of potential study which would fit her. They used a great set of handouts and questions to help her narrow potential course selection first semester and give her insights based on her interests and skills into which majors she might later look into. I was very impressed and she was very happy the way they treated and embraced her. </p>
<p>As mentioned, they work out a tentative schedule to make sure that kids who attend later in the summer don’t get closed out of classes. But D is very psyched about her tentative schedule as well as her alternates. </p>
<p>She also met and liked a number of students which made her very upbeat about August and Hillel Freshman Fest.</p>
<p>If only they could give room mate and dorm assignments a bit earlier. Especially as now I’m concerned about her getting a single in Rodney. The the number of singles and smaller dorm configurations at Elon was one of the factors which mitigated against it for her.</p>
<p>My cousin graduated from Delaware. She comes from the most Jewishly active family in my extended family. All kids attended Hebrew Day School. Kashrut, obviously. Father trained to be a cantor but then left and became a professional Jew and the wife is as well (that is, working for Jewish organizations). They and their kids live their lives totally in a Jewish world. She really liked Delaware and did not complain about a lack of Jewish things or activities or people. Several of her siblings are happy at UMDCP.</p>
<p>SlitheyTove…thanks for posting. Even got my grouchy 15 yo to smile.</p>
<p>Chocchipcookie…I’m hopeful for an upward trend as well. w/ a 2.75, my S2 barely made it into the B range. There are a couple of things that have me hopeful that next year will be a bit better, but I still worry that high school is only going to get harder, not easier. Good luck.</p>
<p>slitheytove - very cute. This is my second experience with a kid getting their wisdom teeth out and you do really have to plan for 3-4 days of inactivity - soft, mushy food and some crankiness. If you can’t do it over the summer - then winter break would be a good idea. I would not try to fit it in during a normal school week.</p>
<p>Agreeing on the “what’s in it for me” - after all the work we do for this process - why not? Seeing as how we will have both in college next year - the idea of a few long weekends where we visit kiddo(s) and do a little touristy stuff ourselves sounds quite wonderful. Of course, DH loves to remind me that we will be too broke to do any such thing - but he’s such a party pooper!</p>
<p>mhc - so glad it worked out. I love that your D is happy with University Studies - I think too many kids are pressured into picking a tentative major anyway.</p>
<p>on the issue of ease of registering at public vs. private – i just want to throw out there – one of the down sides of smaller classes at private colleges can be that they fill quickly. i know someone who complained that it was hard for her d to get into the foreign language class she needed to fulfill a gened since at her private college, the language classes were limited in size and only a couple of sections offered at the level she needed. same person also described her d sitting at the computer waiting for her registration time to begin so that she could register ASAP within that timeframe before classes she wanted closed. i really think things depend a lot on the school and what courses the student wants to take how registration ends up going.</p>
<p>but for those now looking at colleges – gened requirements and major requirements are usually readily available at college websites. and if you dig a little at the registrar’s site you can often find course offerings and class sizes and enrollments as well so you can look at this type of thing ahead of time. is also may not be a bad idea to ask a tour guide how the registration process works. i’m aware of some schools where it is strictly by seniority – the more credits you have, the better registration time you have. but i also know of schools where they try to be more “fair” and spread out the registration times so that lower class students have a better shot at things. also realize a lot can depend on the student’s major and how popular it is and how rigid the required course sequence is.</p>
<p>Slithey Tove, thanks so much for a wonderful laugh! I will be going back to that blog. I just want to wish everyone a very happy and safe Fourth of July weekend! And, thanks for all the information.</p>
<p>From an article in People magazine and other sources today:</p>
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<p>It is such a sad story - and the lack of cooperation from her “friends” - all of whom I believe are Jewish as well - makes it even worse. I understand the parents of the boys under scrutiny wanting to protect their sons - but it would seem there would be some legal way to get them immunity from prosecution or whatever so that they can tell the Spierer family and the police what they know.</p>
<p>Incredibly sad, RVM. Words cannot even describe what her family is going through. Really a shame. It seems as if missing persons cases involve friends or acquaintences and not total strangers many of the times. Frightening.</p>
<p>UMich: thanks for your kind words of support. We can comiserate and hang out together for the next few years! Hopefully both of our boys will improve without the older sibling hanging out at home.</p>
<p>slithey: LOL! And I was just thinking that DD will have to get her wisdom teeth out at some point; that long UD winter break would be a good time. Better hide that link!</p>
<p>RE: What matters most. I too am into local “attractions” for parents - hotel, restaurants. DD cares about local shopping (not that she has the funds for this). As a result, Towson rated highly (we shopped for a junior prom dress at Nordstrom) and UD rated highly too (Christiana Mall, no tax). Now that she is at school, what matters most TO ME is transportation to/from home and driving the entire length of the Jersey Turnpike a minimal number of times throughout the school year. She likes the easy access to DC and Philly to visit her HS friends (is becoming too familiar with Amtrak).</p>
<p>We’ve talked about SUNY schools here in the past, especially as a great deal for OOS. Binghamton, very competitive for in-state students, is accessible for OOS B/B+ students. There was lots of tuition news this week and I kept forgetting to post here. It’s still a good deal, but the price is going up, particularly for OOS:</p>
<p>LINYMOM - Thank you so much for your generous postings of UD. I am much more comfortable having some talking points (even though they will be in my head -vowing to let son choose his final destination) We will schedule a fall visit.</p>
<p>Rodney - excited for your family. When is the move in date?</p>
<p>MDSSCIP- I think every school has their bumps. I have a good feeling that everything is going to work out. </p>
<p>SUNY 's any chance we can get a refresher course for these schools? I think LINYMOM is right that even with the proposed increases they are still good buys. </p>
<p>and about Lauren and her family’s pleas for a moral compass. It it heartbreaking - but sadly we all know people who are adamant “not my kid” and will move heaven and earth to convince everyone of that. It boggles my mind the lawyers won’t allow these boys to talk - can they be made to talk by a court?</p>
<p>I don’t have more advice than what has been written since you asked. Lunch on Main st. is a nice thing to do. We stayed at the courtyard by Marriott last time. Convenient, and clean. This time I am using my starwood points, so staying in Wilmington. It is only a short drive away. More to do there at night.
i did not know about Rodney. We will check it out. Thanks Liny for the suggestion.
Interiviews are not mandatory, but recommended. For my daughter, who is below the bubble, it is a must.
Pamom, where is home for you?</p>
How do you find these things?</p>