<p>great news Vitrac, congratulations to D! Now if I can get my daughter to complete one application we’d be in business.</p>
<p>Will will be forgiven for posting today?</p>
<p>Congratulations to Vitrac’s DD on her acceptance to Pitt and Honors no less! I’ve heard nothing but good things about Pitt. My D wasn’t interested, no matter how much I pushed, but I’ve got two more kids to work on yet. ;-)</p>
<p>Easy fast to everyone today.</p>
<p>Congrats Vitrac! Wow - you and D must feel great!! Can’t imagine. Whether or not your D chooses to attend, you both can breathe a huge sigh of relief that she has a great option no matter what follows.</p>
<p>All the kids’ different attitudes are interesting. My S is very relaxed about the whole thing. I think (like in life) he thinks things somehow work out. Most mellow kid ever. He believes where he gets in, is where he “belongs”. FWIW, this is NOT how I feel -> it is how S feels! So sometimes I feel like I care more than him.</p>
<p>socaldad - Funny comment, I felt like I was not allowed to log on to CC yesterday! My mother always told us that we are not allowed to make phone calls on Yom Kippur - so I figured CC is today’s “equivalent” of phone calls!</p>
<p>shawbridge - Sounds like a good strategy.</p>
<p>luvmom - Good luck - and remember we’re here for you. Venting. Helping. Whatever…</p>
<p>So what did you think of the following schools which you visited?</p>
<p>UMass</p>
<p>UDel</p>
<p>Binghamton</p>
<p>Albany</p>
<p>Maryland CP</p>
<p>Towson</p>
<p>Lehigh</p>
<p>Miami</p>
<p>socal/champs-I remember my mom telling the guy who cut the grass he couldn’t come on Yom. I remembered this as the guys were cutting my lawn yesterday. (Guilt)
Mint:
UMass- both kids didnt like it, don’t really know why. Know MANY kids happy there and DH and I liked it. Amherst and nearby Northampton are nice.
UDel-many kids from our hs land there so neither of my kids wanted to go. But objectively, it is a really nice place and decent school. Many kid happy there.
MarylandCP-it’s one of those places I don’t understand its popularity. Pretty enough campus and clearly a good school, but the town is pretty awful imho. Lots to do on campus (partying, but they all have that) but not much to do off campus. DC isn’t close enough or easy enough to get to, though freshmen DO go there on weekends. The place just didn’t grab us. Clearly we are in the minority.
Miami-loved by D2 and us. App is in and waiting for decision. They are generous with merit $ and spell out the criteria on their website so there isn’t much guesswork, though nothing is a given. Good marine science and communications. Miami, the city,is expensive. Kids go to Coconut Grove, which is closer.</p>
<p>Hello Mint, I haven’t visited any of those schools but I have been on this thread from the start, as I recall there has been lots of discussion about UDel. Bing, Maryland CP, Towson and Miami. I know that Umass and Lehigh have been discussed some and I’m pretty sure Albany has also been mentioned. I know that you will get some answers about these schools but also, if you haven’t already discovered the “search this thread” tool at the top of the page you may want to plug in each school name to view the prior discussion about it. It would probably also help to get some information about what you are looking for.</p>
<p>mint: I answered about your list of schools in the PM I send to you. Some different impressions than Vitrac, as both my kids liked UMD-CP.</p>
<p>Loved having Yom Kippur in the middle of the week. Breaks things up! It feels like a Monday but the weekend is just around the corner :)</p>
<p>Yep, we are definitely in the minority as far as UMD CP is concerned. That’s one example of why visiting a school, if at all possible, is the way to go.</p>
<p>^^you are not in the minority; 2 kids; both didn’t feel it. Now have many students applying; not one is putting a UMD. App in</p>
<p>One of my D’s really like UMDCP, and one didn’t. I think that Vitrac gives a good description - pretty campus surrounded by an unpleasant area. Most of the kids who attend have a great time, get a decent education and land jobs after graduation. The really bright serious students that I know didn’t enjoy it as much as the kids who got involved with greek life or club sports. It also has some of the issues typical of large schools in terms of difficulty with advising and registering for classes. </p>
<p>Mint, We also visited Umass, Udel, Towson and Miami:</p>
<p>UMass: We had heard that the campus was ugly, but actually it wasn’t as bad as we expected. The buildings are not attractive, but the campus has lots of grass, tress and little ponds. My D really liked the surrounding towns. </p>
<p>UDel: I really liked this campus, but I D didn’t like the small town setting and just didn’t see herself there. The students we know who attend are very happy.</p>
<p>Towson: This is a nice school for B students who can’t get into UMDCP or UDel. It has a pretty campus in a nice suburban location in walking distance to restaurants and great shopping. Towson does a good job of getting kids to graduate. I’ve know some kids who had issues and took a while, but they all graduated.</p>
<p>Miami: I think Miami is a great option for kids who want to attend a strong school in a warm climate. It has very good academics and offers merit scholarships to “A” students. The campus has plam trees, lakes and a huge outdoor pool. My niece was accepted with $$, but decided that it felt more like a resort than a college.</p>
<p>I have nieces who attended UCPMD one was in honors one was not. From what I heard from their mom the honors program made a world of difference and a much better experience.</p>
<p>SO, ya know how we aren’t supposed to go off on “A” student tangents on here?</p>
<p>Well, I apologize, in advance but I need some ideas…for a “C” student…wants large and rah-rah, test scores match grades (somewhere around 1500 all three sections)…</p>
<p>Please don’t say community college; I have been trying to convince parents of that since June…</p>
<p>Don’t want to say too much, but I already have a bunch of far flung schools that I think might work…I will take all ideas…</p>
<p>rodney, how about University of Hartford? Not large, but there’s a big rah-rah element. Modest requirements for grades/SAT scores, depending on major.</p>
<p>Rodney…
maybe some of the state schools in Ohio, such as Bowling Green or Cincinnati–maybe even Ohio University (not OSU). Also some of the directionals in Illinois.</p>
<p>The University of Kansas has relatively easy admissions requirements for this year and next. (They will be increasing the required GPA and SAT requirements beginning with the class of 2015.) [Freshmen</a> admission requirements - KU Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.ku.edu/apply/requirements/freshmen/]Freshmen”>http://admissions.ku.edu/apply/requirements/freshmen/) </p>
<p>The easy standards had been set by the legislature for all state schools but they recently passed legislation allowing the Regents to set different standards.</p>
<p>KU has a good active Jewish population, a nice campus and nice college town not too far (45 minutes) from metro KC and the KC airport, some very good programs and is rah rah (especially for basketball). They also guarantee no tuition increase for 4 years of college.</p>
<p>Rodney-University of Arizona???</p>
<p>Uof Arizona might be a reach. ASU would be more feasible. It also has a very active Hillel. If the Jewish thing isn’t a big deal for you, WVU, U of Wyoming, Kansas State, and possibly some other flagships in less populous states would work.</p>
<p>Rodney,</p>
<p>Agree on Kansas. Auto admit with a 2.5 GPA…
West Virginia has a slight increasing Jewish pop.
Alabama, still not that hard if you apply early in rolling admission process.
Michigan State U. wants to increase out of state population Not too hard to get in. Best sports of them all…</p>
<p>Rodney, some of the Pennsylvania schools, might work: Millersville, Kutztown, York and there are a couple out by Pitt, that I don’t know the names of. Also, Susquehanna.</p>