<p>In a semester abroad program, I imagine the student isn’t traveling around from place to place too much? For her gap year, my daughter packed in a large rolling suitcase and a duffel, and had a large backpack as her carry-on. She also had a smaller duffel (empty and folded up inside the other luggage) for weekend trips and the like. She had to bring her own sheets and towels (that takes up a lot of space!) but we let her know she was free to leave them behind at the end of the program, and she did. She also had to pack for weather ranging from very hot (June in the Negev) to snow (February in Jerusalem). She packed a Land’s End 3-in-1 jacket that gave her flexibility for most temperatures. One other item that was very helpful was a power strip. She had a lot of things to charge up (Kindle, iPod, phone, netbook, etc) and only needed one outlet adapter to charge many of them because she used the adapter to plug in the power strip.</p>
<p>Fortunately, she is not a clothes horse, and Israel is very, very casual…I would imagine that packing for other places where people dress up more could be more challenging.</p>
<p>Some colleges have bakeries by their food service, or there are bakeries nearby that deliver. Maybe you can arrange to have a cake delivered to his dorm?</p>
<p>For D’s first birthday away from home, she asked me to Fedex her 40 bagels. She told me how many of what kind (plain, sesame, poppy, everything, onion). I wrapped each one in Saran wrap. It was expensive, but they arrived fresh and she loved it. And all her friends came to her room to get one.</p>
<p>You folks are making me home sick and Brooklyn hasn’t been home for 30 years! We have some pretty decent bagels here but it isn’t the same as the small family own corner bakery where the bagels were always warm and the smell was always wonderful.</p>
<p>DD leaves (me) in 2 weeks.
I’m so going to use your bagel express care package idea, Chardo & Classof2015. That ought to cinch the “yeah, you still need me” connection.</p>
<p>My daughter will be celebrating her 18th birthday the week after we drop her off at Maryland…does anyone know of a local bakery that will deliver cupcakes? How about a good local florist? THANKS!</p>
<p>My daughter REALLY wants to go to Cortland. We visited and she LOVED it. She has an 84 average and a 23 on her ACT. She has been emailing with a senior admissions advisor (who she met at her college fair) and she advised her to apply regular decision (as she felt her chances of acceptance were better than with early decision). Anyone have any advice?</p>
<p>–my d is a happy Cortland alumni who had similar stats to your daughter.
Only suggestion I can think of is for your d to remain in contact with the Cortland admission advisor. Inform the Adm. officer that she visited the campus and how much she loved it. Also can’t hurt to let her school guidance counselor know she has been in direct contact with admission staff at Cortland. Maybe the GC can also make a direct appeal to them letting them know of your d’s genuine interest in Cortland.
Good luck!</p>
<p>My older daughter will be entering her sophomore year at SUNY Cortland in a few weeks. She LOVES the school. My daughter applied with a 3.4 GPA ( B+ ) and a 24 ACT. She applied early action- hit the button on the common app on September 11 and got the acceptance letter on December 16. Early action worked for us. Some kids were accepted EA with lower stats, while others with the same stats as my daughter were deferred to RD. my neighbor with a 3.8 was deferred to RD- I cant figure out their reasoning.My daughter had a strong essay which really reflected her personality, and we visited the school 3 times.</p>
<p>UMD at CP has a wonderful bakery and if your daughter likes ice cream, they actually make their own ice cream in their dairy. You can order cup cakes for her and even a scoop of ice cream and she can pick it up with a message or card being sent to her on her birthday so she can go and get it when she has time and not worry about her having to sign for them when they are delivered. </p>
<p>The link link above is to UMD’s site to learn more or order.</p>
<p>Hey everyone! I have a good friend with an athletically gifted son–he’s up to about 14 full scholarship offers for football! She can’t visit each school and I’m trying to help…what’s the scoop on UToledo? Why’s it unranked in USN&WR? Any info appreciated!</p>
<p>14 football scholarship offers? Holy Toledo (couldn’t resist). </p>
<p>Unfortunately I know nothing about the school. When considering full athletic scholarships, he needs to consider the team itself, the overall program, coaching staff, playing time, pro potential, etc. This in addition to the usual fit considerations for all students. Tough choice. Do you know some of the other 13 choices?</p>
<p>This is what College board says about it “A large, 4-year, public university. This coed college is located in a large city in a suburban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees”
Average ACT: 18-25, and no verbal for SAT, but math SAT is 460-590. 23% have a GPA above 3.75.</p>
<p>From what little I can see, my main concern would be the description of it being a primary commuter college, and looking at the website, it is interesting that it has sports, honors program and dorms. If he is considering it, I would definitely want to visit and ask other students what it is like to go here, and if students all disappear on the weekends. It’s a bit concerning that it isn’t ranked at all. It may be that certain programs: law, business, are good, but not others.This student is an athlete, but that lasts only so long, and his degree needs to be strong enough so he is employed for longer than that. What does this school offer him beyond sports?</p>
<p>Checking in from the start of our college search road trip. First day will be Clark in the morning then BU tomorrow afternoon. I will report back for any 2014 parents who are interested.</p>