<p>college4three - How about Adelphi and Hofstra? You have Hunter on your list, any of the other CUNY schools?</p>
<p>What is your D looking to major in? </p>
<p>So tired, from the holidays. The only good thing about having hosting Thanksgiving and Chanukah dinners is that I have lots of leftovers and don’t plan on cooking for days!!</p>
<p>D2 is 2/3rds done with her college applications. The goal is to get the rest done before Winter Break. One acceptance into a rolling safety, so we are happy about that. Can’t wait to have a few more responses. But we will be in this until the end of March. </p>
<p>Hope all the other seniors are getting through the applications!</p>
<p>College4three, what about Clark U since you have Emerson & Boston U on the list?</p>
<p>LinyMom–Thanks, for the waffle maker Latke recipe, and whomever mentioned Simply Potatoes–everyone in the house makes latkes at a drop of a dime when mentioned due to ease of cooking them. And the house does not smell. I’m also happy I’ll be dead the next time Thanksgiving & first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day–too much work, lol.</p>
<p>Anyone from the Atlanta area or familiar with Agnes Scott College? Hillel.org lists ASC as one of the “Small & Mighty” organizations with a Jewish student body of only 30 young women. BHG cannot tell from the website how active the ASC Hillel might be, and emailed the Hillel advisor with a few questions. D is vegetarian, and ASC offers a ton of plant based vegetarian and vegan options, so a big plus.</p>
<p>She also likes the idea of GT’s Metro Shabbat where college kids from all over metro Atlanta came together on the GT campus 11/8/13 for Shabbat services and a meal. The Jewish students across Atlanta also got together for Tu B’Shevat. So, even if ASC has a small Jewish student body, it appears that the greater Atlanta Hillels each invite students from the greater ATL area to participate in Jewish Holidays, festivals and programming.</p>
<p>BunHeadMom,
DD almost went to ASC. We were impressed with the diversity of the student body–religious and racial-- even though it is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. There is a great deal of social interaction with GT, so it doesn’t surprise me that that includes Jewish activities. Emory is even closer geographically to Agnes’ campus and a shuttle runs there for students. ASC is very close to the Decatur MARTA station, so getting around Metro Atlanta is easy.</p>
<p>I remember seeing some Agnes Scott students at the Emory Hillel last year. I don’t know how frequently they come by, but it does seem like they make an effort to branch out to the larger, more established Hillels.</p>
<p>D is determined to leave Long Island, so Adelphi and Hofstra are out. The SUNY’s are too remote for her (and Albany is a bad fit). I thought about Clark, but she really wants to be on a campus where she is immersed in a city. Worcester just isn’t quite there yet.</p>
<p>She is a Humanities type, writing, etc.</p>
<p>Brooklyn College is a possibility. Maybe Temple. Financial Aid is a concern.</p>
<p>Grades are A/B+ in AP classes, which are Humanities (English, language…) and C’s in Math and Science. Sigh…</p>
<p>college4three - Have you looked into George Washington University and American University? Not sure how far out of NY you are willing to look, but I think these schools are urban, Virginia Commonwealth, College of Charleston and Ohio State. Those are all B schools.</p>
<p>I second NYMom3Kids suggestions of Pitt and Northeastern, both really nice schools in nice cities.</p>
<p>I took D to see Northeastern, and she liked it but didn’t love it. Also, I think it’s more of an A-student school for kids from LI. We saw GWU and American. Both too far for us. I wanted to love GWU, but it left me feeling meh. Bad FA, too.
College of Charleston sounds great. Will check it out. Pitt is great but maybe too far.</p>
<p>College4three–GWU and American are too far from Long Island but College of Charleston is in the running? We visited every school on your list and are big fans of CofC and Pitt. How about Hunter?</p>
<p>College4three: If she’s a Humanities type, she might like Goucher. It has a bucolic campus in a busy suburban area, but it’s only about 20 minutes from the city. If she really likes urban, Temple might work.</p>
<p>We visited College of Charleston as well. D took it off list as she decided it was too cityish for her. Northeastern does seem popular for the Long Island kids. My H went there and feels the co-op program is outstanding. Has hired some students from there over the years as well. Not enough campus for my D who also prefers a school with a football team.</p>
<p>Silly question here - when you use the waffle maker, are you using the waffle side? I can flip the inserts in my waffle maker to make it a “sandwich maker” (flat grills). Which side did you make the latkes with? My husband doesn’t believe it will work on the waffle side. I’m ready to try it - regular latkes are too big a mess and too much oil to do more than once during the holiday. I’d love to have them again.</p>
<p>I have a restaurant type that flips without changeable plates. I mixed up batches per the recipe Linymom posted from her husband and used Simply Potatoes that were posted in another thread, I think. Yummy latkes with fewer calories, less mess and less clean up.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone, regarding information on Agnes Scott College.</p>
<p>I know a bunch of the older kids on this thread have gone on birthright trips. D1 is going on birthright over winter break. Getting info out of D1 is like pulling teeth. I have a few questions I hope you can all help me with. D1 has an iphone5 on AT&T, someone told me we just switch to an international plan and she can use her phone there, is that true? If not, what did you do about cell phones.</p>
<p>How much cash did you send them with? I haven’t seen her itinerary yet, but I would imagine they are moving around most of the trip. What did they do with their passport? Just keep it on them at all times.</p>
<p>I am sure I will have more questions, but that’s it for now. Thanks!</p>
<p>Regarding ATT and international charges: voice mails, even unanswered ones are charged as international rate. My friend learned that after paying $400 of ATT bill without using his phone, just with people leaving him messages in his voice mail. When I went to Spain I pre- order a SIM card on the internet. They even sent me a small Motorola phone with it. You can use any old phone that is unlocked and accept international SIM cards. Go online and google Israel SIM cards. Most of those SIM cards can be easily recharged.</p>