<p>Towson</p>
<p>pviewmom - hello and welcome. My younger son had Towson on his list and we were satisfied with Jewish life there. Many Towson students are coming from the Baltimore area and from Montgomery County - both of which have significant Jewish populations. You may want to reach out to Hillel - ask to be put in touch with a female student - and have your daughter speak to her directly. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Pviewmom - I visited Towson with my D and she has several friends who attend and like the school. Towson does have an active Hillel and a good number of Jewish students. I recommend that your daughter visit and see if she feels comfortable with the students.</p>
<p>I’m having a hard time adjusting to the new format also. </p>
<p>This app has become a challenge. Is this suppose to be an upgrade?</p>
<p>Of course this is an upgrade. Because of the virtually unusable mobile site, the tiny text size, and the total lack of visual contrast, I’ve managed to upgrade my social life since I’m not spending nearly as much time on CC as I once did. </p>
<p>LOL @whenhen :)</p>
<p>Lol, sad but true.</p>
<p>I saw posters at another thread making Avitar show their user names in big letters - looks a little bit better, just hate to lose nice pics :-)</p>
<p>My D, who is a B student with unusually strong activities, awards, and interests and from a top public school, was accepted to UVM, Ithaca, and UNH so far. UVM is 20% Jewish with a <em>very</em> active Hillel, as 65% of the school is from outside Vermont in MA and NY, etc. She is waiting to hear from Clark and some others. Ithaca was very generous with merit money. </p>
<p>That’s wonderful news! You might want to post in more detail about what you liked/disliked at the various schools.</p>
<p>The ‘parent acceptance’ email from Goucher arrived this evening. It’ll be interesting to see how expatSon ranks it with his other 4 (mostly non-Jewish) acceptances. Certainly it’s a good fit from academic (it offers all of his desired majors) and cultural (Jewish critical mass, anyone?) perspectives.<br>
It also had the best food of any of the dozen+ schools we visited.</p>
<p>Congratulations expatCanuck! Let me know if you have any Goucher questions.</p>
<p>Congrats to your daughter, 1accepted, and welcome to CC. If you are going to consider UNH, make sure to inquire about how easy it is to get classes and how freshman academic advising works. I’ve read mixed reviews about this, and the near total lack of funding from the NH state government raises some concern. </p>
<p>Your daughter has great options. Good luck to her.</p>
<p>Thank you whenhen! My daughter is thrilled about UVM (so will not be looking into UNH further). We attended the accepted students open house the other day. They explained that each professor has about 25 advisees and that students see them about once a month. </p>
<p>As she has selected a major with many required freshman classes, they will pre-register her into those classes before she picks her electives. That prevents her from being frozen out of the core classes. Some of the early (first 2 years) classes are very large (over a 100) lecture hall type classes. I remember such classes at the Ivy I attended, so it really depends on whether you have a major in the sciences, business, etc (where there are so many basics that everyone takes), or something more esoteric. They explained that the classes later on are much smaller ~25, and that English classes are always small. </p>
<p>UVM gets around the state funding issue (and low Vermont population), by recruiting heavily beyond Vermont. So while it is a state school, the majority of the students are out of state. </p>
<p>Connecticut College opens Hillel House</p>
<p><a href=“http://thecollegevoice.org/2014/02/04/zachs-hillel-house-officially-opened/”>http://thecollegevoice.org/2014/02/04/zachs-hillel-house-officially-opened/</a></p>
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<p>Anyone here have a HS senior accepted to Miami EA this week? I haven’t been following this thread so closely lately, but I am happy to answer any questions. My DS is a happy freshman!</p>
<p>LINYMOM – I don’t have a HS senior, but I have a junior D who is wondering what the “vibe” of the students and the campus is like. We probably won’t have a chance to visit, so any information you would like to share would be appreciated!</p>
<p>I know Syracuse University has an active Hillel and also SUNY Albany in NY has a large jewish population.</p>
<p>Hi everyone
Congratulations on more acceptances!</p>
<p>LINYMOM, surprisingly, we just found out DS was accepted to U Miami–wasn’t expecting this, as I think his GPA is on the lower end for them. Very happy for him but also anxious (as always!) because of the expense, and I am assuming he will get no $. </p>
<p>I do have Qs, especially since we’ve never even been to Miami! How is the support for kids with learning disabilities and organizational problems? What is your son studying? I don’t think mine even remembers what major he put down for them.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Congrats on the UM acceptances!</p>
<p>Mamabear: The campus is gorgeous - especially if you are partial to palm trees. I absolutely love it. My son even has a water view from his dorm (campus lake). It’s amazing. He wore pants once during the fall semester (for High Holiday services). Can’t beat that. The student vibe? From my POV, it’s so diverse that I’m not sure if there’s one vibe. And since I’m not a student there, I only have the POV that I hear from my DS. He’s very studious and not a party-er (doesn’t even go to football games) and he’s found his people. There are so many different activities on campus that there’s something for everyone.</p>
<p>Naggymom: My DS is in the College of Engineering (biomedical engineering with mechanical focus within that). I don’t know about the support for learning disabilities, however, we did have to deal with the disabilities office on another issue and they were great to deal with. Contact info is on the UM website. I understand your anxiety about the cost; my DS received a merit aid - without it, there’s no way he could go.</p>
<p>Feel free to ask anything else! ddahwan, also on this thread, has a freshman DS at the U and her DD is going in the fall. Between us, we can help.</p>
<p>LINYMOM–Thanks for the info. It’s good to hear that your DS has found his people. My D is a studious, non-partyer as well, and I was concerned that (mostly due to the location, size, and sports) it might be too much fun and not serious enough for her to find her people. I’m so glad that your DS is very happy with his choice. And how nice to be able to wear shorts all year round!!! B-) </p>