<p>OP, here. I hadn’t left, just enjoying the discussion. Once the GT (Atl) vs. Rice (Houston) tangent started, I didn’t have anything to add. I would say that the discussion put GT on my S’ list of schools to consider. </p>
<p>I apologize if I breached CC etiquette by posting same question in two different forums. I am fairly new to the site and did not know in which forum to post or what response I might get. As it turns out, I think my decision was fortuitous, because the two forums had some different recommendations which I appreciate.</p>
<p>The posts to a few specific school sites were very different that this question. The questions on the school sites were only tangentially related to this question and were specific to those individual schools that my son already had an interest in. This was a much broader query canvasing thoughts on campuses around the country for political temperature and to see if there were some schools he had not considered.</p>
<p>To bonehead (above), you need not worry about my S. He is very involved in his college selection process and has visited many colleges, some with and some without me. I am very involved right now because, as a Servicemember, I will be deployed to Afghanistan for a year starting this summer. Therefore, I will not be able to assist my S during his senior year with his college visits, information gathering, thought process, or decision. While the thought of being away from him and my D hurts a great deal, it helps me to try and front load some help to them that I would prefer to spread over a much longer period of time. Unfortunately, I don’t have that time. I’m sorry that my parenting decisions offend you.</p>