Engineering Programs with Generous Merit Aid for Women?

eyemgh
Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:57:36 +0000

This is not a bash of Alabama, but simply a support for a student who says “I won’t go to…” for what ever reason. There are so many good options, there’s absolutely no valid reason to push a student into a place that they don’t think they’ll fit. My son had zero interest in ANY southern state. That’s largely based on his liberal view of the world and the right lean of most southern states. My brother was set to go to Alabama until he visited. The proliferation of confederate flags killed it for him. Call is short sighted, closed minded, whatever; there are simply too many great options to unnecessarily fight an uphill battle. They’ll miss out on a lot of good schools by making these seemingly random choices, but that’s what the process is about, narrowing the field. It’s about the best fit for the student, not the best fit as seen by the parent or the parent’s advisers. Listen to her. There’s a reason she’s not interested.