I can see why it would seem that we want him to attend Purdue. For 8 years, he said he wanted Purdue and Purdue only. He was planning on applying to only Purdue, and to parent employers. We forced him to consider other schools so that he had several choices within budget. When we visited everywhere, he was still all about Purdue even though he liked the other schools. We were fine with him choosing any of them – they’re all good schools. He did an about face regarding Purdue in September.
It’s just in the last couple weeks that I have come around to preferring Purdue, but haven’t said a word to him about it. It is entirely up to him (within budget), as he’s known through this whole process.
He’s at the point where he’s asking our opinions and I’m trying to decide 1) what my opinion even is, and 2) whether or not to keep my mouth shut.
I am confident he’ll succeed at whichever school he chooses. It’s nice to hear validation from folks to that effect, if that’s what they really think. So I do appreciate reassurances.
Also, Mizzou is in the mix because it’s one of the cheapest ones and he liked the school. He got into S&T as well but didn’t like the environment there (middle of nowhere etc).