LIU/CWPost theater

EmmyBet
Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:41:03 +0000

Thanks, OddDad. I hope your visits go really well.

I always try to answer here both to the poster and to anyone who might be reading. Thanks for letting me philosophize based on your more specific question.

I can say it’s all about the program, but then we’re talking about young people who don’t always have the perspective or understanding (naturally!) to know what it is that they want. Ultimately my D had to make her decisions from her gut, as you say. In making her list, she decided on several important criteria. She then applied to lots of schools so that she would have many different options some months down the road when she definitely would know more about her needs and probably would have some different priorities.

When it came down to picking a school among her acceptances, she finally had to base her choice on what she wanted to do THAT fall, not for the rest of her life. Really everyone who goes to college (or takes a job, or moves to a new place - dare I also say gets married, has a child?) just has to take their best shot and give it a try. Presumably they understand at least a few things about who they are and what they want.

Knowing lots of kids who are past the application stage, and now even done with college, I believe the process is as much or more of a mystery than ever! I do think that the best short-term, and long-term, question these kids need to ask is “Will I be able to do what I feel is most important and enjoyable to me?” Everyone has a different way of answering that, and everyone sees the balance (and definition) of “value” in a personal way.