Money vs. Art & Suny Purchase

jkiwmom
Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:20:12 +0000

This is really interesting, but we share many similarities. My son was offered the Madison Achievement scholarship at JMU (sounds the same as what you described, increases each year) and he has been named an Art Scholar at UVa. But rather than SUNY-Purchase, he had a full ride offer to a top LAC. I can’t offer you advice, only your son knows where he truly belongs, but do wait until the “fairy dust” has settled a bit. Visits to schools, as helpful as they are, can also cause wrong decisions to be made when caught up in the emotion of the “wooing”. In the end, my son has chosen UVa and turned down the full ride offer. Good luck! It’s an honor to have their talent so noticed (gush ;)), but also really complicates the decision making!