Need assistance with college selection...

Ohiomomoftwo
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:57:04 +0000

I can’t say enough good things about Rose-Hulman. I have a son with similar stats and similar concerns. He did a summer program at Rose and we loved everything about Rose. They have a very supportive staff and a very high student satisfaction index. My son chose to attend Notre Dame and is doing very well there, but Rose was a very close second choice.

RPI (as was mentioned by someone else) on the other hand, was a disappointment. We went to visit and were so turned off by the school that we left halfway through. I would not feel safe having my son attend that school. He did not even apply.

Something else we looked at…
Is housing guaranteed for all four years? If a kid has social anxiety and doesn’t mesh well with his first roommate and then can’t get a room on campus, what is he to do?? There is a lot of stress involved in having to arrange off-campus housing.