NYC area Campus Visits Advice

sopranomtmom
Mon, 27 Oct 2014 23:18:37 +0000

Thanks for all the great advice. We just returned from our trip and it was a very enlightening experience. We toured a few campuses and I would say that her favorite was definitely Pace. But, that being said, I think she also discovered that jumping into a big city campus might be a bit overwhelming for a girl from the suburbs of California. Even living on the outskirts of Los Angeles for her entire life hasn’t really prepared her for just what a different lifestyle it is. She hasn’t ruled out NYC or some other big city as a potential college destination, but I think it did really drive home the reality that she would definitely have to overcome that fish out of water feeling. And maybe there is enough stress just adjusting to college and being away from home that adding in trying to assimilate to a really different style of living might be too much. Suddenly she is much more willing to consider schools in less urban locations and even some schools closer to home. I think that she has discovered that even though living and working in NYC might be her ultimate goal someday, she doesn’t absolutely have to go to college there in order to pursue that dream. What she does need in a college is a place she can thrive because she feels happy and secure. It was a very good lesson!