Ohhh!!! I am going to let S24 knows about this partnership. Thanks sbinaz for posting this!
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Hi all! Wanted to post to encourage and ask a question.
First, my daughter has a 3.2 unweighted, 3.6 weighted GPA with decent extra curriculars, has worked part time all 4 years and has taken mostly honors and AP classes. Scores were not submitted unless it was required and only 3 schools required. So far she has been accepted to 11 schools , rejected at 1, deferred at 1 and is waiting on 1 decision. She has gotten into some great schools! Now she is having to decide.
She is super outgoing, probably wants to rush, but has ADD and some anxiety, her top choices are: Elon, Miami of Ohio, ASU, and possibly Indiana, as well as University of Tennessee if she gets accepted which we don’t think she will. Does anyone have an opinion on them as far knowing students that are similar and how they did or are doing at these schools? We have visited all, except Indiana, although I went there (but that was long ago). And yes, I realize they are all quite different in size/location. Thanks!
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Awesome choices! What does she want to major in? Is cost or distance a factor?
She has some money from
All of the schools except Indiana. But we are able to cover all of them. All of them are a 5-7 hour drive except ASU which she has to fly (3 hours). She is interested in Psychology and rankings wise Indiana would likely have the best ranking for it. But all of the schools seem to have solid programs. I guess my thought is she likes to have a lot to do and not sure about Elon and Miami of Ohio for that reason as the surrounding areas are very small towns. But they are nice campuses and they are known for their teaching.
IME students center almost all their activities around campus anyway. She will be busy anywhere. Does she prefer big public or smaller private?
That is true and if she decides to rush then that will definitely take up a lot of her time. She seems to be leaning toward bigger and so
Of the choices Elon is a small
School. I think it will definitely help when she visits on admitted days to Elon and Miami to see if she would feel like there is enough to do. When we visited Miami school was out
And It was down pouring the whole time at Elon.
Does she receive services at school and will she also seek them in college? You might want to compare the support kids receive if this is an issue. They all sound like good options to me!
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She does have a 504 that is basically preferred seating and extended time for testing. I am starting to contact the admissions counselors to see what they say.
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Hi I am in Az and can offer a few insights into ASU. Neither of my daughters decided to attend there because they felt like it would kind of be a continuation of high school. It is definitely BIG There are a lot of parties and it is definitely into Greek life . Not to much rain and lots of hot sun. Tempe is a great college town. I am not sure how accommodations work, but they seem to be very pro student. Both my girls have friends there, so if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask
Congratulations to your D on all the acceptances! How does your daughter do with online/distance learning classes? I know that @sbinaz has indicated that a number of classes at the Arizona publics have gone online/hybrid. If that’s a factor, I would look into it at all the college she’s been accepted to.
If she’s interested in rushing I would see what the campus’ Greek vibe is like and whether it would suit her well, as Greek life can be different depending on the university. Additionally, your family may want to see whether or not she is guaranteed a spot if she goes through the whole process (including naming enough sororities in the different stages) or if she can go through the whole thing and then not get a bid (sorry if my terminology is wrong).
Oh, and if she has anxiety, check your health plan to see if it covers out-of-state providers and also look at the surrounding areas of the campuses to see how easy it would be to access care. If your health care plan doesn’t cover out-of-state costs, then make sure to add in the cost of an insurance plan that would cover her out-of-state.
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S23 went to a school that specialized in ADD/Dyslexia so when I see lots of students over time applying to certain schools (or I should say being told to look at certain schools by the very experienced college counselors that try to steer kids toward LD friendly schools), I know they have good service for kids that will advocate for themselves. Elon, Miami of Ohio and ASU were on a lot of kids’ lists.
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The impression we got when we toured Elon was that it is super supportive. Tutoring is easy to come by and the professors are committed to the success of the students.
Greek life seemed prominent at Elon (our tour guide was in a sorority and one of the kids on our tour asked about it, so maybe not representative overall, but we heard a lot about it).
It is not a good fit for some students, but you would know after touring if it’s your kind of place, and for those kids, it easily becomes a #1 choice.
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Good thing to think about as far as insurance. We just toured ASU and she would be on the main campus and they mentioned it has an excellent health center so that was a plus in my book!
My son’s top 2 choices were Elon and Miami. He chose Miami and is currently a freshman. We are OOS, and he didn’t know a soul there when he committed. He visited twice and it just felt like a perfect fit.
He LOVES it. Absolutely living his best life. There are super nice kids, great teachers, great advising. Happy kids. Excellent parent FB pages run by the school. It has just been the best possible place for him. I’m happy to answer any questions you have.
It may seem like there’s not a lot to do at Miami, but the entire cute town is there b/c of the school. There are great restaurants, bars and a bunch of stores. Kroger, Walmart, TjMaxx etc (nothing fancy but what you need). Hamilton, which is a largest nearby town, has every suburban store you could want. First and second years, the kids have to live on campus so there are 8K students living within walking distance of each other and the school puts on lots of activities and there are clubs and activities galore. Even when they move off campus for year 3 and 4, that’s another 8K students in the town.
You mention rush - which is happening now. They rush in January and then live in the sorority dorms sophomore year. There are fraternity houses but the sororities are all on campus each in their own dorm which is designed to be a sorority house with big chapter rooms etc.
I could sing Miami’s praises for days. Just let me know what you want to know here or via PM. Other than distance for us (8hours) it’s been 100% perfect.
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At Miami there is ample academic support.
Look here at Rinella which does everything except for writing. And Howe for writing.
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Not my sons cup of tea (yet anyway) but for a look at the bar scene check out the social media for “Brick” which is the big club in town walking distance from campus.
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Appreciate your offer! It sounds like it has been amazing for your son! She enjoyed the tour when she first saw the school but it was summer so I think when she goes on admitted day, she will get a much better idea. I do like the 2 years on campus and that the sororities are in the dorms. The only factor might be the weather. She doesn’t love winter and it will be a little colder than where we live. The academic support looks great as well.
That part of Ohio doesn’t get the “never-ending winter” like New England, Chicago or the UPper MId West. There is definitely a winter, but it’s just enough to enjoy it and then be glad when it’s over.
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Agree. It is only an hour from the border of Kentucky as opposed to Clevland up on the shore of lake Erie. It hasn’t been too cold or snowy yet.
When you visit, take the time to drive down High street thru the cute town to Kroger. Not because you need to shop but to see what else is out there. The school is on the far south east side of town. I think plenty of people arrive by driving thru cornfields, enter campus, tour, and drive out again thru cornfields without realizing that there’s enough of a town to support a 16K student university and its employees. We drove around a bit to see the town and the places he might live off campus for half his time there.
We really did like Elon too. I think he would have been happy there, but he decided he wanted something larger.
Best of luck to your daughter as she makes her decisions! And join the Miami Parent FB for incoming freshmen (try to find the group run by the school where they verify your student is actually an admitted student).
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Elon is a popular school at our Northeast high school. The kids that I know who attend love it and are thriving. They love the environment, support and overall smaller feeling of a medium-sized school.
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