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<p>I’d love to share, but it sounds like my guy is likely to be staying in Rochester working in a lab + perhaps the hospital. I’m excited for him, but we’ll likely only see each other on his birthday (which is also Mother’s Day this year), and then at oldest’s wedding in June.</p>
<p>He definitely has more opportunities in his field there, so if everything works out like he is hoping it does, I’m happy for him.</p>
<p>DS will be finished in about 3 weeks, will come home for about 3 weeks, and then will return to school for 10 weeks to conduct research. I believe he has a week between research and the start of sophomore year (I can’t believe I’m saying that…where does the time go?)!</p>
<p>Woody - any plans to convert the pool into a Japanese tea garden?</p>
<p>D2 is going to be a camp counselor this summer. She was fully interviewed and checked out (3 references). So all parents should feel very good about sending their kids to camps. I just bought her 5 one piece swim suits (no respectable college girl would be caught owning a one piece suit), a lot of shorts, so we are currently in the negative right now. She maybe working remotely for her current on campus job, on top of her camp job. We are going back to our old home for few days for D2 to see her high school friends in July, and an extended family reunion in June.</p>
<p>Whew, what a year it has been! It will be over for many of you in a matter of a week or two. Our D still has several weeks to go. I haven’t checked in much but have been trying to catch up recently. Creekland, loved the article. Very thoughtful and well written. Barnardmom, what a stressful couple of months for you. So glad to hear you D is on the road to recovery. I hope that everything works out successfully for her.</p>
<p>Well, D has had a good year and has really enjoyed her experience so far. Not much communication with her since she seems to study quite a bit. She is applying for a myriad of things for the summer (internships, jobs, campus employment etc.) hoping that something will come through. Investigating study abroad for next summer. Will remain in campus housing next year. No declared major yet but some real possibilities.</p>
<p>D is also not done until mid-June. We are seeing her a lot this quarter: her spring break, Easter, D2’s spring musical, Mother’s Day, and tickets to Wicked at the state U next door to her campus. She’s busy studying and patching together some summer employment.</p>
<p>Looking ahead to fall class registration, 3rd quarter abroad in Spain next spring, choosing a major (right now, still chem), and trying to stay healthy. She has picked up many viruses (some severe) this year; no checkin at the health clinic because they recognize her by name.</p>
<p>DD is done in less than a month. Expecting Deans List again for this Semester. She said she’s going to move home is stages. Stage one being Mothers day. She registers for next year, tomorrow; and has all her classes figured out. Still sticking to chosen Major/Minor. We have the lease all set for off campus housing next year (starting in September). Found a 9 month Lease, which is perfect and isn’t as “off campus” as that sounds. In fact, its closer to her Biz school than many of the dorms. She’s looking forward to summer work, a private bedroom and bathroom, and next year! Still spying “J” term abroad in Thailand.</p>
<p>Time flies by.</p>
<p>My D is still at school for another 3 weeks (although the last classes are this week). She got registered for fall classes this past week. Registration went smoothly and she got the classes she wanted. The schedule works out without conflicts for her to be the TA for 2 other classes.</p>
<p>She’s still looking at a semester abroad her junior year.</p>
<p>My son gets out in 3 weeks and is disappointed that he hasn’t heard back from most of the internships he applied to, except for two that declined him. He has a 4.0 in Computer Science/ Software Engineering in the honors college and thought he might at least get a nibble. Not sure what to tell him except to keep sending out applications and maybe ask his advisor for tips. Any advice?</p>
<p>My daughter had spring fling this weekend. She kept sending me pictures of herself zip lining…great! Thank goodness her dorm worked out. It took a long time to get them all in a suite.</p>
<p>Last classes for my guy are Wed, then exams start the following Mon. He has one M, T, and Sat…</p>
<p>He also is still firming up his summer plans with lab possibilities, etc. Nothing like taking it to the end. He’s meeting for an interview on Tuesday, so hopefully that will work out. If not, he tells me there are still a couple of others he’s in the running for. If exams go as the semester has, he’ll have continued his great academic performance too.</p>
<p>Either way it goes we’ll be heading up to see him and help him move after his exams. I already took off work. Hopefully we’ll know whether to put him in the car or just move him elsewhere by then!</p>
<p>Hi all! DS is coming home May 8th for 2 days and then heads off to India for 5 weeks for a tour of a lifetime! Fresheman year has gone very well; he has secured a lab manager position for next year in his field and has a 3 week job after his India tour, so he will hopefully be able to pay all his bills. He is so happy and really growing into himself. It is a great thing to see!</p>
<p>Have a question for all you wise parents. DD13 is trying to decide between schools. Yes, she has two days and still hasn’t decided!! She is leaning toward Biomedical engineering, or chemical engineering or chemistry or biochem if she finds that engineering isn’t what she really likes. She has 5 choices, but has narrowed it down to two: University of Rochester and Tulane. UR has a stronger program, but everytime she thinks about UR, all she can think of is how cold it is. Living her life underground in tunnels is weighing heavy on her. However, UR is “her kind of people”, smart and a little quirky. Tulane’s program is not as strong, the head ofthe department did not seem that great, but it is, well, New Orleans and it would be an adverturous four or five years, if she stays to get her masters. Any input from wise parents? We are trying to let her make this choice, but any input would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Those of us who are UR parents here will tell you how happy our kids are there but it is colder than Tulane so if weather is a big problem, it may not be for her. What I think is the UR kids sort of bond over the weather. The tunnels are just part of the experience. </p>
<p>I suggest she go on the UR class of 2017 FB forum. She has to join it and see what others think of going there.</p>
<p>You mention staying for her masters, did she get into a combined program? Otherwise, who knows where she will go for her masters.</p>
<p>Thanks Lakemom. She is part of the FB page. However, that is full of kids that have chosen UR and are pumped up (as they should be!). She loves UR, everything is pretty much a perfect fit, except the weather. Ugh. When applying, she just didn’t think it was a big deal, then winter hit hard here, and well, now it seems to be an issue. </p>
<p>She did not apply for a 5 year with masters program because she doesn’t know if she will end up in biomedical engineering yet. But, both programs have said a MS in this field is a must and you can get it here with us. 
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<p>I guess I would just feel more comfortable if I knew Tulane was a great program, or if it matters that much where you go. Tulane is ranked 51st overall, but 105th in Biomedical engineering. UR is ranked 33rd overall and 38th in biomedical engineering. UR is a better fit for her personality and a stronger biomedical engineering program. I guess I would just feel better if someone was able to say, “it doesn’t matter, employers will see them as equivelant programs and there is no disadvantage to choosing Tulane over UR”.</p>
<p>I too have heard if you do Biomed eng, you need a masters. So from that point of view, it matters more where she gets the masters than where she gets the BS. </p>
<p>I think employers will look at what she got involved in eg internships, research etc in terms of employing her so she will have to be involved in that at either place.</p>
<p>Re Weather - NE versus south. So I went to college in central NY, and after 4 years of cold, snow etc., went to Atlanta for grad school. I liked my grad school, and certainly the good weather was a plus, but I would have gone to a NE school for grad school if I had gotten in to a couple of those I did not get into. Unless cold weather is really, really really a personal negative, don’t choose based on the weather. </p>
<p>I also think upstate NY gets a bad rep, that other locations in the cold don’t get. This year Boston had worse weather than Central NY. Do you ever hear people say don’t go to Harvard or MIT because it is cold in the winter (which it is)? I haven’t. However, I always hear people say they would never want to go to my alma mater because of the weather.</p>
<p>However, some people really can not take the darkness, cold and snow, and if so, why suffer. I would think she would go on to grad school, and good grades from any program would be the key.</p>
<p>DD is done this week and I will be heading to get her Friday! Wow that was fast. Probably a good thing that it is almost over, as the roommate that was great most of the year has now turned into cruella de ville - at least according to DD. Spent a lot of time explaining it was that way with almost every roomate I ever had. A year of living in VERY close quarters, and stress of finals, does crazy things to a friendship.</p>
<p>She will be living back on campus for the fall, and then heading to St. Andrews in January. I think classes are all good for next semester. She is still trying to double major,so there are a few classes this summer.</p>
<p>And DS starts 9th grade next year. I am giving us all at least one full breather year before we are even allowed to discuss his college choices. Haha.</p>
<p>good luck to all moving home or to other places this summer!</p>
<p>Wish I had some words of wisdom for you, geogirl! It sounds like she’s narrowed it down to two good choices. Smart and quirky does seem to be the way my son describes Rochester students too, and if she feels like it’s “her people,” that seems pretty huge to me. I guess she (and you) really need to figure out how important the weather factor is to her, because it looks like everything else points to UR. I have a junior at UR also, and it’s not that it’s all that cold or all that much snow, but the grey skies wear on you after a while. I guess if all things felt equal, I’d go with the school with better weather and a funner city, but if she feels like she really fits in with the vibe at UR, and it’s got a stronger program, she really needs to figure out if the weather is important enough to over ride that. I can say that my boys don’t complain about the weather, but we’re from the Midwest, so it really isn’t all that different for them.</p>
<p>My niece crossed out Tulane because she would have bad hair day everyday.</p>
<p>geogirl1 – How does she feel about nasty heat indices (not to mention hurricanes)? Seriously, I think every choice has plusses and minuses, so the thing to do is add them up to see what you come up with. Best wishes for the decision.</p>