Sorry @readingclaygirl Positive thoughts she will be back in good health to finish out the school year with you.
Thank you all for the warm wishes. Student council is taking up a collection and making a card for her.
Such a tragedy that a Thousand Oaks, California HS senior was killed when a homemade rocket project exploded- many thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and community. It hits close to home since we all have seniors…many of them science buffs, aspiring engineers, etc. We have so many California parents here on this thread… it is likely some know the student or his family.
Hug your kids, and send prayers to those affected by this tragedy! My heart hurts…
What a freak accident @4kids2graduate
Very sad. My thoughts are with his family.
That’s so sad @4kids2graduate prayers to all who knew him
Tragic @4kids2graduate
@readingclaygirl I hope your teacher makes a full recovery. We had a similar situation at D’s school. The teacher left for treatment, but is back now. Cards and well wishes from the school community were much appreciated.
Comforting thoughts and prayers to all in need of them today.
@Cheeringsection Very nice avatar!
Thanks @4kids2graduate and @carolinamom2boys !
I like your avatar @Cheeringsection ! I’m sorry if you already mentioned it but what college?
Valparaiso University or Valpo for short.
Excellent school with a strong alumni network, that Valpo!
I wanna be like @Waiting2exhale when I grow up. Talk about modeling behavior. Words like salves. Thank you for being here.
Wow, @dyiu13. I am so grateful to you for your kind words.
Hi all, I haven’t posted on this thread yet, but have been trying to keep up with it for the past couple weeks. It’s been interesting hearing about everyone’s kids–this is such an exciting time for us all. In our family, the college search came to a close a couple days ago. Here’s the summary…apologies for the long post:
My sweet D16 wants to be an engineer, and applied to 10 schools with the following results:
Rejected: Vanderbilt, Rice, UVA
Waitlisted: GaTech, WashU StL
Accepted: Northwestern, UWashington, UTulsa (+Honors), Mizzou, Kansas State (+Honors)
FA packages:
- UDub: $7500/yr merit (OOS)
- Mizzou: $10,000/yr merit (OOS)
- K-State: $9,000/yr merit (in-state)
- Tulsa: $32,000/yr merit
- Northwestern: $0.
Yes, we are considered full-pay by Northwestern. When I ran the EFC last Fall, it indicated we could receive ~$20k/yr need-based aid, but apparently after seeing the full picture presented by the CSS PROFILE, they came to a different conclusion.
Four-year total costs, assuming an annual 4.5% increase in the non-discounted sticker price:
- K-State $51,300
- Tulsa $93,900
- Mizzou $119,300 (this could be reduced $10-15k if she were to qualify as a MO resident)
- UDub $169,600
- Northwestern $280,800
It was a sad moment in our family, with some tears (both hers and mine), because NU was her dream school all along. She was born in Evanston Hospital, grew up going to Wildcat football games, and loves Chicago. In my mind, the absolute most I would be willing to pay for her education would be about $140-150k. But twice that figure? It’s simply too much $$.
She was never super-high on the large state Us, which meant that Tulsa became the obvious choice, and so I’m happy that she has made the decision to become part of the Golden Hurricane family. She’s going to graduate without any debt and I’m not going to have to take on any, either.
We’re convinced we’ve found a gem in Tulsa. Some of the things we like really about it:
- It’s a small, private school (only 3500 undergrads, smallest of any D-IA football school).
- It’s highly residential (3/4 of all students live in university housing).
- It has great financial resources ($1B endowment), and the campus has a bunch of spanking new buildings.
The only downside is that TU doesn’t offer Biomedical Engineering, which was her first choice. But the more I researched BME, the less convinced I became that that mattered. So, she’s going to have to pick ME or ChemE, and with the money she saves she can get a Master’s degree in BME if she’s still interested in 4 years.
Well, thanks for reading. Wishing all of your DS’s and DD’s great happiness and success in their college years.
Congrats to your DD @NUwildcat92 ! Sounds like even though Northwestern didn’t work out you all have a solid plan for her education!
Congrats on Tulsa @NUwildcat92. A friend’s daughter is finishing up her first year there and has been really really happy.
Welcome @NUwildcat92