Our school doesn’t offer yearbook ads. Maybe that’s for the best:/
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Depending on your itinerary, a fun and possibly efficient way off Long Island could be the ferry from Port Jeff (right next to Stony Brook) across the sound to Bridgeport, CT. Then onwards to UConn! 
(Or the same thing in reverse.)
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If it were a chemistry class, with a lab portion, I could see it possibly being a relevant piece of conversation.
Pretty much any other science, it’s just an old man being lecherous around young women.
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Uh huh! Family wedding this fall and I tried to omit my father’s GF but nope, she’s smack dab in the middle of the one family picture we’ve taken in the past decade and now no one in the family will talk to her on account of bad behavior on her part.
Am I remembering your kid is likely NMSF? I believe Fordham has a generous NMSF scholarship.
Yes—it’s competitive rather than automatic, but full tuition (assuming they keep it around another year).
The big issue for C25 is that it’s in NYC proper, and this isn’t a big-city kid. (Thus the absolute need to tour that one.)
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Fordham has a beautiful campus. That being said if they don’t like the big-city then it might be a hard sell. After seeing the surrounding area we weren’t very impressed. This is coming from a family that loves visiting NYC.
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So there are 2 colleges that I want D25 to apply to that require SAT scores. The May and June test dates are SOLD OUT within 100 miles of us.
How does one learn about when the August dates will be available to sign up? My adult life is just turning into one big appointment hawk.
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What about ACT, any openings nearby for that?
The anticipated August SAT test date is 8/24/24. Last year, registration opened late May.
If May or June would work with your schedule, you might want to consider scheduling wherever is closest and getting a hotel the night before. For peace of mind so you have at least one SAT done. I say this because my kid’s August test was cancelled on them a week or two before the exam and at that point there were no seats available within a tristate area. Thankfully, they were only a junior so no harm no foul. But if they were a senior and needed that score for applications we would have been in trouble.
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This is what we had to do for the SAT in two weeks. There was nothing within 100 miles so we’re getting a hotel in a city a few hours away for the test.
I realize it sounds extreme. But I really think it’s worth the peace of mind if you need this test.
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(Super thankful our kids school does ACT during the school day every March. The other grades have the day off to keep it quieter.)
Maybe look into the ACT? Does he already have any scores?
I don’t remember when August registration opens but look into last years dates. I think it’s sometime in May. Regardless, make sure to check regularly because August doesn’t have as many sites and sells out. With more schools requiring tests more sites for May/June may become available. Does your school ever host them? If so, maybe see if you can get them to add a date.
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Thanks, all. I will sign her up for the July ACT and watch like a hawk in May for the August SAT.
She has 3 AP tests in May, so I really don’t want her to have to worry about something else. And my D30 has a big dance recital that overlaps with the June test date. I’d be willing to travel and get a hotel for the August date.
Luckily, the exam is electronic now so the scores turnover quickly.
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Not sure how fast the scores will turn over, but having the ACT in July is a good option as a backup in case the August SAT doesn’t happen. Plus, it could be your kid tests better on ACT than SAT.
Agree that May is insane and wouldn’t be a good time to test for my kid either.
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Been to all of these on your list except Clemson. URichmond is fabulous! All three of mine have loved that school! My nephew is a W&L - Johnson Scholar and on the Track/XC team. Taking my D25 to see Elon, Wake and Furman over our spring break (I toured them with D18)
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Maybe our kids will wind up in school together 
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Infrequent reader here, but we’ve just started making college tour plans. And part of me is still skeptical. S21 toured no schools because of Covid, was not particularly interested in the application process, showed up for move in sight unseen, and is having a blast, great relationships, well supported. All of us are super pleased with his choice of school.
He orginally had some wonky requirements, like being near water he couldnt see across. I’m all for using any stupid criteria to whittle down a list. D25 is less sure about major, so this is an added challenge. We will be touring mostly LACs in the PNW over spring break. I will enjoy it, but I’m not sure it’s necessary. I don’t think my kid will want to ED anywhere. For that it would be useful.
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Yeah, I think for some kids it’s definitely not that necessary. We are doing a driving tour, but I’m hoping it helps my guy with some basic preconceptions he has (like - yes, a number of kids from your school go here, but that doesn’t mean you only see kids from your school; and yes, it’s an awesome program, but does the awesomeness of the program make up for the really PITA aspect of getting to campus from home?). We could probably skip two of the schools that are reaches for him, as I don’t think he’ll get in, but if he does, I suspect one would be the best fit of all. So in the event that it helps his chances, I want him to show demonstrated interest at that one. Then the school I think is probably where he’ll end up, that would be a good fit for him in most every way, I still don’t understand why his older brother got wait listed. So I really want this child to do demonstrated interest there in case it makes a difference.
Also, I’m hoping to use our visits as a way for him to get more engaged and interested. He’s so busy that he hasn’t really thought much about this and the offerings for the programs he’s interested in at the various schools are pretty different. I think he could drop half the schools on his list (and still have a reasonable level of likely and match schools) if he focused more. No reason to waste time next year on applications if the school doesn’t have a program you are interested in.
So that’s our story:
1 school I hope grows on him when he sees it isn’t just high school two hours away
1 school I hope he leans away from because it’s in a much more challenging location (and they really don’t have as many options for his quirky possible majors)
2 schools I think would both be really good for him, where he has a harder likelihood of getting in, so demonstrated interest would be good to show.
1 school that is a reach, but it’s on his list because of talk he’s heard. If we visit and he doesn’t like it that much, I’d just as soon take it off the list.
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