Philosophical Question - Please provide your thoughts/comments! All are welcome.

bboop42
Fri, 17 Apr 2015 01:42:21 +0000

@SQBrit I feel for you. I had a similar situation with DS2 last year. I was strongly in the VT camp for the a few reasons such as: 4th Generation Legacy, his brother is finishing VT in May, VT higher ranked Biology program, variety of majors if he changed his mind, price was the same. He decided he wanted the other school because it wasn’t where all his family went so he would be doing something “different”, they accepted him straight up vs wait-listing then accepting (can you say spiteful) and he loved the area/feel as much as VT. I thought many of those reasons were pretty shallow, but in the end let him decide. He picked the other school, has now changed majors to Geology and continues to love and thrive in his Freshman year. I guess my point is, if price is not an issue, I would consider letting him decide. Let this be the first of his many big decisions in life. Both sound like great choices, so there is not a right answer thankfully. Hang in there, best of luck.