Positives /Negatives at Goucher

WaitingMom
Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:01:31 +0000

My daughter is also looking at Goucher and we toured it in June. Here is a copy of the review we wrote for another board-
GOUCHER: the campus was a beautiful park like setting and the atmosphere is rural although it is adjacent to a large urban area. We were delayed arriving due to traffic and missed the guided tour. The Receptionist provided us with a map and pointed out the buildings to visit. Of course since school was out the campus was almost empty. The people we did encounter walking were friendly and initiated conversations with us. My daughter was quiet and walking slowly (impression not interested) until she saw the tire swing in the middle of campus. She got on the swing and I took photos. After that she began chatting about the setting and took an interest in touring.
Info session was small (the 3 of us and a mom from Northern Cal who sat in while her daughter had an interview). Academics as reported by others their academic program is very good especially for such a small school. A big plus for my D is the study abroad requirement and the small class size… The Admin Representative described the students as “ones who really know who they are” and said they ranged from kids with green hair to the preppy crowd and that “everyone” gets along. I know she was trying to make it seem as if my daughter (perfect hair and make-up, designer jeans) would fit in but when she kept making references to the TV show the “OC” it turned her off. My D also didn’t like the fact that the gates to the college are closed at 7pm-7am and that although the kids can sign out most kids don’t and that teachers are know to call students in the dorms or on their cell phones if they are late to class.
Daughter’s Impression: too spread out, too small and too much like her performing arts high school in student population and ‘rules’…but she liked the tire swing and study abroad program!
I thought she had eliminated it but today she was working on the application and is planning on contacting the admin office throught the upcoming Colleges that Change Lives Fair next week in Southern Calif.