Saying no to Stanford?

fearthetree321
Mon, 29 Apr 2019 12:51:19 +0000

I appreciate all of the comments on this thread. Money is not the issue - either college is “free” for my daughter since she is not paying. If she chose Stanford, we would send her there without a second thought. We visited Stanford for the first time after she had been accepted, fully expecting that she would fall in love with it which did not happen. The only reason she kept in on her short list was because “it’s Stanford!”. After long discussions, much angst and frequent tears she has decided that Alabama is the best fit for her. There are some great opportunities there (STEM-MBA, generous AP credit, etc) and (in the words of another post) she did not like “the vibe” at Stanford. I feel badly for her in that she will have to “defend” her choice to her classmates, teachers, etc. I just want her to be happy which is why we won’t force her to go to Stanford. Besides, if I were to make the decision for her, my choice would have been Notre Dame all along!