UMD or Susquehanna

tsbna44
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 03:15:30 +0000

Just reading your message:

Likes the fit and feel of a small LAC with a tight knit community and small classes.

Isn’t all excited about the size.

Yes, she can turn it down. There will be plenty of kids at Susquehanna who got into UMD or even “higher rated”. UMD is strong, don’t get me wrong, but no one is confusing it with Harvard.

Even if they were, you have to spend four years there - day after day after day. She needs to be happy - and if she has such strong feelings in this regard, it’s not a - I could go this or that way. And from a parental POV cost is similar.

So from my POV (but I’m not you and I respect that), because costs are in range, she should make the call - and she has to live with the result.

What would she major in - Public Policy? Their health looks more pre professional. So as long as you can get to where she wants from a major at the school, I think it’s a fine choice for her.

Two great choices - it makes it hard - but it shows her hard work has paid off.

Congrats.