Vanderbilt versus Rice?

Tampa2015
Sun, 23 Apr 2017 14:52:37 +0000

The student has visited Carlton College, University of Florida, Florida State University, Vanderbilt, Rice, Tulane, Emory, Smith, Boston College, Colorado College, and several other fine institutions of higher learning.

There are some folks who know everything about every college; then there are folks like me. I don’t know everything about every institution. My misinformed perception was that CC was a place to go to learn more about colleges, college financial aid/scholarships, and the like, from students, parents, and occasionally, college admins. CC gets rave reviews in online articles about how beneficial the forum is for people who seeks information. My seeking information seems to have struck a nerve with some folks although my only known transgression was to seek information.

Now like others in this forum, when I start a thread, and someone asks a question which I believe is directed to me, I share some information because it is in response to a direct question. My hope is to directly respond to the inquiry. Brevity has value, in my opinion. But some of the comments in this post imply that I should write everything about this student and share it with the world.

What I sought to gain from this post was the type of cogent, thoughtful response posted by @Gh0st3737. I got much more than I hoped for. Some of that “much more” is disheartening because CC has so much positive advice and information flowing throughout the forum. But based on some of the comments in this thread, I am CERTAIN that I will NOT be advising anyone to join CC. The hostility is unwarranted. From the attacks, one would think that I stole something from the homes, cars, and walllets of some of the commenters. It is sad that so few people present an ugly picture for so many readers.