Visit results -- not right for my DD

Montegut
Tue, 05 Apr 2016 18:19:37 +0000

My son graduated from Bama in 2014, debt free, and when it came time to choose his grad school, he had a choice between a full ride at Iowa, and no aid at UMN. He chose UMN because he wanted an urban area, career opportunities, and ease of travel from a city. While he probably could have done similar research at both, and perhaps career prospects from both would have been similar, he has enjoyed living in Minneapolis. He has now gotten his master’s, has a considerable amount of debt from his short time there, but was finally able to find a job. He has been able to hop on a plane easily to fly home, rather than drive some distance to an airport, then make multiple connections to get home. In fact, it is easier for him to get home from Minneapolis than it was to get home from Tuscaloosa. We live in Louisiana. Son was not Greek at Bama, but made some lifetime friends there, as part of dorm life, and continues to stay in touch with them. He got involved with extracurriculars at neither school, but was able to get an excellent education at both. In the end, that’s what he wanted to get out of college, an education that helped him achieve his goals. Best of luck to all your students as they make their college decisions.