<p>For my son: </p>
<p>Non-Negotiable
<p>Negotiable
<p>As a student the following were necessary:
<p>Pizzagirl, Good guess! That was her second choice!. She picked Tufts.</p>
<p>My daughter’s top choices were:</p>
<p>AWAY from home
East Coast
“Good” school (?)</p>
<p>She’s not really going to get any of them. She decided…if she couldn’t get a “reach”…she might as well stay home and go to her very cheap in state Uni where her friends are. Right now…I’m pretty sure that’s where she’ll be going. But it’s all good. I’ll stress again in 4 years as she tries to get into grad school. There are places in the world where girls can’t even attend school, and many people right here in the good old US of A can’t afford ANY type of college. My daughter has a friend whose family was just evicted, they’re in a shelter. We’ve all gotta be greatful for what we do have. ANY upper level education is better than the one I had - which is - none.</p>
<p>R12…I think that in this economy there are going to be more and more families deciding not to gamble with loans for more prestigious schools who will be going to the State University where they can get a first flight education and still have some money left for grad school. The State schools are going to get harder and harder to get into.</p>
<p>DD: Preferably NYC, if not New England
Left leaning
Socially and academically sophisticated
Political awareness including feminism
Need blind/Meets full need
Inspired her</p>
<p>DS: Northeast, exception made for U of Chicago
Sense of humor/quirky
Not too PC
No frats or limited influence of frats
Great Music Department
Great Classics Department
Inspired him</p>
<p>Me: None beyond those. I had no considerations except that the school be affordable (or close to it) and that it inspire my kid and that the academics were rigorous enough to be challenging. Location not an issue for me.</p>
<p>DD who is a junior- in a zone 7 or higher (gardening terms for how cold it gets)
conservatives are welcomed
Christians are welcomed
good medical facilities nearby
Study abroad programs that are actually popular
hard working intelligent students
a social life for non drinkers</p>
<ol>
<li>In or very near a big city. Big city defined as NYC, Chicago or Boston only.</li>
<li>Good journalism program.</li>
<li>Not many people from her HS attending.</li>
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<p>Near a big city and journalism says NU to me :-)</p>
<ol>
<li>Significantly larger than his high school</li>
<li>Open, friendly environment</li>
<li>Engineering department and BSEng degree program</li>
<li>Not a tech school</li>
<li>To be challenged academically</li>
<li>To be affordable after all $ info was in</li>
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<p>I agreed with all the above.</p>
<p>He will graduate in May from a university that met all of his criteria.</p>
<p>Only requirement is that he feels challenged, like he could get a good education there. He wants a strong sense of community, but feels like he could get that at a LAC and at the right large public U.</p>
<p>Military Mom…where did you finally send your D? She sounds like someone my son would love :)</p>
<p>mafool…Congratulations!!! You have almost made it!! You can start taking vacations again!</p>
<p>debrockman,
It’s great when things do work out!</p>
<p>For my son: </p>
<p>Not in the South</p>
<p>For my daughter: </p>
<p>Foundation year art program
BFA degree
Not near home
Not in the South</p>
<p>
That’s a good idea! After checking out a map, I’d say my optimum is 3-4, but I’ll take 5 too.</p>
<p>For my daughter</p>
<ol>
<li>Not in Georgia.</li>
<li>Great academics with small class size.</li>
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<p>She got it early and never looked back.</p>
<p>Urban Area
Great Public Transportation
Liberal
Study Abroad opportunities (Headed to Guatemala this summer)
Lots of diversity - A Campus where she would not be so much in the minority where she was considered proof that the school is diverse. </p>
<p>She’s satisfied, but acknowledged that ignorance knows no color.</p>
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<p>I thought ‘Columbia’</p>
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<p>Bears repeating.</p>
<p>For my son:
<p>For my daughter: