Would a shy kid struggle at UA? honest advice needed

laralei
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:54:01 +0000

" the merit at Pitt - we really had hoped for more as well. Did they also tske a while to tell you the merit amount? I think your S will do great at Bama since he is enthusiastic about it. Will he do that honors service thing so he’s at the campus before classes start? "

He only got $5K from Pitt. I have heard repeatedly they are terrible with merit money, and it has proven true, at least for us. We would have needed full tuition to have had any chance to make it work, AND they were very late with the SAR, we actually got a statement in todays mail, though it was on line, I think.

I have suggested he consider one of the pre-semester events, but he doesn’t seem too interested in it. We have a late graduation here, lot of time off due to weather, and with UA starting in Aug, he says his summer is already too short. Also, since we are travelling so far south, I am trying to squeeze in a short family vacation before he starts. It will be a long time before we will all be together again.

His core friends are all going to different schools, though he will be the farthest. So no matter where he ended up, he would have had to make the effort to make new friends.

Here’s hoping they both end up happy with their choices. :-bd