College A or B?
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Anonymous
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A.
My DD chose a school based on her discrete major, knowing that if she switched to something more generic, school A would be a better name on resume down the road than others. |
Anonymous
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Maybe B. Because kid might be happier and learn more there.
A Bucknell? B W&L? |
Anonymous
| pick C, find a school that checks the boxes where they will be happy. |
Anonymous
They say they will be very happy at either. I can see how it might not read that way as I’m picking them apart. We toured a lot when we were back in states and they benefited as tagalong on older brother and sister’s over the years. |
Anonymous
| C |
Anonymous
| Don’t worry about the major. Something like 70% of college students change their major at least once. |
Anonymous
| I wouldn't ED to either, but if I had to choose it would be A. I recommend going RD and seeing what happens. |
Anonymous
| B will be hard to deal with under trump administration. it will give permission to a lot of kids to act on worst instincts |
Anonymous
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Longwood
VMI |
Anonymous
You have to know your kid. My DD picked her whole list mostly on strength of major. She's had a passion for the field for years, had exposure to it throughout high school, and it's really impossible to see her doing something else. Her particular path in the field is up in the air but the general field won't change. So a school that had a depth of offerings in that was the top priority. So for her A would be the choice. |
Anonymous
OP, you want to take the school name out of consideration, but it matters. Surely you know this. |
Anonymous
| I’d go with A, simply bc it’s more convenient to home. This is a priority- easy access to public transit to escape and come home, or easy drive for parent to ferry back/forth. Then they don’t feel stuck and can get a good meal or nights sleep or shower at home. |
Anonymous
| Your con list for A is much shorter and less significant (imo) than your con list for B. Question: if B weren't ranked higher, would it even be in the running? |
Anonymous
| You should name B because you might get helpful feedback on how conservative/religious it actually is. |
Anonymous
| S |