Where would YOU attend if you (the parent) could choose any school as a freshman in 2026? And why?

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't change the school (Notre Dame) but would take advantage of as many opportunities as I could.

[Anonymous]

UC Santa Cruz! Both kids said no way and as I don’t really want to buy a second house in Santa Cruz or have my kids commuting up 17 in their upperclassmen years or sleeping in their cars, I’m glad they chose other schools.

I would love to live and go to school surrounded by redwoods and feeling like I’m on a hike or at a vacation spot everyday.

[Anonymous]

Notre Dame. Even though I’ve never gone there, I think I’d feel at home there. And what great connections to have as a graduate.

[Anonymous]

Any Ivy or Stanford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona, Colorado College, or WI

I don't think I could deal with 4 years of Wisconsin winters. Visited one of their smaller campuses with DD in February for athletic recruiting and that was a reality check.

Cliche, but you really do get used to it. Plus crappy weather offers an excellent excuse to eat, drink and otherwise be merry. 😉

[Anonymous]

UCSB -- seems like an idyllic college experience on the beach with the great town of Santa Barbara a short free bus ride away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UCSB -- seems like an idyllic college experience on the beach with the great town of Santa Barbara a short free bus ride away.

This is my answer, too.

[Anonymous]

Boulder, because I honestly think I would find a ton of my people there. It was my first choice school in the early 80s, and my heart was broken when my parents said we do not have the money for me to attend OOS.

I forgot about it for decades and returned last summer for a concert. I fell in love all over again in my 50s

[Anonymous]

WI, where I graduated from. I have said this in other WI posts, but I believe it has the best balance of academics, school spirit/fun, and location in a great city.

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't most people choose where they went to college? I would. I would assume most had great experiences at their college. Other college towns would be liked now for the living of a different phase of life.

[Anonymous]

I'd go abroad!

[Anonymous]

I'd go to Columbia. I'd love to be a college student in NYC.
I'd prefer this over a state school (I have kids at UVA and Michigan) or a rural liberal arts college (which I attended).

[Anonymous]

NYU

Life in the East and West Village is amazing

[Anonymous]

Dartmouth - and I'd be on their alpine team.

[Anonymous]

Uchicago!!