Experienced Parents: Where did your children have EXCELLENT college experiences (this decade)?

[Anonymous]

DC is a senior at Wesleyan and has an amazing experience.....just a perfect fit

[Anonymous]

Michigan. It wasn't DC's first choice but in retrospect DC thinks it should have been. Excellent academics and despite what some say about not focusing on undergraduates DC had good relationships with professors and plenty of small classes from top professors. DC loved Ann Arbor and Big 10 sports. DC is a self starter so being in a big school was totally fine, maybe it wouldn't be for everyone but being able to navigate that is not a bad life skill to have. DC got a very good, and well paid, job and the alumni connections definitely helped.

[Anonymous]

Stanford and Berkeley. The one who went to Stanford got into Yale, we looked at it, and he said, "I worry I'd want to kill myself if I went here."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UIUC. My DD is now at a small private for grad school but, she still misses her undergrad. Loved the large school with its unending opportunities. Loved how much she could pile on the work and drown in whatever research interested her. Loved the support of her colleagues. Loved the Midwest friendliness. Loved the coffee shops in every nook and cranny, all with their distinctive personalities. Sometimes a big research U is the right choice.

Why not go big in grad school?

[Anonymous]

My kids went to large SEC schools. Three different schools. They all loved their college experiences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this useful. All kids are different and enjoy different things. Also have different future goals and objectives.

Not sure why you clicked on it then.

[Anonymous]

Honors College at UMD

[Anonymous]

William & Mary

[Anonymous]

Juniata College

[Anonymous]

My son is at Rice and loves it. He didn't want the crazy competitiveness of East Coast Ivys. The residential colleges are fantastic.

[Anonymous]

Bucknell University. Awesome experience, internships, research, worked closely with professors as they have a very small graduate school and all classes were small.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this useful. All kids are different and enjoy different things. Also have different future goals and objectives.

DP. Are you asking to be educated by the OP how this information is useful or are you showing your smartassness?

[Anonymous]

Virginia Tech. School is not for everyone. Not loving the whole admit too many freshman. But internships, career center, opportunities on campus, jobs on campus.

[Anonymous]

South Carolina. Attended in scholarship. Left lots of money for sorority, spring breaks, low cost of living meant she had a great apartment for years 2-4 and she got into the grad school of her choice with great grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stanford and Berkeley. The one who went to Stanford got into Yale, we looked at it, and he said, "I worry I'd want to kill myself if I went here."

Glad you saved your suicidal DC and thus gave the humanity an opportunity to benefit from the future contributions of that Stanford grad.