Okay, so where is DS/DD going to go to college next fall?

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Anonymous wrote:Marquette University in Wisconsin...judge away, DCUM.

I am from the Chicago area and had a lot of friends go to Marquette - they all loved it!

I agree it is a great choice for a DC area kid.

Ha thanks for the reassurance. I just thought it was funny how it combined some of the things often looked down on on this site - Catholic, not Ivy or anywhere near equivalent, and in the dreaded flyover part of the country. All kidding aside, he loved the campus, loves the idea of going somewhere a little different for college, and they had the direct admit physical therapy program he wanted. So yup, I agree it's a good choice for him!

There are some ridiculous posters on DCUM who look down on anything that's not HPY, Stanford or MIT (Columbia & Brown might be acceptable to them, too ). Don't mind them -- Marquette is a very good school that the majority of students could only dream of being admitted to & it sounds like it's the perfect fit for him! Congratulations to your son!

I'll post where my kids are. One at University of North Florida. One at Ole Miss. One at University of Florida. Very proud of all of them.

My student at University of North Florida is on a full academic scholarship. Everything is covered - tuition, fees, dorms, books.... She just got accepted to a really neat Masters Program. She'll be teaching English in China for two years. They are paying for her Masters Degree, paying her a salary, and paying all of her living expenses. She's a special ed major who wants to get her masters in speech path.

My kid at Ole Miss is a political science major. He's on an ROTC Scholarship.

My University of Florida student is pre-med. He has a partial academic scholarship. The rest is covered by Bright Futures.

Super proud of all three of them! It's costing us almost nothing. They'll graduate with no student loan debt. I'm just hoping the other two can follow that example. Not every kids cares about going to prestigious schools. For what it's worth, my daughter is a national merit scholar. She turned down Yale.

Very southern for this area. What led your kids to southern schools? Do you have family in FL?

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I have 2 in college and a recent grad. I've definitely seen more kids heading south over the years. Lots of kids mention better weather. But southern colleges are a little easier to get into for kids around here and scholarship money is more available.

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Naval Academy.

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Anonymous wrote:Marquette University in Wisconsin...judge away, DCUM.

I am from the Chicago area and had a lot of friends go to Marquette - they all loved it!

I agree it is a great choice for a DC area kid.

Ha thanks for the reassurance. I just thought it was funny how it combined some of the things often looked down on on this site - Catholic, not Ivy or anywhere near equivalent, and in the dreaded flyover part of the country. All kidding aside, he loved the campus, loves the idea of going somewhere a little different for college, and they had the direct admit physical therapy program he wanted. So yup, I agree it's a good choice for him!

There are some ridiculous posters on DCUM who look down on anything that's not HPY, Stanford or MIT (Columbia & Brown might be acceptable to them, too ). Don't mind them -- Marquette is a very good school that the majority of students could only dream of being admitted to & it sounds like it's the perfect fit for him! Congratulations to your son!

I'll post where my kids are. One at University of North Florida. One at Ole Miss. One at University of Florida. Very proud of all of them.

My student at University of North Florida is on a full academic scholarship. Everything is covered - tuition, fees, dorms, books.... She just got accepted to a really neat Masters Program. She'll be teaching English in China for two years. They are paying for her Masters Degree, paying her a salary, and paying all of her living expenses. She's a special ed major who wants to get her masters in speech path.

My kid at Ole Miss is a political science major. He's on an ROTC Scholarship.

My University of Florida student is pre-med. He has a partial academic scholarship. The rest is covered by Bright Futures.

Super proud of all three of them! It's costing us almost nothing. They'll graduate with no student loan debt. I'm just hoping the other two can follow that example. Not every kids cares about going to prestigious schools. For what it's worth, my daughter is a national merit scholar. She turned down Yale.

Very southern for this area. What led your kids to southern schools? Do you have family in FL?

We do. And we are back and forth between D.C. and Florida every few years. One of them has always been a HUGE Gator fan. He's been saying he wanted to go to UF since middle school. We honestly didn't think he would get in. My University of North Florida kid visited the campus at the suggestion of a friend of mine who is a college dean. She visited once and fell in love with the campus. It's built on a nature preserve. It's relatively small and very quiet. And she has a lazy river running through her dorm. It's close to shopping and restaurants and of course, the beach. She loves it! My Ole Miss kid went there because so many family have graduated from University of Mississippi. He grew up with "Hotty Toddy". He is a smart kid, but his grades certainly did not reflect his test scores. It's been a good fit for him. He's very into the football/party culture. My high schooler is leaning towards either Florida or University of Georgia.

The reason I posted was because I felt like everyone was posting top colleges and didn't want parents of high schoolers to feel like it was an all or nothing deal. My kids have done great at their chosen schools. I want parents (especially the type in the D.C. area) to know that it really is o.k. if your kid doesn't go to a super prestigious school. Those schools are great for some kids. But even kids like my daughter who could have gone anywhere don't necessarily find that that's what they want.

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Thank you for posting, FL and MS parent. DC loved Eckerd and could probably attend a'better' school. I'm betting on Eckerd.

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UMD or Villanova.

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Either Oxford College at Emory U. or Georgia Tech. Upside of Oxford is the small environment and rigorous classes - esp. the science classes. From what I hear, their science professors are better at the Oxford campus, but I'm sure that's subjective.

Georgia Tech is more specific in terms of technical classes but she's not sure if she wants biomedical engineering or Nurse Practitioner.

Both schools give her access to Emory's fantastic hospital and that's a good thing.

One thing that gives me pause is the recent wave of armed robberies ON Georgia Tech's campus. That should not be happening. This parent letter is particularly frightening:

http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2015/01/07/a-georgia-tech-parent-wants-safer-campus-i-cant-continue-to-risk-my-sons-personal-safety-just-to-save-a-few-bucks-on-in-state-tuition/

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Looks like Dartmouth College.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you for posting, FL and MS parent. DC loved Eckerd and could probably attend a'better' school. I'm betting on Eckerd.

My sister went to Eckerd in the 90s. Love the beach lifestyle and not wearing shoes to class.
She studied in bio and was well prepared for a job. SHe also made life long friends there, too.

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Swarthmore. So glad this is all over!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore. So glad this is all over!!!

Congrats! Are you willing to share stats re your child? DS is in 9th grade and it's still ridiculous even to think about it, but I have hopes for him to go there.

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Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore. So glad this is all over!!!

Congrats. DC was WLed at Swart.

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I hope that both my dcs end up at U of F, go Gtors. Honors program, full ride scholarships, accelerated premed program, 500 mil endowment, I love it.

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Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore. So glad this is all over!!!

Congrats! Are you willing to share stats re your child? DS is in 9th grade and it's still ridiculous even to think about it, but I have hopes for him to go there.

Do you mind sharing why you would like him to attend Swarthmore? My jr year DD is interested in the school and I am learning more about it.

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Anonymous wrote:New York University. The ONLY college she has ever wanted to go to so it is damn good she got in!!

Tisch?