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

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Anonymous wrote:Final word: DS just announced that he IS choosing University of Michigan over Notre Dame. Yay!!!!

Your son made the right choice. DH graduated from Notre Dame and refuses to have anything to do with the school now. It has gotten so oppressive and fundamentalist right wing. Michigan is a great school and Ann Arbor vs. South Bend -- no contest at all.

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Anonymous wrote:What's a "Boston College"?

Is this sarcastic or have you really never heard of Boston College? You're like the PP who had never heard of Scripps...you guys need to do some serious research before you and your kids head into the college application process!

Not the PP, but calm down. BC has certainly come up in the world, but it is not in the same league as the Claremont Colleges.

LOL. Very few people on a easy coast know the Claremont colleges - they are regional.

Actually - no. We are all from the east coast and DD's first choice two years ago was Claremont McKenna but she didn't get in. Two kid's for DS's class are going to Pomona (I think) and Harvey Mudd. There are big in the private school world maybe as they are very expensive and selective.

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Anonymous wrote:What's a "Boston College"?

Is this sarcastic or have you really never heard of Boston College? You're like the PP who had never heard of Scripps...you guys need to do some serious research before you and your kids head into the college application process!

Not the PP, but calm down. BC has certainly come up in the world, but it is not in the same league as the Claremont Colleges.

LOL. Very few people on a easy coast know the Claremont colleges - they are regional.

Actually - no. We are all from the east coast and DD's first choice two years ago was Claremont McKenna but she didn't get in. Two kid's for DS's class are going to Pomona (I think) and Harvey Mudd. There are big in the private school world maybe as they are very expensive and selective.

+1 Another strictly East Coast family who not only knew of the Claremont Colleges but had a kid rejected from one! They are top liberal arts colleges and very selective. Beautiful campuses and near perfect weather.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like University of Notre Dame but we are still trying to sway DC to another choice.

Why?

DH and I both graduated from Notre Dame and it is not the same school anymore. It is so right-wing now and DC will be uncomfortable there. We are hoping he chooses University of Michigan and it looks like he is going to! Yay!

Notre Dame really has taken a bad turn as of late. I agree with your concerns, PP. We took DC for a visit there two years ago and it was oppressive and weird. Not the school my Dad talked about in the 1970's at all.

I realize its hard to wrap your narrow mind around the concept that not everyone thinks the same way you do, but a conservative environment is not a 'bad turn'. Many people are not keen on their kid being taught by the left wingnut crowd that is so prevalent at many universities.

Probably why that area went for Obama in the presidential election. I went to school at Notre Dame. I continue to know a number of lovely kids, both liberal and conservative who go there and love the community and the education they're getting. Somehow they're able to listen to people with different viewpoints and even be friends with them. I don't know what you mean by oppressive environment. ND has the highest concentration of nice people I've ever met anywhere. Of the three universities I attended for undergrad and graduate school (the other being a top IVY and fairly liberal private ), it was the only one that didn't have a cutthroat and backstabbing climate. I'd take some conservatism over that any day and I'm about as liberal as they come.

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Anonymous wrote:What's a "Boston College"?

Is this sarcastic or have you really never heard of Boston College? You're like the PP who had never heard of Scripps...you guys need to do some serious research before you and your kids head into the college application process!

Not the PP, but calm down. BC has certainly come up in the world, but it is not in the same league as the Claremont Colleges.

LOL. Very few people on a easy coast know the Claremont colleges - they are regional.

Actually - no. We are all from the east coast and DD's first choice two years ago was Claremont McKenna but she didn't get in. Two kid's for DS's class are going to Pomona (I think) and Harvey Mudd. There are big in the private school world maybe as they are very expensive and selective.

+1 Another strictly East Coast family who not only knew of the Claremont Colleges but had a kid rejected from one! They are top liberal arts colleges and very selective. Beautiful campuses and near perfect weather.

Ok. There are our few. Thanks for checking in.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like University of Notre Dame but we are still trying to sway DC to another choice.

Why?

DH and I both graduated from Notre Dame and it is not the same school anymore. It is so right-wing now and DC will be uncomfortable there. We are hoping he chooses University of Michigan and it looks like he is going to! Yay!

Notre Dame really has taken a bad turn as of late. I agree with your concerns, PP. We took DC for a visit there two years ago and it was oppressive and weird. Not the school my Dad talked about in the 1970's at all.

I realize its hard to wrap your narrow mind around the concept that not everyone thinks the same way you do, but a conservative environment is not a 'bad turn'. Many people are not keen on their kid being taught by the left wingnut crowd that is so prevalent at many universities.

Probably why that area went for Obama in the presidential election. I went to school at Notre Dame. I continue to know a number of lovely kids, both liberal and conservative who go there and love the community and the education they're getting. Somehow they're able to listen to people with different viewpoints and even be friends with them. I don't know what you mean by oppressive environment. ND has the highest concentration of nice people I've ever met anywhere. Of the three universities I attended for undergrad and graduate school (the other being a top IVY and fairly liberal private ), it was the only one that didn't have a cutthroat and backstabbing climate. I'd take some conservatism over that any day and I'm about as liberal as they come.

I agree with you PP, but keep in mind you're arguing with the Bill Ayer's crowd.

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Anonymous wrote:What's a "Boston College"?

Is this sarcastic or have you really never heard of Boston College? You're like the PP who had never heard of Scripps...you guys need to do some serious research before you and your kids head into the college application process!

Not the PP, but calm down. BC has certainly come up in the world, but it is not in the same league as the Claremont Colleges.

LOL. Very few people on a easy coast know the Claremont colleges - they are regional.

Actually - no. We are all from the east coast and DD's first choice two years ago was Claremont McKenna but she didn't get in. Two kid's for DS's class are going to Pomona (I think) and Harvey Mudd. There are big in the private school world maybe as they are very expensive and selective.

I'm both a west coast and east coast person. All educated people know about the Claremont colleges and its design to offer University-type services to five distinct colleges. Money is pooled to create state of the art facilities like library and health center, but students apply to each college (very very walkable). The child of a friend of mine coming in from Boston could not get into Claremont McKenna so accepted Scripps (all women) but is taking classes at Claremont mcKenna and will reapply every year until she gets in. In my day, I got into Pomona, which is an xlnt school. Pitzer wasn't a serious contender then because they did not give grades, just teacher letters, and since I wanted to go onto law school, that concerned me. The dorms were nicer at Scripps so I thought I would board there but take classes at then Claremont Men's College and Pomona. I went to Stanford instead. But I would rank Pomona and Claremont McKenna very high.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like University of Notre Dame but we are still trying to sway DC to another choice.

Why?

DH and I both graduated from Notre Dame and it is not the same school anymore. It is so right-wing now and DC will be uncomfortable there. We are hoping he chooses University of Michigan and it looks like he is going to! Yay!

Notre Dame really has taken a bad turn as of late. I agree with your concerns, PP. We took DC for a visit there two years ago and it was oppressive and weird. Not the school my Dad talked about in the 1970's at all.

I realize its hard to wrap your narrow mind around the concept that not everyone thinks the same way you do, but a conservative environment is not a 'bad turn'. Many people are not keen on their kid being taught by the left wingnut crowd that is so prevalent at many universities.

Probably why that area went for Obama in the presidential election. I went to school at Notre Dame. I continue to know a number of lovely kids, both liberal and conservative who go there and love the community and the education they're getting. Somehow they're able to listen to people with different viewpoints and even be friends with them. I don't know what you mean by oppressive environment. ND has the highest concentration of nice people I've ever met anywhere. Of the three universities I attended for undergrad and graduate school (the other being a top IVY and fairly liberal private ), it was the only one that didn't have a cutthroat and backstabbing climate. I'd take some conservatism over that any day and I'm about as liberal as they come.

We disagree. Can you understand that? We disagree. I have a right to my opinion as do you. And I certainly have the right to sway my son against attending Notre Dame (where DH and I both graduated from) and be very happy that he chose Michigan.

I feel Noter Dame has gone way too far to the right politically and socially. They threw the Gay Club off campus and are suing the government because of the birth control mandate (Saint Mary's isn't btw - which is interesting). Notre Dame took a bad turn after Father Ted stepped down as far as I am concerned and I don't want to be associated with it anymore. If you don't feel as I do then send your kid to college there and make alumni contributions.

I am apparently not so narrow minded as to accept that people will disagree with me -- which is more than I can say for you.

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Ridiculous to say people on the east coast haven't heard of the Claremont Colleges. They are highly sought after here.

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Anonymous wrote:What's a "Boston College"?

Is this sarcastic or have you really never heard of Boston College? You're like the PP who had never heard of Scripps...you guys need to do some serious research before you and your kids head into the college application process!

Not the PP, but calm down. BC has certainly come up in the world, but it is not in the same league as the Claremont Colleges.

LOL. Very few people on a easy coast know the Claremont colleges - they are regional.

Actually - no. We are all from the east coast and DD's first choice two years ago was Claremont McKenna but she didn't get in. Two kid's for DS's class are going to Pomona (I think) and Harvey Mudd. There are big in the private school world maybe as they are very expensive and selective.

+1 Another strictly East Coast family who not only knew of the Claremont Colleges but had a kid rejected from one! They are top liberal arts colleges and very selective. Beautiful campuses and near perfect weather.

Ok. There are our few. Thanks for checking in.

A few. Not our few, moron.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like University of Notre Dame but we are still trying to sway DC to another choice.

Why?

DH and I both graduated from Notre Dame and it is not the same school anymore. It is so right-wing now and DC will be uncomfortable there. We are hoping he chooses University of Michigan and it looks like he is going to! Yay!

Notre Dame really has taken a bad turn as of late. I agree with your concerns, PP. We took DC for a visit there two years ago and it was oppressive and weird. Not the school my Dad talked about in the 1970's at all.

I realize its hard to wrap your narrow mind around the concept that not everyone thinks the same way you do, but a conservative environment is not a 'bad turn'. Many people are not keen on their kid being taught by the left wingnut crowd that is so prevalent at many universities.

PP stated her reasons clearly - her child will be uncomfortable in a right-wing environment. If your child would be happy in a right-wing environment then send him/her to Notre Dame.

Wrong. It's comfortably on the left.

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Anonymous wrote:Ridiculous to say people on the east coast haven't heard of the Claremont Colleges. They are highly sought after here.

I've never heard of them. Even if my child was looking at colleges, he wouldn't be looking that far away.

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UW Madison has an excellent reputation around the world. Over 1/3 of the students from OOS. It is reasonably priced for OOS students - tuition+board about $35,000. Strong academics, amazing sports, thriving arts and music scene, lots of shops and restaurants, outdoor recreation, and two beautiful lakes. It really is a solid all around college experience where anyone can fit in.

Only on DCUM would $35K/year be considered "reasonably priced." That is more than I take home every year and it is more than all of my students' parents make gross per year.

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UW Madison has an excellent reputation around the world. Over 1/3 of the students from OOS. It is reasonably priced for OOS students - tuition+board about $35,000. Strong academics, amazing sports, thriving arts and music scene, lots of shops and restaurants, outdoor recreation, and two beautiful lakes. It really is a solid all around college experience where anyone can fit in.

Only on DCUM would $35K/year be considered "reasonably priced." That is more than I take home every year and it is more than all of my students' parents make gross per year.

Compared to private colleges or the more expensive OOS colleges $35k is reasonable. It's not that much more than in state in MD or VA in fact.

I didn't know UW was that low for OOS. My DC is at Michigan, which is about $55k/year for OOS.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like University of Notre Dame but we are still trying to sway DC to another choice.

Why?

DH and I both graduated from Notre Dame and it is not the same school anymore. It is so right-wing now and DC will be uncomfortable there. We are hoping he chooses University of Michigan and it looks like he is going to! Yay!

Notre Dame really has taken a bad turn as of late. I agree with your concerns, PP. We took DC for a visit there two years ago and it was oppressive and weird. Not the school my Dad talked about in the 1970's at all.

I realize its hard to wrap your narrow mind around the concept that not everyone thinks the same way you do, but a conservative environment is not a 'bad turn'. Many people are not keen on their kid being taught by the left wingnut crowd that is so prevalent at many universities.

PP stated her reasons clearly - her child will be uncomfortable in a right-wing environment. If your child would be happy in a right-wing environment then send him/her to Notre Dame.

Wrong. It's comfortably on the left.

I disagree.