Positivity

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Anonymous wrote:University of Rochester has very strong academics with a nice balance between STEM, pre-med, and humanities. And an open curriculum!! Pretty campus, plenty to do off-campus if you want it, nearby (quick to get through) airport, and happy student body.

All things being equal, everyone wants a warmer, sunnier location. I get it. But if your kid is open to Boston or Chicago, the weather in Rochester really isn’t any different. (It’s not the same as what you see in Buffalo. That’s lake effect snow at a different level!)

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My kid's top 2 choices were in Chicago and Boston. They Got WL at both, so are in Rochester and loving it!

Also, not everyone wants a "warmer sunnier location"---maybe sunnier, but my kid likes winters. And didn't want the South for other reasons.

But UR Is an amazing school and students are very happy there. Most don't plan to stay after school, but they enjoy the 4 years (or more if they stay for grad/med school).

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This is a great thread!

Love how easy it has been for our kids to join clubs at W&M, Va Tech, and JMU, including club and intramural sports. At JMU, our daughter joined a volunteer organization that both got her involved in the community outside of the university and gave her experience that was relevant to her future career.

I also appreciate the international study and volunteer opportunities available to them at all three schools.

JMU, Tech, and William & Mary also have lovely campuses surrounded by beautiful scenery and tremendous outdoor recreational opportunities.

And yes, the academics are pretty terrific.

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I too have very much enjoyed the process of visiting college campuses with my student and exploring their thoughts and visions for the future. There really are so many beautiful places! A couple I’ve been impressed with so far are Loyola MD, Elon, and Dickinson. Looking forward to more visits this spring!

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I really loved the vibe at Northeastern. It was a depressing, commuter school when I was growing up in Massachusetts. So I was pleasantly surprised during the tour. Sadly, they rejected my son for engineering. He ended up happy elsewhere.

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There is something to love in almost every school.

A little-discussed school that my DD and I loved was Susquehanna. Pretty campus, sweet and helpful people. For the right kid and the right major, this would be a lovely place to spend four years. (They also gave her big bucks.)

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I loved:
1. the Middlebury campus.
2. the friendliness of Montreal near McGill.
3. the W&M campus and how close it is to Colonial Williamsburg.
4. the classic education at St John’s College.
5. the sushi place on the Williams campus.

My kid ended up elsewhere that HE loved. It’s all good.

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Anonymous wrote:I have come to see that certain posters tear about a college and troll in different manners when:
1) their kid was rejected
2) they were rejected when they were in HS
3) a kid's nemesis got in
4) their nemesis' kid got in
5) jealousy

It's funny when you read schools in the top 10-20 with 3-5% acceptance rates labeled as 'safety' school. That's a tip off right there that this person has a personal agenda.

And the positive comment here is what, exactly?

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The cookies at Gettysburg were amazing!
Also love that they have a full ride History scholarship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved:
1. the Middlebury campus.
2. the friendliness of Montreal near McGill.
3. the W&M campus and how close it is to Colonial Williamsburg.
4. the classic education at St John’s College.
5. the sushi place on the Williams campus.

My kid ended up elsewhere that HE loved. It’s all good.

Yes about McGill. On our tours, Notre Dame and McGill had the nicest kids. Really made an impression. Kid got into his ED school so never applied, but would have been thrilled if he'd attended either. Such a good atmosphere. Kindness and friendliness are really underrated qualities when looking at colleges.

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Enjoyed our time in Northampton when touring colleges in the area.

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This isn't specific to one university, but I love the in-state options we have in VA. As long as you're not obsessed with getting into UVA, I feel like there's a school for everyone.

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I loved college tours where they gave out T-shirts. 🎉

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Of all the tours we did, UCLA was the slickest, best oiled machine. It was almost "professional" and the benefits of attending seemed endless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is something to love in almost every school.

A little-discussed school that my DD and I loved was Susquehanna. Pretty campus, sweet and helpful people. For the right kid and the right major, this would be a lovely place to spend four years. (They also gave her big bucks.)

+1 a friend graduated from there and speaks highly of it. Our daughters did a pre-college program there that was really well done.

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I appreciated it when Brown was super accommodating and really tried to make it possible for my kid to go to their admitted student days.