Anyone else’s kid looking hard at S. Illinois University Carbondale?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I looked at it, because my kid wants to study glassblowing and engineering and there aren't many schools that offer both.

My brother went there for a bit- drawn to the art/glassblowing program. He enjoyed it, but transferred back to his original LAC for a smaller campus. The campus is pretty and lots of hiking and outdoorsy stuff to do nearby

The insistence that that this post isn't a joke is hilarious. First, Southern Illinois University Carbondale? Second, 90% acceptance? Third, someone posting about interest in glassblowing? This is all a joke meant to have DMV parents take the edge off. I do appreciate the commitment to the gag.

Sorry not sorry for respecting the arts and odd combinations of majors. I know lots of people like this in real life:

1) Not a snob
2) Good at more than one thing
3) Unusual hobby
4) Went to a school that wasn't on my radar

Here on DCUM, I had a great running thread with a mom who sincerely wondered if her daughter could blend a college education with pottery. The answer is it's possible.

That's why I might take trolls at face value. Because it's possible and not as hilarious as they think it is.

I guarantee you, somewhere in the world, there is an underwater basket weaver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SIUC used to have a very good Forestry program. Not sure if it still does.

The snarky responses on this post though are so depressing. Listen, if it’s not a school you know or are interested in, don’t open the thread! There’s no need to rain on someone else’s parade because you think you’re better in some way. You have no idea why others do what they do so cool it with the mean girl judgement.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I looked at it, because my kid wants to study glassblowing and engineering and there aren't many schools that offer both.

My brother went there for a bit- drawn to the art/glassblowing program. He enjoyed it, but transferred back to his original LAC for a smaller campus. The campus is pretty and lots of hiking and outdoorsy stuff to do nearby

The insistence that that this post isn't a joke is hilarious. First, Southern Illinois University Carbondale? Second, 90% acceptance? Third, someone posting about interest in glassblowing? This is all a joke meant to have DMV parents take the edge off. I do appreciate the commitment to the gag.

Sorry not sorry for respecting the arts and odd combinations of majors. I know lots of people like this in real life:

1) Not a snob
2) Good at more than one thing
3) Unusual hobby
4) Went to a school that wasn't on my radar

Here on DCUM, I had a great running thread with a mom who sincerely wondered if her daughter could blend a college education with pottery. The answer is it's possible.

That's why I might take trolls at face value. Because it's possible and not as hilarious as they think it is.

I guarantee you, somewhere in the world, there is an underwater basket weaver.

OK, fine, you're right. There truly are glassblowing engineers and underwater basket weavers. Which, I suppose, is a good thing.

[Anonymous]

The distance from an airport is the problem, and we were happy to send all of my kids OOS. 90 minutes should be the max from a major airport. In those cases, all our kid's universities had van service to the university. A university van with driver picked up the student when they arrived at the airport and drove them to campus. Arranged ahead of time and yes it cost a lot. But it was reliable. All our kid's OOS universities did it. It was great for OOS students and I think was essential or recruiting OOS.

But once the distance was greater than 60 -90 minutes, universities did not provide this service.

[Anonymous]

This used to be DC region based. Folks in Midwest and other parts of the country have found this discussion forum and ask questions re colleges. Etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I looked at it, because my kid wants to study glassblowing and engineering and there aren't many schools that offer both.

My brother went there for a bit- drawn to the art/glassblowing program. He enjoyed it, but transferred back to his original LAC for a smaller campus. The campus is pretty and lots of hiking and outdoorsy stuff to do nearby

The insistence that that this post isn't a joke is hilarious. First, Southern Illinois University Carbondale? Second, 90% acceptance? Third, someone posting about interest in glassblowing? This is all a joke meant to have DMV parents take the edge off. I do appreciate the commitment to the gag.

As someone who went to SIUC, I don't at all understand why you can't believe someone would ask about it. Lots of schools have high acceptance rates. That means they have space for the people they serve. Mind blowing, eh?

When I went to Southern they were well known for their arts program. But I guess some people giggle at the idea glassblowing. And if you think that's something, wait till you hear about life drawing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This used to be DC region based. Folks in Midwest and other parts of the country have found this discussion forum and ask questions re colleges. Etc.

"Folks from DC" are often from elsewhere and people come and go from the DMV. A lot of the non-DMV people used to be in DMV.

I was reading DCUM from out of state when my 16 year old was a baby. I used to live in MoCo.

The whole Northeast corridor exchanges professionals between job markets.

If you don't like interlopers, stop worrying about rankings and don't focus so much energy on schools in Pennsylvania, New York, and New England.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This used to be DC region based. Folks in Midwest and other parts of the country have found this discussion forum and ask questions re colleges. Etc.

"Folks from DC" are often from elsewhere and people come and go from the DMV. A lot of the non-DMV people used to be in DMV.

I was reading DCUM from out of state when my 16 year old was a baby. I used to live in MoCo.

The whole Northeast corridor exchanges professionals between job markets.

If you don't like interlopers, stop worrying about rankings and don't focus so much energy on schools in Pennsylvania, New York, and New England.

DCUM does not believe any intelligent life exists outside Pennsylvania, New York, and New England.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This used to be DC region based. Folks in Midwest and other parts of the country have found this discussion forum and ask questions re colleges. Etc.

"Folks from DC" are often from elsewhere and people come and go from the DMV. A lot of the non-DMV people used to be in DMV.

I was reading DCUM from out of state when my 16 year old was a baby. I used to live in MoCo.

The whole Northeast corridor exchanges professionals between job markets.

If you don't like interlopers, stop worrying about rankings and don't focus so much energy on schools in Pennsylvania, New York, and New England.

DCUM does not believe any intelligent life exists outside Pennsylvania, New York, and New England.

PA is questionable. Philly area it exists. Outside it maybe only exists in the Pittsburgh area

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a 2 hr drive from Lambert St Louis MO airport. Like Univ of IL UC UIUC, it is not close to a larger city so getting to and from if kid is visiting home on the east coast. This week there was an article (NY Times?) on Carbondale IL (where SIUC is located) being a hub for abortions in a 10 state radius. Do people actually attend this school from far away states or is it more of a regional university?

From what I read it is mostly Illinois with surrounding states and much fewer from far away, with very few international students. When I attended decades ago there were a little more from further away, and quite a few international. It used to be known for that.

So, like, The Dalton School isn’t a feeder?

[Anonymous]

No, thankfully. But looking more closely at the numbers, it looks like international student enrollment hasn't dropped as much as I thought and is around 10%, so it should retain some of that cosmopolitan atmosphere I remember. And overall enrollment is holding steady. A good sign.