tell me about colleges that didn't make your kid's list

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Marquette. She axed colleges in big cities far away from home when narrowing down her list

Thanks for trying to re-engage!

DC liked Syracuse, but the town was a real turn off. Still on the fence about applying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we keep this very interesting thread on track? My comment on the anecdote about a kid rejecting certain schools being too woke is that it wasn’t based on visits - it was based on heresay from a friend’s older brother. In the spirit of this thread, I guess if that was what happened, that’s what happened, but I think it’s more interesting to hear about kids taking certain schools off a list based on a visit or other more concrete interactions.

If that recent video that went viral where the women tell the men that white is not a culture (among other things) I can see why they would say woke us not for me. Next college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread was fun at first. It’s always interesting to see what strikes kids at different schools (and sometimes funny!).

Thanks to the people afraid of diversity and inclusion for ruining it.

People aren’t afraid of diversity. They have a different opinion than you. You are so tolerant. Typical Liberal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marquette. She axed colleges in big cities far away from home when narrowing down her list

Thanks for trying to re-engage!

DC liked Syracuse, but the town was a real turn off. Still on the fence about applying.

I agree that the location is one of the most important things you end up gauging when you to get to the phase of cutting colleges off the list. There were a number of place where the school was perfect, but the town not so much. The thing is these were often SLACs and most of the kids said they really didn't spend much time in town. So not sure if it's worth it. I've heard people say that Syracuse is fairly fun for students though--they have their key spots in town that they love.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:but boy oh boy it would be nice to get this thread back on track!

+1000 we hear you! Start you own thread!

[Anonymous]

We had a number of schools that made our (parents list) but not our kids list
Davidson College
UNC
Wake Forest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had a number of schools that made our (parents list) but not our kids list
Davidson College
UNC
Wake Forest.

What didn’t your kid like about these? We’re contemplating driving down there. I’m not as familiar with the southern schools.

[Anonymous]

Fordham felt a bit insular to her and the cold weather wasn't great

[Anonymous]

My STEM kid would love and fit in well at STEM schools but some have <30% women--Rose Hulman, Stevens, Embry-Riddle--so not applying to those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a number of schools that made our (parents list) but not our kids list
Davidson College
UNC
Wake Forest.

What didn’t your kid like about these? We’re contemplating driving down there. I’m not as familiar with the southern schools.

Wake and Davidson seemed too rich for my daughter.

[Anonymous]

Can we get the thread back in track please. You have made your point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Case Western just didn’t have a happy campusy vibe for my kid.

My child attended a virtual information session last week with Case Western. One of the things we both noticed was that only one student on the panel appeared happy. The others were so detached and it felt like they were role playing. Something was so off about the presentation. Also, there was a question posed about the safety of Case Western. Two of the students got defensive with their responses. The virtual encounter turned my child off from visiting Case Western in person.

Interesting. Good friend's son had a fairly miserable HS experience in the social realm. Case Western wasn't even on his list, but he ended up there due to a number of circumstances beyond his control. He has been nothing but happy. Has found groups of friends, involved in a lot of activities. He was so excited to return to school this fall. The parents are beyond delighted.

Virtual sessions, even tours, can be so random. My DS hated one tour this summer and a classmate loved it - DS' tour guide emphasized things in which he wasn't really interested whereas the classmate had a very different tour. Probably even more so when virtual.

GL to all the seniors and their parents!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread was fun at first. It’s always interesting to see what strikes kids at different schools (and sometimes funny!).

Thanks to the people afraid of diversity and inclusion for ruining it.

People aren’t afraid of diversity. They have a different opinion than you. You are so tolerant. Typical Liberal.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread was fun at first. It’s always interesting to see what strikes kids at different schools (and sometimes funny!).

Thanks to the people afraid of diversity and inclusion for ruining it.

People aren’t afraid of diversity. They have a different opinion than you. You are so tolerant. Typical Liberal.

+1
Diversity is great. I just don't feel the need to see everything through that lens or discuss it ad nauseum. If it happens organically, great. Otherwise, leave it alone.

[Anonymous]

Any urban school was taken off our list after visiting a few of them. DC wanted a traditional college campus, outside of the city.