CTCL schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone attended a CTCL fair? I just got a mailing that they are doing a nationwide tour in August.

I recommend them highly. My DC and I went early on (maybe junior year). It really impacted the direction of our search. NOT because they were pushing their own schools, but because they advocate an approach/philosophy that is very healthy.

They explain "fit" and why it matters. They recommend against kids competing with their friends in the search process. They give tips on how to minimize parent-child tension along the way. I really do recommend that you attend, and try to get your child to sit in as well. It set a great tone for our search, and my DC was very successful.

This. Also, reading the book is a great way to recover after spending too much time on the DCUM College and University Discussion forum!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone attended a CTCL fair? I just got a mailing that they are doing a nationwide tour in August.

I recommend them highly. My DC and I went early on (maybe junior year). It really impacted the direction of our search. NOT because they were pushing their own schools, but because they advocate an approach/philosophy that is very healthy.

They explain "fit" and why it matters. They recommend against kids competing with their friends in the search process. They give tips on how to minimize parent-child tension along the way. I really do recommend that you attend, and try to get your child to sit in as well. It set a great tone for our search, and my DC was very successful.

This. Also, reading the book is a great way to recover after spending too much time on the DCUM College and University Discussion forum!

“Fit” is code for “for whatever reason, your child underachieved in high school. But we have a spot for her here.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone attended a CTCL fair? I just got a mailing that they are doing a nationwide tour in August.

I recommend them highly. My DC and I went early on (maybe junior year). It really impacted the direction of our search. NOT because they were pushing their own schools, but because they advocate an approach/philosophy that is very healthy.

They explain "fit" and why it matters. They recommend against kids competing with their friends in the search process. They give tips on how to minimize parent-child tension along the way. I really do recommend that you attend, and try to get your child to sit in as well. It set a great tone for our search, and my DC was very successful.

This. Also, reading the book is a great way to recover after spending too much time on the DCUM College and University Discussion forum!

“Fit” is code for “for whatever reason, your child underachieved in high school. But we have a spot for her here.”

Oh, look, dummy troll is back. Hey dummy, say something stupid for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone attended a CTCL fair? I just got a mailing that they are doing a nationwide tour in August.

I recommend them highly. My DC and I went early on (maybe junior year). It really impacted the direction of our search. NOT because they were pushing their own schools, but because they advocate an approach/philosophy that is very healthy.

They explain "fit" and why it matters. They recommend against kids competing with their friends in the search process. They give tips on how to minimize parent-child tension along the way. I really do recommend that you attend, and try to get your child to sit in as well. It set a great tone for our search, and my DC was very successful.

This. Also, reading the book is a great way to recover after spending too much time on the DCUM College and University Discussion forum!

“Fit” is code for “for whatever reason, your child underachieved in high school. But we have a spot for her here.”

Oh, look, dummy troll is back. Hey dummy, say something stupid for us.

If a school is affordable, has a good reputation, and offers your intended field of study and good fallbacks if you change your mind, there’s your “fit.” You’re not looking for your soulmate, you’re picking one college among many that “fit.”

CTCL marketing plays into the insecurities of parents with money whose kids can’t get into top colleges. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Mission accomplished

[Anonymous]

I will add that my child was offered an incredible job before she graduated from a CTCL school by a very loyal and very successful alum. Our experience is that the alum network can be very strong among these schools and they return with money and job/internship opportunities for current students. Obviously this happens at lots of schools. But CTCLs are usually small schools so the chance to benefit from other grads is big.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will add that my child was offered an incredible job before she graduated from a CTCL school by a very loyal and very successful alum. Our experience is that the alum network can be very strong among these schools and they return with money and job/internship opportunities for current students. Obviously this happens at lots of schools. But CTCLs are usually small schools so the chance to benefit from other grads is big.

Your kid went to one school. You're not in any position to talk about any other. That's the fallacy of the whole CTCL label.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will add that my child was offered an incredible job before she graduated from a CTCL school by a very loyal and very successful alum. Our experience is that the alum network can be very strong among these schools and they return with money and job/internship opportunities for current students. Obviously this happens at lots of schools. But CTCLs are usually small schools so the chance to benefit from other grads is big.

Your kid went to one school. You're not in any position to talk about any other. That's the fallacy of the whole CTCL label.

+1. The alumni network is also going to be much smaller than most universities (or even the top LACs) by order of magnitudes, so this really isn't a selling point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will add that my child was offered an incredible job before she graduated from a CTCL school by a very loyal and very successful alum. Our experience is that the alum network can be very strong among these schools and they return with money and job/internship opportunities for current students. Obviously this happens at lots of schools. But CTCLs are usually small schools so the chance to benefit from other grads is big.

[/b]Your kid went to one school. You're not in any position to talk about any other [b] That's the fallacy of the whole CTCL label.

You could say the same about schools of any ranking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will add that my child was offered an incredible job before she graduated from a CTCL school by a very loyal and very successful alum. Our experience is that the alum network can be very strong among these schools and they return with money and job/internship opportunities for current students. Obviously this happens at lots of schools. But CTCLs are usually small schools so the chance to benefit from other grads is big.

Your kid went to one school. You're not in any position to talk about any other. That's the fallacy of the whole CTCL label.

+1. The alumni network is also going to be much smaller than most universities (or even the top LACs) by order of magnitudes, so this really isn't a selling point.

DP: I agree that size of alumni network is a potential issue. But the intensity is a lot greater when you're part of a smaller group. I went to a LAC and I think I know all the alum in the DMV area (well, probably not all, but the majority!) and I am more likely to go the extra mile for them than I would be at my grad school (big U) where there are tons of alums. Students have stayed with me during internships, while looking for housing post-graduation, I have connected them with colleagues, jobs etc. I also oddly feel a kinship with alum from other small LACs I didn't go to and will look out for them too--like I know what it's like to be from a class of 500 rather than 10000. So the network might be wider and stronger than it would initially appear.

[Anonymous]

I think this has run its course.

[Anonymous]

The CTCL-basher trolls are obvious and repetetive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The CTCL-basher trolls are obvious and repetetive.

Not trolls… the vast majority of people, period, will think the CTCL moniker is weird and a bit desperate.

[Anonymous]

If you're interested in attending a CTCL info session, here is a list of fairs. I've visited individual campuses but never been to one of these sessions. I hear they're useful if you're considering small colleges.

https://ctcl.org/info-sessions/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will add that my child was offered an incredible job before she graduated from a CTCL school by a very loyal and very successful alum. Our experience is that the alum network can be very strong among these schools and they return with money and job/internship opportunities for current students. Obviously this happens at lots of schools. But CTCLs are usually small schools so the chance to benefit from other grads is big.

[/b]Your kid went to one school. You're not in any position to talk about any other [b] That's the fallacy of the whole CTCL label.

You could say the same about schools of any ranking.

Exactly. You’ve just made my point.