Do regret/resent that you didn’t go to a better college if you went to a regional one? Or one ranked

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Anonymous wrote:First gen student here, graduated college about 20 years ago. B+/A- HS student, SAT was abysmal (550+ verbal, 450 math). Applied to regional, small schools and ended up at 3rd choice for scholarship reasons. Zero regrets and I remain grateful for the experience to this day. FWIW, I am an attorney. I wouldn't change my ugrad experience for anything.

Sounds like it was a great school! I like opportunities to give love to places like these, so come back and share the school!

Assumption College in Worcester, MA! My younger brother, and both our wives, also went to this school. A hidden gem. Our sister (she's seven years younger so a more "recent" college graduate, ha ha) went to Providence College and had a fantastic 4 years as well.

My Dad used to have the vending machines at Assumption (now University) a long time ago. Agree people really seemed to like the school and got a very good undergraduate education. He got out of that business but I have fond memories of meeting and working with students who worked with him, going up there to shoot hoops, etc. I wanted to get away and did need to go at least a little distance from home, but the University does seem to have good core values.

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I was a great high school student but didn't really look outside of my state. I ended up at a good liberal arts college (on a debate scholarship), but not one most people recognize and certainly not one of the schools that folks here would view as worthy of aspiration. It turned out to be a great choice--I did undergraduate research (in a STEM field) and got published, studied abroad, and got a great well-rounded education. I ended up changing career fields and went to law school , and was accepted to both Harvard and Stanford law school. I have since had a fun career in and out of government doing meaningful work. Could I have gone to a "better" school?--based on my stats at the time, perhaps yes. Would I have had a better life?--I doubt it.

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Anonymous wrote:I think if you are over age 25, and are still thinking about where you went to college, the problem lies within. If you come to DCUM to try to disparage the same college over and over, that might be a tell tale sign that you need to rethink how you live your life.

Have one friend cleaving onto their alma mater as if it were a life preserver tossed from the decks of the Titanic. Now their kid is doing the same.

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Anonymous wrote:I think if you are over age 25, and are still thinking about where you went to college, the problem lies within. If you come to DCUM to try to disparage the same college over and over, that might be a tell tale sign that you need to rethink how you live your life.

Yeah but if you went to a state university and wish you'd gone to an Ivy, you need to get over that as well.

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Anonymous wrote:I think if you are over age 25, and are still thinking about where you went to college, the problem lies within. If you come to DCUM to try to disparage the same college over and over, that might be a tell tale sign that you need to rethink how you live your life.

Have one friend cleaving onto their alma mater as if it were a life preserver tossed from the decks of the Titanic. Now their kid is doing the same.

You sound like a lovely friend.

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Anonymous wrote:First gen student here, graduated college about 20 years ago. B+/A- HS student, SAT was abysmal (550+ verbal, 450 math). Applied to regional, small schools and ended up at 3rd choice for scholarship reasons. Zero regrets and I remain grateful for the experience to this day. FWIW, I am an attorney. I wouldn't change my ugrad experience for anything.

Sounds like it was a great school! I like opportunities to give love to places like these, so come back and share the school!

Assumption College in Worcester, MA! My younger brother, and both our wives, also went to this school. A hidden gem. Our sister (she's seven years younger so a more "recent" college graduate, ha ha) went to Providence College and had a fantastic 4 years as well.

My Dad used to have the vending machines at Assumption (now University) a long time ago. Agree people really seemed to like the school and got a very good undergraduate education. He got out of that business but I have fond memories of meeting and working with students who worked with him, going up there to shoot hoops, etc. I wanted to get away and did need to go at least a little distance from home, but the University does seem to have good core values.

I'm the PP who went to Assumption - that's a great story about your dad, thanks for sharing! I wish the small schools like AC (er... AU now) got more attention in the dmv. A ton of merit aid available at schools like this one!

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Anonymous wrote:First gen student here, graduated college about 20 years ago. B+/A- HS student, SAT was abysmal (550+ verbal, 450 math). Applied to regional, small schools and ended up at 3rd choice for scholarship reasons. Zero regrets and I remain grateful for the experience to this day. FWIW, I am an attorney. I wouldn't change my ugrad experience for anything.

Sounds like it was a great school! I like opportunities to give love to places like these, so come back and share the school!

Assumption College in Worcester, MA! My younger brother, and both our wives, also went to this school. A hidden gem. Our sister (she's seven years younger so a more "recent" college graduate, ha ha) went to Providence College and had a fantastic 4 years as well.

My Dad used to have the vending machines at Assumption (now University) a long time ago. Agree people really seemed to like the school and got a very good undergraduate education. He got out of that business but I have fond memories of meeting and working with students who worked with him, going up there to shoot hoops, etc. I wanted to get away and did need to go at least a little distance from home, but the University does seem to have good core values.

I'm the PP who went to Assumption - that's a great story about your dad, thanks for sharing! I wish the small schools like AC (er... AU now) got more attention in the dmv. A ton of merit aid available at schools like this one!

NP just found this post searching for providence college - DD is applying to PC, AU, Villanova, Merrimack, and Stonehill. Any intel on the above? We have family friends at Assumption and Merrimack who love the schools but we aren't familiar with the others.