Let us pick for you…list acceptances

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your child has not yet decided, list the options (if u want major, financial concerns, etc) and let the masses weigh in.

Go!

DC wants to do business

Direct Admits to Business School. VA in-state
- W&M (15K Merit per year)
- VCU (Full Ride)
-VT (5K per year)
-UMD (10K Merit per year)
-Indiana-Kelly (30K Merit per year) - Cheaper then in-state
-UIUC
- UMich
-UNC
-UF (10K per year) - Cheaper then in-state
-UW

Direct Admit to Business School not available
-UVA

Pick Umich if Ross. Otherwise I like Indiana

I like Mich but Uva instate also good.

[Anonymous]

Rutgers
JMU
West Virginia
Hofstra
Towson
Hood

Kid struggles with ADHD. Does not want to be too far from home. Does not drive. Is very social and wants an active social life (which makes me want to choose the least expensive school in case they struggle academically).

Music business - or possibly some other type business. Very outgoing, people oriented person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rutgers
JMU
West Virginia
Hofstra
Towson
Hood

Kid struggles with ADHD. Does not want to be too far from home. Does not drive. Is very social and wants an active social life (which makes me want to choose the least expensive school in case they struggle academically).

Music business - or possibly some other type business. Very outgoing, people oriented person.

I read that Hofstra has good support services

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rutgers
JMU
West Virginia
Hofstra
Towson
Hood

Kid struggles with ADHD. Does not want to be too far from home. Does not drive. Is very social and wants an active social life (which makes me want to choose the least expensive school in case they struggle academically).

Music business - or possibly some other type business. Very outgoing, people oriented person.

Is cost a factor and which are in-state options? I think a kid like this could do well at JMU, but I might pick Towson if it’s cheaper and closer to home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rutgers
JMU
West Virginia
Hofstra
Towson
Hood

Kid struggles with ADHD. Does not want to be too far from home. Does not drive. Is very social and wants an active social life (which makes me want to choose the least expensive school in case they struggle academically).

Music business - or possibly some other type business. Very outgoing, people oriented person.

JMU is NOT a good choice for an ADHD kid. Both on campus and off campus (private pay) services are overwhelmed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your child has not yet decided, list the options (if u want major, financial concerns, etc) and let the masses weigh in.

Go!

Boy, CS

Cornell CAS
Columbia

Hard worker but wants some campus life and sports. Not from NYC so won't have a friend group joining in any college.
Wants to eventually work/live in a city but does not mind non-urban setting for 4 years.

For campus life - Cornell hands down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rutgers
JMU
West Virginia
Hofstra
Towson
Hood

Kid struggles with ADHD. Does not want to be too far from home. Does not drive. Is very social and wants an active social life (which makes me want to choose the least expensive school in case they struggle academically).

Music business - or possibly some other type business. Very outgoing, people oriented person.

Is cost a factor and which are in-state options? I think a kid like this could do well at JMU, but I might pick Towson if it’s cheaper and closer to home.

We are in DC so all we have is the DC TAG (10K grant). Kid has maintained a B average in high school, so some of these options are quite affordable with that 10K off and the merit aid offered.

Costs with 10K DC Tag and merit aid:
Rutgers - 40K
JMU - 33K
West Virginia 26K - B average gets you 8K in merit automatically
Hofstra 50K (25K in merit aid)
Towson - 24K - B average gets you 10K in merit aid
Hood - 33K - 30K in merit aid

50K / year is our outer limit. so I just worry at choosing Hofstra - if kid goes off the rails there's not as much of a chance of paying for a 5th year. On the other hand, Hofstra might be a better choice considering NY internships and smaller size/support structure.

I put mine out here because there are always the questions of where can B-average kids go. AND, I've become a big fan of that idea of buyer/seller schools. Was so surprised at the merit aid offered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rutgers
JMU
West Virginia
Hofstra
Towson
Hood

Kid struggles with ADHD. Does not want to be too far from home. Does not drive. Is very social and wants an active social life (which makes me want to choose the least expensive school in case they struggle academically).

Music business - or possibly some other type business. Very outgoing, people oriented person.

Is cost a factor and which are in-state options? I think a kid like this could do well at JMU, but I might pick Towson if it’s cheaper and closer to home.

Thank you for sharing! I kind of changed my mind after I saw the numbers. I pick Towson or Hood, depending on how your kid felt on visits. Well done!


We are in DC so all we have is the DC TAG (10K grant). Kid has maintained a B average in high school, so some of these options are quite affordable with that 10K off and the merit aid offered.

Costs with 10K DC Tag and merit aid:
Rutgers - 40K
JMU - 33K
West Virginia 26K - B average gets you 8K in merit automatically
Hofstra 50K (25K in merit aid)
Towson - 24K - B average gets you 10K in merit aid
Hood - 33K - 30K in merit aid

50K / year is our outer limit. so I just worry at choosing Hofstra - if kid goes off the rails there's not as much of a chance of paying for a 5th year. On the other hand, Hofstra might be a better choice considering NY internships and smaller size/support structure.

I put mine out here because there are always the questions of where can B-average kids go. AND, I've become a big fan of that idea of buyer/seller schools. Was so surprised at the merit aid offered.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for sharing! I kind of changed my mind after I saw the numbers. I pick Towson or Hood, depending on how your kid felt on visits. Well done!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rutgers
JMU
West Virginia
Hofstra
Towson
Hood

Kid struggles with ADHD. Does not want to be too far from home. Does not drive. Is very social and wants an active social life (which makes me want to choose the least expensive school in case they struggle academically).

Music business - or possibly some other type business. Very outgoing, people oriented person.

Is cost a factor and which are in-state options? I think a kid like this could do well at JMU, but I might pick Towson if it’s cheaper and closer to home.

We are in DC so all we have is the DC TAG (10K grant). Kid has maintained a B average in high school, so some of these options are quite affordable with that 10K off and the merit aid offered.

Costs with 10K DC Tag and merit aid:
Rutgers - 40K
JMU - 33K
West Virginia 26K - B average gets you 8K in merit automatically
Hofstra 50K (25K in merit aid)
Towson - 24K - B average gets you 10K in merit aid
Hood - 33K - 30K in merit aid

50K / year is our outer limit. so I just worry at choosing Hofstra - if kid goes off the rails there's not as much of a chance of paying for a 5th year. On the other hand, Hofstra might be a better choice considering NY internships and smaller size/support structure.

I put mine out here because there are always the questions of where can B-average kids go. AND, I've become a big fan of that idea of buyer/seller schools. Was so surprised at the merit aid offered.

Thanks so much for posting this. I too have an ADHD kid who works very hard to maintain a B average (I mean real B, not 3.8 like people around here claim is a B average). Purely on reputation, I think Rutgers or JMU but agree you have to go with whichever school sets kid up for best success academically. That said, probably not Hood due to reputation and the other good options you have on your list. Congrats.

[Anonymous]

UC Davis (CS) vs University of Michigan (CS).

We are in-state for CA. Not sure if Michigan is worth 75k/year when we have an in-state option that costs 35k/year.

Us parents prefer Davis over Michigan, but my kid doesn’t care for the campus or location. They had their hopes up for UCLA, UCSB, or UCI but I told them Davis is still a great school in a nice setting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UC Davis (CS) vs University of Michigan (CS).

We are in-state for CA. Not sure if Michigan is worth 75k/year when we have an in-state option that costs 35k/year.

Us parents prefer Davis over Michigan, but my kid doesn’t care for the campus or location. They had their hopes up for UCLA, UCSB, or UCI but I told them Davis is still a great school in a nice setting.

UC Davis. Close to tech hubs and lower cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU honors
St. John Annapolis
Delaware
William and Mary spring pathways (spring start)

International relations/poly science

I graduated from St. John’s College about 30 years ago. Great school with lots of grads going into law, medicine, or academia. Very interesting to see the variety and depth of occupations among my classmates. I have a very decent and satisfying career but not on their level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Roanoke
CNU
GMU
VCU
UMW
UNCG

ADHD kid
Info Systems (cyber security) major (*NOT CS*)
financial concerns

just because I have heard the supports for ADHD kids are really great, I'd say GMU

I'd say GMU because Info Systems is great there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cornell
Williams
Rice
UCLA
Cal

Math/Applied math
No financial considerations

This is a nice problem to have.

Williams will have the weakest Math/Applied Math program. Would choose Rice or Cornell over the UCs. Both UCLA and Berkeley have classes with more than 1500 students. They're fine for grad school, but undergrads are just cogs in the machine. Much better educational experience at Rice or Cornell.

! Somebody apparently unfamiliar with Williams. Order would be Williams, Rice, Cornell, UCLA, Cal...

Hands down. Williams...says a Math Major who went on to grad school at MIT in Math.