whose seniors haven't decided yet?

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Anonymous wrote:My DD has not yet decided. I told her she needs to choose by Sunday.

JMU or High Point as a STEM major.

Did you get money from High Point?

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Anonymous wrote:Just wanting to commiserate with others in the same position. DD applied everywhere EA (all state schools) and is down to her final 2. Just this week she's decided she's worried about choosing the "lower ranked" school, even though it's likely the better fit. I'm sure a lot of it is just freaking out about the future, but it's getting ridiculous. Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with this right now.

tell us where she’s deciding between, and I’m sure we can figure out where she should go!!!

Wake Forest and Davidson

Well your DD rocks for one since both amazing schools with limitless possibilities. If your DD was into social scene in high school, Wake is going to have more of a path to satisfy that desire. Davidson is recruited by top finance firms more than Wake but Wake has more of the humanities “extracurricular” what with the Maya Angelou connection and #1 nationally ranked debate team. Others may disagree but I think Davidson slightly more prestigious if that matters. Good luck in deciding.

I had never heard of Davidson (or quite a few other schools) before reading DCUM.

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It's Sunday and still no decision. My child has been given a full tuition scholarship at a strong state school, which I badly want them to accept immediately, but they are holding out hope that they will be called off the waitlist TODAY for this other full tuition scholarship at a private school that BTW they never even wanted to go to but their college counselor nominated them for without their knowledge and now they are dying to go to. I am screaming inside for allowing the school to have such an outsized influence over our family.

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Anonymous wrote:Just wanting to commiserate with others in the same position. DD applied everywhere EA (all state schools) and is down to her final 2. Just this week she's decided she's worried about choosing the "lower ranked" school, even though it's likely the better fit. I'm sure a lot of it is just freaking out about the future, but it's getting ridiculous. Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with this right now.

tell us where she’s deciding between, and I’m sure we can figure out where she should go!!!

Wake Forest and Davidson

Well your DD rocks for one since both amazing schools with limitless possibilities. If your DD was into social scene in high school, Wake is going to have more of a path to satisfy that desire. Davidson is recruited by top finance firms more than Wake but Wake has more of the humanities “extracurricular” what with the Maya Angelou connection and #1 nationally ranked debate team. Others may disagree but I think Davidson slightly more prestigious if that matters. Good luck in deciding.

I had never heard of Davidson (or quite a few other schools) before reading DCUM.

Yes. Please don't mix up words: I'm sure all these colleges most people have never heard of are full of dedicated teachers and intelligent students. But don't claim that any of them are prestigious! For example, St John's College was my kid's safety. I LOVE it. Practically no one has ever heard of it. It's not prestigious, even though I believe it gives students a wonderful education. He's going somewhere else that's better suited for his major (SJC teaches the classics), but we have a lot of respect for all the colleges on his list, even the ones that aren't well-known.

Respect does not equal prestige.

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Anonymous wrote:It's Sunday and still no decision. My child has been given a full tuition scholarship at a strong state school, which I badly want them to accept immediately, but they are holding out hope that they will be called off the waitlist TODAY for this other full tuition scholarship at a private school that BTW they never even wanted to go to but their college counselor nominated them for without their knowledge and now they are dying to go to. I am screaming inside for allowing the school to have such an outsized influence over our family.

Oh, I would have done my "screaming" externally already. I mean, eloquent speeches

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Anonymous wrote:My DD has not yet decided. I told her she needs to choose by Sunday.

JMU or High Point as a STEM major.

Did you get money from High Point?

Yes. $16K per year for all 4 years.

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Anonymous wrote:If she really prefers MHC I think you should call.

What is MHC?

DP but assume it’s Mount Holyoke College.

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Anonymous wrote:Just wanting to commiserate with others in the same position. DD applied everywhere EA (all state schools) and is down to her final 2. Just this week she's decided she's worried about choosing the "lower ranked" school, even though it's likely the better fit. I'm sure a lot of it is just freaking out about the future, but it's getting ridiculous. Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with this right now.

tell us where she’s deciding between, and I’m sure we can figure out where she should go!!!

Wake Forest and Davidson

Well your DD rocks for one since both amazing schools with limitless possibilities. If your DD was into social scene in high school, Wake is going to have more of a path to satisfy that desire. Davidson is recruited by top finance firms more than Wake but Wake has more of the humanities “extracurricular” what with the Maya Angelou connection and #1 nationally ranked debate team. Others may disagree but I think Davidson slightly more prestigious if that matters. Good luck in deciding.

I don’t think this is correct Wake has an undergrad business school and I personally know young alumni who are working on Wall Street. Davidson is the quintessential slac. My senior is going to Wake and have yet to meet any humanities kid that is going to be her classmate (I am sure there are some, but it’s not close to one of the most popular majors). Lots of kids interested premed/science and business. For what it’s worth, my kid considered Davidson but found it to be too small. I think most kids have strong feelings about the size of the slacs, one way or the other.

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You don't know the applicant at all.

How ignorant and insensitive to badmouth a school that kids on here will undoubtedly attend.

Fit is real. And you are a jerk.

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Anonymous wrote:Just wanting to commiserate with others in the same position. DD applied everywhere EA (all state schools) and is down to her final 2. Just this week she's decided she's worried about choosing the "lower ranked" school, even though it's likely the better fit. I'm sure a lot of it is just freaking out about the future, but it's getting ridiculous. Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with this right now.

tell us where she’s deciding between, and I’m sure we can figure out where she should go!!!

Wake Forest and Davidson

Well your DD rocks for one since both amazing schools with limitless possibilities. If your DD was into social scene in high school, Wake is going to have more of a path to satisfy that desire. Davidson is recruited by top finance firms more than Wake but Wake has more of the humanities “extracurricular” what with the Maya Angelou connection and #1 nationally ranked debate team. Others may disagree but I think Davidson slightly more prestigious if that matters. Good luck in deciding.

I don’t think this is correct Wake has an undergrad business school and I personally know young alumni who are working on Wall Street. Davidson is the quintessential slac. My senior is going to Wake and have yet to meet any humanities kid that is going to be her classmate (I am sure there are some, but it’s not close to one of the most popular majors). Lots of kids interested premed/science and business. For what it’s worth, my kid considered Davidson but found it to be too small. I think most kids have strong feelings about the size of the slacs, one way or the other.

I think that WFu is more prestigious than Davidson College.

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Anonymous wrote:Just wanting to commiserate with others in the same position. DD applied everywhere EA (all state schools) and is down to her final 2. Just this week she's decided she's worried about choosing the "lower ranked" school, even though it's likely the better fit. I'm sure a lot of it is just freaking out about the future, but it's getting ridiculous. Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with this right now.

tell us where she’s deciding between, and I’m sure we can figure out where she should go!!!

Wake Forest and Davidson

Well your DD rocks for one since both amazing schools with limitless possibilities. If your DD was into social scene in high school, Wake is going to have more of a path to satisfy that desire. Davidson is recruited by top finance firms more than Wake but Wake has more of the humanities “extracurricular” what with the Maya Angelou connection and #1 nationally ranked debate team. Others may disagree but I think Davidson slightly more prestigious if that matters. Good luck in deciding.

I had never heard of Davidson (or quite a few other schools) before reading DCUM.

Yes. Please don't mix up words: I'm sure all these colleges most people have never heard of are full of dedicated teachers and intelligent students. But don't claim that any of them are prestigious! For example, St John's College was my kid's safety. I LOVE it. Practically no one has ever heard of it. It's not prestigious, even though I believe it gives students a wonderful education. He's going somewhere else that's better suited for his major (SJC teaches the classics), but we have a lot of respect for all the colleges on his list, even the ones that aren't well-known.

Respect does not equal prestige.

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St. John's is awesome!

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Anonymous wrote:Just wanting to commiserate with others in the same position. DD applied everywhere EA (all state schools) and is down to her final 2. Just this week she's decided she's worried about choosing the "lower ranked" school, even though it's likely the better fit. I'm sure a lot of it is just freaking out about the future, but it's getting ridiculous. Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with this right now.

tell us where she’s deciding between, and I’m sure we can figure out where she should go!!!

Wake Forest and Davidson

Well your DD rocks for one since both amazing schools with limitless possibilities. If your DD was into social scene in high school, Wake is going to have more of a path to satisfy that desire. Davidson is recruited by top finance firms more than Wake but Wake has more of the humanities “extracurricular” what with the Maya Angelou connection and #1 nationally ranked debate team. Others may disagree but I think Davidson slightly more prestigious if that matters. Good luck in deciding.

I had never heard of Davidson (or quite a few other schools) before reading DCUM.

Your personal knowledge is irrelevant to which school the student should choose.

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Anonymous wrote:Coming down to the wire here with choice between Davidson and UVA out of state (in also at UMD in state but kid isn't feeling it). With generous financial aid, Davidson is only about $5k per year more than UVA. Sporty kid wants to study economics. His best friend is going to UVA but our son liked Davidson more before he learned where his bestie was going. Husband wants him to stay closer and save $5k/yr but I'm thinking he'll do better in a smaller school environment with much more personalized attention from profs and smaller classes. To me, Davidson academically is every much the equal at the very least to UVA but hubby disagrees. We're road tripping to Charlottesville this weekend to take one last look.

We have a decision. After our trip down to Charlottesville yesterday, our son told us in the car to go ahead and deposit at Davidson. We met a couple UVA students that they had difficulty getting into classes and clubs they wanted early on. One student even told my son she would choose Davidson. And ultimately he thought he would prefer a smaller school environment and that he can always road trip to visit his buddy at UVA. He also thought that Davidson's proximity to Charlotte may lend itself to future banking/finance internship opportunities there. Hubby is supportive of the decision and we are relieved to be done with this process!

[Anonymous]

OP back with an update - DD chose Towson over UMD! Ultimately, it came down to a specific program that she may want as a minor/second major that Towson has but UMD doesn't.

It was hard for her to get past the perceived prestige of a degree from UMD vs Towson, but I think made the mature decision that ultimately, she can get a good education at either school (or really, at most any school out there), and that studying what she wants to study in an environment where she's comfortable is more important than any potential silent judgment of the merits of her chosen school.

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Anonymous wrote:Coming down to the wire here with choice between Davidson and UVA out of state (in also at UMD in state but kid isn't feeling it). With generous financial aid, Davidson is only about $5k per year more than UVA. Sporty kid wants to study economics. His best friend is going to UVA but our son liked Davidson more before he learned where his bestie was going. Husband wants him to stay closer and save $5k/yr but I'm thinking he'll do better in a smaller school environment with much more personalized attention from profs and smaller classes. To me, Davidson academically is every much the equal at the very least to UVA but hubby disagrees. We're road tripping to Charlottesville this weekend to take one last look.

We have a decision. After our trip down to Charlottesville yesterday, our son told us in the car to go ahead and deposit at Davidson. We met a couple UVA students that they had difficulty getting into classes and clubs they wanted early on. One student even told my son she would choose Davidson. And ultimately he thought he would prefer a smaller school environment and that he can always road trip to visit his buddy at UVA. He also thought that Davidson's proximity to Charlotte may lend itself to future banking/finance internship opportunities there. Hubby is supportive of the decision and we are relieved to be done with this process!

Congratulations!! Davidson is such an great school (and hard admit, your son must be impressive). We loved the town, so walkable from campus. Good local restaurants. Excellent education. Traditions. Easy access to the airport when he wants to come home. My DD liked the seriousness with which kids seemed to take the honor code (like you can leave your backpack and computer in the library to go have lunch, and the will be there when you get back). I think he will be very happy with his choice.