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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]where would you want to go (or want your child to go to) for an undergraduate education, and why? Feel free to list multiple choices if you have them. [/quote]

If selectivity and the cost of the school were no issue, we'd probably choose the same small liberal arts program, with a very strong support program for students with learning disabilities, close to home, because that's what my child needs.  I know he'll do better if the workload is manageable, and where he'll feel confident in classes where his skills are similar to his peers, so highly selective schools wouldn't be an issue.  He'll also do better if he's able to keep regular appointments with the same medical team

If money weren't an issue, not just tuition but I could pay for a variety of tutors/coaches, and a private jet to bring him home for appointments, then we'd look further afield.  He'd really like an urban campus, and there are programs in Chicago, NYC, Boston, Pittsburg and Seattle that I think he'd love, but we aren't considering seriously, due to distance from the medical team and less intensive LD support.  So, we'd investigate those.  Whether we'd choose them depends on how well we liked them.

If I was going back in a time machine for me, I'd look at city/close in suburban LAC's.  For some reason, my college counselor and parents only told me about urban research universities and rural LAC's.  So, I felt like I had to choose between Georgetown and Williams for example.  I decided that my love of the city outweighed my desire for small classes.  Now, I know there are places like Haverford with easy access to a city and small classes, but as an 18 year old I didn't know they existed.  [/quote]

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