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[quote=Anonymous]OP Here-  Thank you, everyone!  I glad the list seems less random to some of you-  I guess I was expecting him to apply to VT, Penn State, etc, until we sat down a few weeks ago to start making a list.   I will have to adjust my perspective.

He is planning to apply to Virginia Tech, at my request, but he feels that too many people from his high school go to VT, and he wants to get away from that.  But, yes, an in-state tuition option would be great.

I will definitely ask him to take a look at all of the suggestions below- especially Iowa State, UC Davis, Purdue, U of Colorado/Colorado State, to see if he wants to look at any of them.  They all sound like they have qualities that would be a good fit, but also be more flexible if he changes direction.

Those summer program also look great- I just want him to get a feel for what these careers would really be like.  He is also going to look into a part time job at one of the horse barns in Clifton.  We've always lived in a typical suburban subdivision and he's had typical suburban kid activities- taekwondo, swim team, etc.  He has always liked helping me in the garden and cooking, but he's never spent time on a farm.  He has started rock climbing, but at gyms, not in the wild.  The largest animal he's spent time with is our dog.  But I guess sometimes you just know, and he can build experience over time.

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