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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking for advice from families who have older kids in college…

My DS has his list narrowed down to a few very similar schools. With academics and cost being very comparable, I’m curious about some of the smaller day-to-day things that enhanced your kid’s college experience…also looking for negatives that they may not have considered when making their decision. Thanks![/quote]

Maybe it's just our family...but academics is pretty low on the list in terms of picking school A vs. B (or C, D, E, etc.) and fit.  Understanding you maybe have a master list of 30+ schools that are similar in academic profile so it was important for that much larger list...at that point, academics is off the table, and now it's do I want urban vs. rural, do I want large, medium or small school, do I want school with warm weather, or don't care, do I want a school with a big greek system or not, etc.

Having one now at college and hearing some of the foibles, will also probably pay closer attention to the quality and choice of the dining hall food, the quality of all the dorm options, ease of getting the classes you want vs. having to settle for something that satisfies a requirement, etc. for kid #2.[/quote]

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