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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I bumped this thread because I want to know what OP's daughter decided!  What happened???  I'm so invested.[/quote]

OP here and here's the latest.  Our daughter still hasn't made a firm decision though may now be leaning towards Amherst (she can be a hard nut to crack at times even for her parents). Her boyfriend to his credit has told her that he didn't want to be the reason for her choosing Davidson.

We were in Amherst for their Admitted Students event last week and made a long (though chilly) weekend out of it. We got to explore Amherst and Northampton and checked out the other area colleges Smith, Mt Holyoke and UMass. The Pioneer Valley area is teeming with college students and didn't feel like it was "the boonies" which was a concern of hers.  For the Admitted Students Day, we dropped her off on campus in the morning and were supposed to meet up for lunch, but she texted and asked if instead she could have lunch with a group of admitted students she had met. She said she really liked the campus and the "prospies" and current students she met and said she could see herself there.  She also really liked that all the first years live together on the freshman quad (we did too...campus is gorgeous and the new Science Center is jaw dropping!). She's headed to Davidson this weekend where she'll be staying on campus with a current student (and family friend) and then attend the Admitted Students Day on Monday.

She has until May 1st to make her decision and she's declined her other acceptances so it is definitely down to these 2 schools.  Hopefully, she'll be able to commit to one after next Monday! As parents, we realize she is blessed to have 2 wonderful choices in what turned out to be a difficult admissions cycle.  We've left the decision her.  She's earned that much. [/quote]

Thank you for the update!  I went to UMass and it felt like more suburban than rural.  Flying to Hartford was a breeze out of BWI and even driving was only 7 hours.  It was easy to find other students to make the drive with me.  Northampton and Amherst are well connected through the bus system and route 9.  I didn't meet many kids at Amherst and never got involved with the other 3 colleges because they were pretty far from UMass campus.  [/quote]

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