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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does it feel "bad" OP?

Big party school? large impersonal campus? Recent school shootings or sex scandals? High crime area? Very homogeneous student body?

Depends on the reason.[/quote]

OP here- It feels like a bad fit for a few reasons..it is a large state school when all the other schools DD looked at were small to mid-size liberal arts schools. DD is not a big party type and this school is known for great tailgating and a thriving greek life. It is an SEC school and we live right outside of Chicago. Traveling there will be less convenient than other schools she is considering.   We will not be paying for a sorority so she will not be pledging.  I don't think the networking will be as beneficial up here as it would if she were planning to live down south after graduation.  Also, we are Catholic and really would like to see her at a Catholic college. I believe the culture will be pretty different than what she is used to and I would rather her not be looking for a new school if it can be avoided.

I was just wondering what type of parameters other parents set (if any) when their DC was looking at schools. We have been fairly specific in pointing out how the other schools she is looking at might be a better fit.  She is revisiting her top three choices as an admitted student in the next few weeks so maybe she will come to that conclusion on her own. She is our oldest so this new to us.[/quote]

Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss?  I am much like your daughter (not a party girl, introvert, liberal artsy) but have spent time at all those schools and would have loved attending any of them.  I would let her try it out.  FWIW, I have friends from those schools and they are thoughtful, smart, well-educated and fun.  none were in Greek stuff.[/quote]

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