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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lawrence because it was too remote and Clark because it was too “gritty.”
For second kid, Chicago and Northwestern because it was FREEZING the day we toured, Hopkins because it was too STEM/pre-med focused, Dartmouth and Amherst because, well, he didn’t really articulate. Then COVID shut all the touring down and he had to fly blind. Maybe a good thing given how easily turned off he was being. [/quote]

You were wise, though, to tour Chicago and NU in the winter. If possible (pandemic aside) students should visit schools not just when it's pretty outside! That was my mom's thinking. We are from the south and when I wanted to apply to NU she said we would visit it in winter because I should see how the university handled snow etc. When we visited there was black snow everywhere from being plowed and compacted, and it was cold. I loved the school and went there, but was so grateful we visited at the worst point of the year, in weather terms. I knew what I was getting into. If your son was truly revulsed by the cold, he would not be happy at Chicago or NU, believe me, so that was a gut reaction on his part that was worth listening to! [/quote]

This was my concern about Maine. Not just the cold but the long hours of darkness for months![/quote]

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