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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vanderbilt, William and Mary,

Princeton, university of Chicago, [/quote]

People keep saying William & Mary — I’d love to know why. We were going to do a walk-ourselves-around tour over spring break but maybe my daughter won’t have an opportunity to get a good enough sense of the place without a tour guide. [/quote]

My kid did a summer program there and crossed it off his list based on that. The program itself was great. Many of the other boys were OOS private school DBs who were warned, and one sent home, for sexually harassing a female counselor (so much for the perceived admissions edge) and he really didn’t like that vibe  I kept telling him that was a summer program problem and not a W&M problem.  But, it stuck. The August weather was awful even for a DMV kid, which again I kept telling him was a summer program issue.

The big issue with the college itself for my kid seemed to be that for a DMV kid used spending parts of the year living near tourist Mecca, the charm of living in the middle of tourist Mecca wears off fast.   It’s very charming to visit. But day in and day out, you’re living your life and attending college in the middle of an elaborate theater production.  That point was fair.

Also dropped off:

Kenyon, which DH and I loved.   Just too rural for him.  I still think he would have liked it if he had gone.

Case. We made the mistake of doing a summer walk around when the admissions office wasn’t operating tours and it was just deal. I think a school year visit would have made a difference.

W&L. Did I mention private school DBs are not his cup of tea?  I agree it would have been a bad fit.

Denison. Again, not what he was going for

Going on after a visit (if this helps):

Pitt— it’s not what we imagined a large state school to be. The CMU and Pittsburgh proximity was great, and the campus felt smaller than the school is.

Oberlin— it was a Kenyon add on.  I think Oberlin is one your kid will love or hate, depending on how they feel about quirky, creative performing arts kids.  The town was actually small and charming.  I do think it’s a high poverty area and Oberlin is the economic driver.   That’s not unusual for SLACs.

St. Olaf— this was the add on to Carleton and Mac. Because we were in MN, so why not.  It’s hard to describe. A very special place.

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