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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d have my husband rent a car one way to Burlington via Ithaca, maybe Hamilton, and Skidmore. He flies down to DC in morning from Burlington. After you know he’s back, you fly up to Burlington in afternoon. DD spends day alone in Burlington but other child is confirmed cared for. Then you and DD do train route back. Or DH drives your car and you drive it back, depending on whether you like driving. [/quote]

That's a good idea!

I also just thought we could all go to my mothers in Boston, leave other DC there and both take DD to Dartmouth, Conn, Wesleyan and UVM.  Lotta driving and a little backwards but it might work.[/quote]

That’s a good idea. IMHO Conn College (and maybe Dartmouth) doesn’t fit in with the other schools on her list. But I guess it’s good to explore different options. [/quote]

Do you think that Ithaca College fits in ?

Regardless, OP seems to be open-minded to options an taking advantage of proximity.[/quote]

I am VERY open minded - I’d like her to look at everything from Clark/UMass to UVM to Brown.  She’s similarly open minded (Syracuse/Ithaca to Dartmouth) but has a random strong opinion on some schools; like Brandies is a hard no.  Rochester hard no.  Amherst hard no.  Won’t consider women’s colleges.  And some of her hard no’s are silly like she heard from someone that [b]the food is terrible[/b].  But once my kid makes a decision like that she’s never in her entire life changed her mind so I’m taking her word for it.[/quote]

She might want to rethink Brown then. Food and housing get the most complaints on the parent page![/quote]
Definitely visit Conn College because of its merit aid. The beaches around there are close — 15 minutes — and really nice, if she will likes the ocean. You should look at Clark also, especially if into environmental studies and geography, which is top notch. I think UMass is a better school academically for many subjects than Syracuse (and for most things better than UVM); it also has fantastic food, and is in a great college town. If you fit UMass in, get her to at least see Mount Holyoke — the nicest of the Five College campuses, and a potential fit (unlike Smith) for students otherwise disinclined to consider women’s schools.

Ithaca is not doing well and has cut programs. I would stick with Ithaca and Syracuse only if she has an interest in communications and journalism.

If you visit both, Clark is only an hour from UMass — don’t take the highway; it’s not any faster. You will see nice New England towns on the way…
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