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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]. How's nightlife at IU? Did she apply to UF or UGA? Was she upset at Madison? [/quote]

PP here.   Lots of nightlife at IU - certainly as much as I think anyone would want (that’s seems almost inevitable in a town with 45 thousand students).   Lots of inexpensive restaurants in Bloomington, plus clubs and bars (drinking age doesn’t seem to be an insurmountable barrier), plus parties on and off campus, plus fraternities and sororities (she wasn’t interested in joining - actually, was a little concerned when applying that IU might be too Greek-centric until some recent alums assured her that’s not the case - but periodically attends their parties with friends), plus a lively schedule of affordable performing arts at the IU acting and music schools.  Actually based on her reports and our visits, my impression is a large college town like Bloomington seems to cater to students’ preferences and budgets more than you’d find if you plopped a large university down in a major city (or rich suburb like Boulder) where the entertainment ‘base’ serves more than just students.  She and friends have also gotten up to Indianapolis (50-60 minute drive?) for a number of concerts.

She didn’t look at UF or UGA, so no basis for comparison there

She wasn’t upset at Madison (or not more than 24 hours anyway).  It was the one school she didn’t get into (so in this environment she knew she was fortunate getting into the colleges she did), and she seemed to have done a good job of absorbing all we said about these strong universities being largely interchangeable, the education and experience being largely dictated by what she decides to make of it once she’s there, and ‘the perfect fit’ being an kind of illusory concept (we loved our not-first-choice colleges, while aunts and uncles had meh experiences when they attended their ‘dream school’).  She has a glass half full temperament - we’re really lucky.[/quote]

Wow sounds like a great kid and great parenting. IU does sound awesome too. My DC first choice is Wisconsin but currently deferred. Fingers crossed. In an IU UMD UGA Ohio. Leaning towards UGA. I meant to say was she upset about Madison not AT Madison lol. Glad she's thriving!![/quote]

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