Anonymous
Post 04/24/2024 14:11     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UIUC OOS
UMD OOS
William and Mary instate
Virginia Tech Honors College instate

CS Major


One of the instate options, whichever campus is the better fit for your student. Great choices!


UIUC CS is top-rated and is leagues ahead of any of these other options especially when it comes to recruiting. 23k/yr is a lot, but I wouldn't discredit it based off that alone, especially if DC is set on CS.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 21:22     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:UIUC OOS
UMD OOS
William and Mary instate
Virginia Tech Honors College instate

CS Major


W&M is completely unlike the others. If it is a fit, go there. If your kid prefers the significantly larger schools, I think VT honors with in-state tuition would be attractive.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 21:14     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:VCU
Temple
Drexel
Towson
Morgan

Business major. AA girl, who is first gen. Shy and studious. Wants to be in or near the city and loves going to basketball games. She prefers to not go to a party school and wants to be surrounded by a decent amount of serious students.


Drexel. Avoid VCU at all costs: really, really bad area. Haven't heard great things on Towson either.


My child applied to Drexel and wouldn’t consider the others academically. Morgan State also in an unsafe area, despite the newer shopping near it. If cost is a factor I’d pick Towson.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 21:08     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:VCU
Temple
Drexel
Towson
Morgan

Business major. AA girl, who is first gen. Shy and studious. Wants to be in or near the city and loves going to basketball games. She prefers to not go to a party school and wants to be surrounded by a decent amount of serious students.


Drexel.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 21:06     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would anyone choose USC over Yale, unless if USC is a free ride?

Anonymous wrote:Yale
USC

For humanities, arts


For social reasons. I have a young relative who is at USC now who chose it over Yale. Another who chose it over Cornell. All about the social network.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 21:06     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:DD will be majoring in business. Deciding between:

Fordham
CWRU (add choice but long story)
BU

Leaning BU but likes the Fordham proximity to NY internships.

Thoughts?


Yes, Fordham, for same reason.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 21:00     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:VCU
Temple
Drexel
Towson
Morgan

Business major. AA girl, who is first gen. Shy and studious. Wants to be in or near the city and loves going to basketball games. She prefers to not go to a party school and wants to be surrounded by a decent amount of serious students.


Drexel. Avoid VCU at all costs: really, really bad area. Haven't heard great things on Towson either.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 20:58     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Help-JMU or Syracuse? STEM major. MD resident.


For real? Syracuse.


This PP and having heartburn: Syracuse is 85k - no scholarships. Awaiting fafsa
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 20:58     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
VCU
Temple
Drexel
Towson
Morgan

Business major. AA girl, who is first gen. Shy and studious. Wants to be in or near the city and loves going to basketball games. She prefers to not go to a party school and wants to be surrounded by a decent amount of serious students.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 20:49     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:ND w 25k merit
BC full pay
GW w 25k merit
Northwestern full pay

major: history/politics/IR.
biggest factor: happiest kids (after stressful 4 years at grinder HS). money also a consideration - those full pays are not fun.



Notre Dame.

It's a happy school. And it'll be roughly $100,000 cheaper than NU.


+1 and I’m not Catholic or religious at all.


+1--also from someone who is not Catholic or religious at all. Friends of DC who've gone to Northwestern report it is actually pretty grind-y. The quarter system leaves no room for error (as the quarters are so short and intense) and a lot of classes are graded on a curve, which results in serious, unpleasant competition among students. I'd go ND, esp, given $ savings. Plus, President Bartlett went to ND and seemed to do pretty well with politics .


Shit for history/politics/IR why not GW?


Plenty of Domers in intelligence
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 20:47     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UIUC OOS
UMD OOS
William and Mary instate
Virginia Tech Honors College instate

CS Major


I love me some W&M but gotta be VT for this


Totally dependent on major and if they want a 7k student body vs 30k (23k more students).

I’m a Hokie stem alum- but I have one at UVA and one at WM. Fit, size, major all matter.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 19:50     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:UIUC OOS
UMD OOS
William and Mary instate
Virginia Tech Honors College instate

CS Major


I love me some W&M but gotta be VT for this
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 19:45     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:Yale
USC

For humanities, arts


The kid MUST have a opinion between these two.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 19:31     Subject: Re:Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Why on earth would anyone choose USC over Yale, unless if USC is a free ride?

Anonymous wrote:Yale
USC

For humanities, arts
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 18:31     Subject: Let us pick for you…list acceptances
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:ND w 25k merit
BC full pay
GW w 25k merit
Northwestern full pay

major: history/politics/IR.
biggest factor: happiest kids (after stressful 4 years at grinder HS). money also a consideration - those full pays are not fun.



Notre Dame.

It's a happy school. And it'll be roughly $100,000 cheaper than NU.


+1 and I’m not Catholic or religious at all.


+1--also from someone who is not Catholic or religious at all. Friends of DC who've gone to Northwestern report it is actually pretty grind-y. The quarter system leaves no room for error (as the quarters are so short and intense) and a lot of classes are graded on a curve, which results in serious, unpleasant competition among students. I'd go ND, esp, given $ savings. Plus, President Bartlett went to ND and seemed to do pretty well with politics .


Shit for history/politics/IR why not GW?



But good enough. The original poster mentioned the importance of a happy school, a very underrated criteria when choosing a college. And students at Notre Dame tend to report being very happy with their experience.