Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 18:07     Subject: Any tours you went on that totally surprised you in a positive way?
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Anonymous wrote:We loved JMU. The quad/Bluestone area is so quintessentially "college." Lovely buildings. Students and faculty were incredibly kind and welcoming, happy to answer any questions we had. And the drive through the Shenandoah Valley is beautiful, especially in spring and fall.


I really liked the JMU campus (despite the highway cutting through the middle of it) but the ever-present food delivery robots completely turned me off. I think college students should get OUT of their dorms and go to the cafeterias to eat, not sit in their dorms and have food delivered! Plus you're constantly dodging the robots as you're trying to make your way around campus.



These robots are at many (most?) colleges now. Plenty of kids do go to the dining halls, but it's also convenient to get delivery, especially at night or in bad weather.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 17:40     Subject: Any tours you went on that totally surprised you in a positive way?
Anonymous wrote:Loved Pitt way more than expected. Forbes Ave was great, the buidlings are great (except for the Towers dorms).

Totally my cup of tea for a school. Unfortunately, DS chose elsewhere.


+1. DD accepted. Want her to go there!
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 16:40     Subject: Re:Any tours you went on that totally surprised you in a positive way?
Anonymous wrote:DD toured colleges two years ago after getting in. She knew Indiana (Bloomington) was good on paper for what she wanted, but having never visited she had some bad preconceived notions of what central Indiana (and Indianans) would be like, and thought she’d go to Boulder. We drove past the surrounding Indiana hills and cute town of Bloomington to get to the campus, and on the tour she was struck by the beauty of the limestone campus (and plantings) and by the friendliness (and casualness - no fancy fashions, unlike Boulder) of everyone we passed on our tour. Tour ended and she smiled and said, ‘ok, we can buy the sweatshirt’ (we bought three…)



+1 one of the prettiest campuses in the country. And yes, people are friendly and nice.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 16:39     Subject: Any tours you went on that totally surprised you in a positive way?
Loved Pitt way more than expected. Forbes Ave was great, the buidlings are great (except for the Towers dorms).

Totally my cup of tea for a school. Unfortunately, DS chose elsewhere.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 16:33     Subject: Re:Any tours you went on that totally surprised you in a positive way?
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Anonymous wrote:Towson - went in with cautious expectations and was pleasantly surprised. Beautifully manicured and cute shops in surrounding neighborhood. A must visit for those passing thru the area



Except the crime in Towson is now sky high.


Sky high? I can't believe I haven't been a victim yet! I walk through the campus regularly and live down the street. My teenager walks into downtown Towson all the time.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 16:06     Subject: Any tours you went on that totally surprised you in a positive way?
Expected Hopkins to be a dystopian nightmare.

Gorgeous.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 16:06     Subject: Any tours you went on that totally surprised you in a positive way?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We loved JMU. The quad/Bluestone area is so quintessentially "college." Lovely buildings. Students and faculty were incredibly kind and welcoming, happy to answer any questions we had. And the drive through the Shenandoah Valley is beautiful, especially in spring and fall.


I really liked the JMU campus (despite the highway cutting through the middle of it) but the ever-present food delivery robots completely turned me off. I think college students should get OUT of their dorms and go to the cafeterias to eat, not sit in their dorms and have food delivered! Plus you're constantly dodging the robots as you're trying to make your way around campus.


Oh, no - this is a thing now? That is annoying


Saw the robots at several colleges on our tour a few years ago.


They’re pretty ubiquitous.