Anonymous
Post 11/15/2025 21:20     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did you visit or you don't plan to?

These are the ones kid says *everyone* plans to apply to next Fall.
Michigan
UVA
UNC
NYU
Northeastern
Univ of Pitt
Penn State


Definitely visit at least one from List A and one from List B. My kid liked the state schools and didn't end up applying to any urban school. The vibes are so different.

A
Michigan
UVA
UNC
Penn State

B
NYU
Northeastern
Univ of Pitt


The search should always begin with the deeply scientific practice of vibe evaluation. Students should stand in the quad during a campus tour and try to detect cosmic signals about their destiny while a super enthusiastic guide assures them that everyone finds community there. If nothing in their soul ignites within 45 seconds, the school should be deemed “not a fit,” which immediately takes off the school from further analysis.


Loooooool
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2025 20:40     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did you visit or you don't plan to?

These are the ones kid says *everyone* plans to apply to next Fall.
Michigan
UVA
UNC
NYU
Northeastern
Univ of Pitt
Penn State


Definitely visit at least one from List A and one from List B. My kid liked the state schools and didn't end up applying to any urban school. The vibes are so different.

A
Michigan
UVA
UNC
Penn State

B
NYU
Northeastern
Univ of Pitt


The search should always begin with the deeply scientific practice of vibe evaluation. Students should stand in the quad during a campus tour and try to detect cosmic signals about their destiny while a super enthusiastic guide assures them that everyone finds community there. If nothing in their soul ignites within 45 seconds, the school should be deemed “not a fit,” which immediately takes off the school from further analysis.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2025 17:19     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:Did you visit or you don't plan to?

These are the ones kid says *everyone* plans to apply to next Fall.
Michigan
UVA
UNC
NYU
Northeastern
Univ of Pitt
Penn State


Definitely visit at least one from List A and one from List B. My kid liked the state schools and didn't end up applying to any urban school. The vibes are so different.

A
Michigan
UVA
UNC
Penn State

B
NYU
Northeastern
Univ of Pitt
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2025 17:14     Subject: Re:Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:Mine is trying to decide between (theoretically) playing his sport at a D3 or club at a D1. Right now he thinks bigger = more fun. So we have a very big list, including schools like Middlebury, Vassar, F&M, Dickinson, Connecticut College, Occidental, medium like W&M, WF and Villanova and bigger like UVA, Pitt, Delaware.

We've done a lot of visits but he can't really quite figure out what he truly wants.


Friend's daughter had to make that same decision and opted for club at D1. Had a fun playing her sport with no pressure and had the time to enjoy everything else about her school.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2025 08:10     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Most VA public kids apply to VA public universities
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 22:33     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech
JMU
Pitt
Penn State
Tennessee
Nc State


+1
These are all on my kid's list as well with VT a strong first choice.


Any others on your kids list? Mine loves UNC but thats like a .00001% chance.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 22:32     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech
JMU
Pitt
Penn State
Tennessee
Nc State


+1
These are all on my kid's list as well with VT a strong first choice.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 22:27     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
No, not until spring. Currently with a 2.9 cumulative will be GMU, VCU, CNU, ODU. If GPA goes up UVA Wise.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 20:02     Subject: Re:Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Mine is trying to decide between (theoretically) playing his sport at a D3 or club at a D1. Right now he thinks bigger = more fun. So we have a very big list, including schools like Middlebury, Vassar, F&M, Dickinson, Connecticut College, Occidental, medium like W&M, WF and Villanova and bigger like UVA, Pitt, Delaware.

We've done a lot of visits but he can't really quite figure out what he truly wants.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 19:05     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Virginia Tech
JMU
Pitt
Penn State
Tennessee
Nc State
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 18:47     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did you visit or you don't plan to?

These are the ones kid says *everyone* plans to apply to next Fall.
Michigan
UVA
UNC
NYU
Northeastern
Univ of Pitt
Penn State


My kids not looking at any of these schools



Then they are foolish because four of the six are public and a good value


Foolish? Because out of the literally thousands of colleges they don’t happen to be looking at four schools you personally think are a good value?


Foolish because all you added to the thread was “‘My kids (sic) not looking at any of these schools”. Like why do we care? What did fav that add to the thread? Other than waste everyone’s time?
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 18:08     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:I wish my kid would find a school they genuinely loved. They are so set on attending a T10. And don't get me wrong, they have the stats, but they are always wanting more/better and refuse to look at anything less than a T15. It's hard and makes me worry about them. I hate this process.


My kid turned down two T-10s for a T15.

Fit becomes most important. Yes- Baltimore and Chicago were unappealing
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 17:56     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:My junior hasn't even thought about colleges yet. Too busy living his best high school life.


Awesome. But it comes up quick. As a parent, begin asking them what they may be interested in majoring if they decide to go to college. Not urgent yet, but start the conversation and begin scheduling college visits in the spring.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 17:36     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
More impressive is when the student does the hard work of finding safeties, and builds their list from the bottom-up. Finding reaches they like, that's easy.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2025 17:36     Subject: Juniors & families: colleges on your list
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did you visit or you don't plan to?

These are the ones kid says *everyone* plans to apply to next Fall.
Michigan
UVA
UNC
NYU
Northeastern
Univ of Pitt
Penn State


My kids not looking at any of these schools



Then they are foolish because four of the six are public and a good value


Foolish? Because out of the literally thousands of colleges they don’t happen to be looking at four schools you personally think are a good value?