Any thoughts on Ohio State? DD attracted to a particular program there. I know it's huge, but what is the experience like?

Anonymous wrote:Some of the good ones are:

University of Texas - Austin
Wisconsin - Madison and Austin are my two favorite college cities
Penn State
Maryland
UVA
North Carolina
Oregon
Univ of Washington
Arizona
Arizona State

This is basically the list, but I would throw out Penn State and the Arizona schools and add Michigan, Ohio State and some UC campuses (Berkeley, LA, SD, and SB).

Op, DD wanted the same. DH and I handed her a list of 50 DIV1 state publics we liked with the suggestion, "research and choose 10". We did not visit until she was "in" and we knew final costs. State school results often come in quite early. She was admitted to two schools before Thanksgiving. We went to visit, she had her "safeties". With merit aid we NEVER would have been able to guess the order of most expensive to least expensive - it completely reordered the list.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.
Daughter wants to study math/finance/economics. Along those lines. Not sure what the end goal is but loves math.

Wants the big university experience. We're in DC so she'll get $10K a year through the TAG program to attend state school (not a huge amount but it's something).

University of South Carolina

I went to VA Tech, which gets shit on here sometimes, but I had an excellent college experience. I really do think you'd be hard-pressed to find a somewhat local school that its alumni love more.

If your DD likes math, she might like to try engineering. Computer programming is also a good suggestion. Everyone I know in those disciplines did much better than I did right out of undergrad.

Anonymous wrote:OP here.
Daughter wants to study math/finance/economics. Along those lines. Not sure what the end goal is but loves math.

Wants the big university experience. We're in DC so she'll get $10K a year through the TAG program to attend state school (not a huge amount but it's something).

University of South Carolina

Anonymous wrote:OP here.
Daughter wants to study math/finance/economics. Along those lines. Not sure what the end goal is but loves math.

Wants the big university experience. We're in DC so she'll get $10K a year through the TAG program to attend state school (not a huge amount but it's something).

Regardless what your DD chooses, if she's good in math consider minoring in some type of computer programming. Neighbor kid majored in psychology and minored in computer science (unsure of the exact computer type concentration). He is working in a CP capacity while looking for a psychology related job. His mother says (and her son would kill her for blabbing) that he's pulling $87k/year with own apartment and car. Not too shabby for a minor and 2nd place gig.

Pick the one nearest to the area she wants to get a job.

Anonymous wrote:University of Michigan or Berkeley.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Michigan and Wisconsin offer a fantastic overall experience. Great academics, locations, school spirit, diverse social opportunities, sports, arts, music, restaurants, and research opportunities. Both schools have a high percentage of out of state students which makes the student body more interesting.

Wisco only very recently voted to remove the cap on OOS. One should not compare Wisco's OOS population to Michigan.

Firstly, Michigan's is a LOT bigger and has been around for a lot longer.

Secondly, a lot of Wisco's OOS population is from states like MN where MN students get in-state rates at Wisco. When I was visiting madison for three days this summer, I ran into more Minnesotans than Wisconsinites (not a bad thing - minnesotans @ wisco are tall, lithe, blonde, attractive, smart, and liberal - awesome) - but I don't find that a great measure of 'national draw'.

Michigan has way more national and international draw and recognition than Wisco. It isn't close.

A fairer asssesment would be to see what % of students are regional students. So only county east coast, West, South, Montain West, and Intl students.

Anonymous wrote:I went to the University of Illinois. I am from Illinois, and I liked it just fine. Wasn't a Greek or an athlete, studied political science and generally enjoyed it.

+1. The college experience was excellent at University of Illinois. After my undergrad there, I got into a top 10 econ grad school program. Chicago is a huge hiring base for alumni (obviously), and DC is the 2nd largest base of alumni.

Anonymous wrote:I am a previous poster re: fit. A midwestern flagship is an easy fit for most.

U of I poster here. Yes, this is true. It's pretty easy to find something enjoyable about a big school with a good group of smart kids.

I am a previous poster re: fit. A midwestern flagship is an easy fit for most.

meant, get there

Michigan and Wisconsin offer a fantastic overall experience. Great academics, locations, school spirit, diverse social opportunities, sports, arts, music, restaurants, and research opportunities. Both schools have a high percentage of out of state students which makes the student body more interesting.