Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 13:57     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
Anonymous wrote:Oxford
American College of the Building Arts
Wyoming Catholic
Merchant Marine Academy
Colorado School of Mines
Deep Springs
New Franklin College
College of the Ozarks
Webb Institute
Appalachian Bible College

I like offbeat institutions, classics, engineering, vocational & religious programs, and mostly dislike big cities.


You sound like a serial killer
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 13:54     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
CU-Boulder
University of Utah
Montana State
Notre Dame
Villanova
Boston College
Bucknell
Lehigh
Williams
Amherst
Swarthmore
Dartmouth
Cornell


Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 13:47     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Duke alum. Knowing what I know now, I’d apply to SLACs and Stanford (just for kicks!). I’m blown away by my DCs school and wish I’d had a college experience more on line with his.


Why? What was wrong with Duke?


Nothing -- I absolutely loved my time there. But, I see what DS is experiencing (amazing!) and know that I would have absolutely thrived in a smaller, more collegial environment. I would always select Duke, or a school of its caliber, for grad school.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 12:46     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
Anonymous wrote:Duke alum. Knowing what I know now, I’d apply to SLACs and Stanford (just for kicks!). I’m blown away by my DCs school and wish I’d had a college experience more on line with his.


Why? What was wrong with Duke?
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 12:09     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
With the hindsight of adulthood, somewhere with amazing weather and outdoor opportunities. I went college in DC and spent a lot of time interning and working.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 12:08     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
Knowing what I know now, Dartmouth and Middlebury. Good schools, small towns, down hill and xc skiing nearby, and nice ice rinks.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 12:06     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would have gone to Davidson. I have a kid there now and it’s my idea of perfect. Small classes, engaged students and professors, beautiful campus, and great little town by Lake Norman.


Duke alum here. I agree 100%!


Davidson! I also have a kid there now that adores his college experience and is not looking forward to having to graduate. Loves his classes and profs and has made many friends. Kiddo and buddies even went water skiing at the Lake Campus in early November on a near 80 degree day!
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 10:15     Subject: Re:if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
But, in light of the high cost of attending college today, it would be wise to focus on schools with impressive career placement.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 10:13     Subject: Re:if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
I posted earlier. Wrote that my list would contain only National Universities--no LACs as I attended & graduated from an LAC many years ago and did not enjoy the smallness.

However, if required to only list LACs, I would consider schools with nearby outdoor activities such as snow skiing (Middlebury or Colorado College) or those with a moderate to warm climate and a lake or ocean nearby (Davidson College or Flagler College) because the opportunity to escape to incredible outdoor activities might overcome the feeling of isolation & excessive familiarity. Nearby recreational escape combined with study abroad semesters could make a small school tolerable.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 08:23     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
Vanderbilt, Rice, UNC, Stanford
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 08:17     Subject: Re:if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why

ED to NYU
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 07:28     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
Maybe I’d consider St. John’s College? I was a weird mix of arrogance and lack of confidence, and I think both played into my not considering it. But the things I’ve most wished to have understood/explored are all things I’d have learned there.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2023 07:12     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
My list would be completely different than it was then. I only looked at prestigious pressure cookers in the Northeast and went to one.

Now? I would go to a large southern university with warm weather and more of a real college experience. No one cares where I went to school now and I really missed out on a lot of fun. I didn’t realize until later how much I love warm and sun too. I’m talking about Bama, Texas A&M… all of the places I wouldn’t have considered as a teen.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2023 22:41     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
Anonymous wrote:Exactly the same because I was able to control DD's college search the way that she controls the guy with the axe in Minecraft.


This right here. Funny but true
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2023 21:43     Subject: if it were you, not your kid: what would your school list look like and why
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I loved my NE SLAC. If I did it again I’d probably apply to Richmond, Columbia, BU, GW, Duke, JMU, something in California like Santa Clara or USC.


Columbia/Duke and JMU are too far apart on the reach/safety spectrum. No one who has a prayer at the former is attending the latter, even as a safety.


DP. I love how you speak for everyone. It's really charming.