Also she is an athlete which will boost the merit aid she gets. Like a lot of D3 schools that can't directly offer athletic scholarships they find other ways to get money to athletes they want. When I was there, a soccer player lived across the hall from me freshman year. We had very similar stats, scores, etc but he had double the merit aid I have. I know there are always other factors but don't be surprised if you get more aid than you think you will there. I had a great time there and it set me up well for my career.
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Also she is an athlete which will boost the merit aid she gets. Like a lot of D3 schools that can't directly offer athletic scholarships they find other ways to get money to athletes they want. When I was there, a soccer player lived across the hall from me freshman year. We had very similar stats, scores, etc but he had double the merit aid I have. I know there are always other factors but don't be surprised if you get more aid than you think you will there. I had a great time there and it set me up well for my career.
cudjoekey10
Footballguy
Haha it seems like every kid is engineering or comp sci these days.
Where my finance or business majors at?
Oh that's right, the kids want to actually be able to get jobs out of school...
Where my finance or business majors at?
Oh that's right, the kids want to actually be able to get jobs out of school...
Not so much specific advice for your kids, but a general idea for any kids who are math-y but might want to combine it with business...I'm a bit biased on this, but data analysis is a great career that can lead in a wide variety of directions. An added advantage is that most of the majors (engineering, math, computer science, economics, data science) that prep kids for good entry level analysis jobs can lead in plenty of other directions too if kids find that their interests lie elsewhere.The poor kid has a mechanical engineer for a dad and a chemical engineer for a mom so he never had a chance.Both our boys are leaning to math and science, not from pushing them but they are probably just gleaning it from mom and dad's jobs and interests. We've even tried to get them to look into other options business / medical / etc but math / science seems to be their comfort zone and they're sticking with it for now.
Galileo
Footballguy
Those programs fill later with the kids who realize they can't cut it in engineering or comp sci.Haha it seems like every kid is engineering or comp sci these days.
Where my finance or business majors at?
Oh that's right, the kids want to actually be able to get jobs out of school...
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
In the trenches today helping my son finalize his essays. All 7 applications going out today.
Senor Schmutzig
Footballguy
Thankfully my son’s college counselor (and the school in general) stress October 15th dates for all of the schools that require applications by November 1st. It reduces the level of stress for all involved knowing that there is some buffer built in to make modifications, have counselors (and parents) review and make any adjustments necessary for the deadline.
My son has already received acceptance letters from 4 schools (with associated merit awards) and only has one supplementary essay to finish for Indiana University today. After that, it’s just a waiting game. Some of the schools he applied to has rolling admissions while others have commitment dates from mid-December through the beginning of February.
Having a few acceptance letters under his belt reduces the stress during the waiting period a little bit however his #1 choice, FSU, doesn’t announce until 12/15.
My son has already received acceptance letters from 4 schools (with associated merit awards) and only has one supplementary essay to finish for Indiana University today. After that, it’s just a waiting game. Some of the schools he applied to has rolling admissions while others have commitment dates from mid-December through the beginning of February.
Having a few acceptance letters under his belt reduces the stress during the waiting period a little bit however his #1 choice, FSU, doesn’t announce until 12/15.
And then those that can't cut it in Business/Finance go to Communications.Those programs fill later with the kids who realize they can't cut it in engineering or comp sci.Haha it seems like every kid is engineering or comp sci these days.
Where my finance or business majors at?
Oh that's right, the kids want to actually be able to get jobs out of school...
scorchy
Footballguy
For sure. My son got accepted to IU last week and Pitt a few weeks before that. Unfortunately, his likely top choice (UCLA) doesn't release decisions until mid-March. All but one of his other EAs are late January. Gonna be a looooong wait.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Visiting Penn State tomorrow. Should be a fun day trip.
November deadline met for the first round of applications:
Will submit:
If he does not get into Princeton:
Here is my venting on EA; it really does not help you at all to hear in Jan; all schools have a Regular Decision date early in the month, so you have to submit those before hearing from any EA schools!
- Alabama - accepted to Engineering School
- Nebraska - accepted to CS
- Minnesota - accepted to Applied Math
- Princeton - Applied Math ED notified 12/15
- Michigan - Mech Engineering notified late Jan
- Illinois - Mech Engineering notified late Jan
- Purdue - Mech Engineering notified late Jan
- USC - CS notified late Jan
Will submit:
- OU by December for merit aid
- MIT for Regular Decision (he will submit here regardless of Princeton's decision)
- Cal Berkeley for Regular Decision (he will submit here regardless of Princeton's decision)
If he does not get into Princeton:
- Brown for applied math
- Wash U
- CMU - CS
Here is my venting on EA; it really does not help you at all to hear in Jan; all schools have a Regular Decision date early in the month, so you have to submit those before hearing from any EA schools!
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Can you please elaborate on this?
belljr
Footballguy
Yeah I don't understand this, We did EA and should hear back before Thanksgiving
EA = early action, not ED which is Early Decision.
Ivies, Duke, etc do ED and let you know in general by December so you can fill out other applications by the January regular due date if you do not get in. As you know, you are only allowed to submit one of these since it is binding.
“Public Ivies” and other top schools (Michigan, Georgia Tech, etc), have EA. You still need to apply by 11/1, but they don’t let you know until mid-January! You can apply to as many of these as you want (along with the one ED from above) ,since they are non-binding. So, you still have to turn in any applications due Jan 1st In case you do not get in any of these.
Early Action Applicants | University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions
You do not need to apply Early Action (EA), but this fast-paced approach may fit your needs by providing you with a decision earlier in the process. It's a great option if you know that the University of Michigan is one of your top choice schools.The Chief Advantage of Early ActionEarly Action...
Are you applying to any EA schools that let you know by December? I have not seen any.
Which school?
belljr
Footballguy
Local university to the area
Eager to become part of the [redacted]? Apply by our November 1 Early Action deadline to experience the following benefits:
Eager to become part of the [redacted]? Apply by our November 1 Early Action deadline to experience the following benefits:
- Receive an early admissions decision (by Thanksgiving!)
- Early consideration for merit awards and other [redacted] institution-based scholarships
- Priority release of financial aid offers, including need-based awards*
- Priority enrollment for summer registration, where you can sign up for classes, meet future classmates, and more
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
EA = early action, not ED which is Early Decision.
Ivies, Duke, etc do ED and let you know in general by December so you can fill out other applications by the January regular due date if you do not get in. As you know, you are only allowed to submit one of these since it is binding.
“Public Ivies” and other top schools (Michigan, Georgia Tech, etc), have EA. You still need to apply by 11/1, but they don’t let you know until mid-January! You can apply to as many of these as you want (along with the one ED from above) ,since they are non-binding. So, you still have to turn in any applications due Jan 1st In case you do not get in any of these.
Early Action Applicants | University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions
You do not need to apply Early Action (EA), but this fast-paced approach may fit your needs by providing you with a decision earlier in the process. It's a great option if you know that the University of Michigan is one of your top choice schools.The Chief Advantage of Early ActionEarly Action...admissions.umich.edu
Are you applying to any EA schools that let you know by December? I have not seen any.
Thanks. I know 3 or 4 of my son's options had EA deadlines. I was referring to your statement that "all schools have a regular decision date early in the month". What do you mean?
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Just looked at Miami (OH). EA 11/1, decision by 12/15.
I guess all the ones we did are mid-late January
.Regular decision deadline is early in January (generally by the 3rd); We will have to submit those applications before we hear from his EA schools (Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, GT).EA = early action, not ED which is Early Decision.
Ivies, Duke, etc do ED and let you know in general by December so you can fill out other applications by the January regular due date if you do not get in. As you know, you are only allowed to submit one of these since it is binding.
“Public Ivies” and other top schools (Michigan, Georgia Tech, etc), have EA. You still need to apply by 11/1, but they don’t let you know until mid-January! You can apply to as many of these as you want (along with the one ED from above) ,since they are non-binding. So, you still have to turn in any applications due Jan 1st In case you do not get in any of these.
Early Action Applicants | University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions
You do not need to apply Early Action (EA), but this fast-paced approach may fit your needs by providing you with a decision earlier in the process. It's a great option if you know that the University of Michigan is one of your top choice schools.The Chief Advantage of Early ActionEarly Action...
Are you applying to any EA schools that let you know by December? I have not seen any.
Thanks. I know 3 or 4 of my son's options had EA deadlines. I was referring to your statement that "all schools have a regular decision date early in the month". What do you mean?
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Updated Moobin Spawn 1 Power Rankings
1Sam Diego State
2Penn State
3Towson
Backups:
Wisconsin
Michigan
Arizona State
U of Arizona (now the ASU choice makes sense as she didn’t fully understand the whole U of State, State U dynamic)
Dropped from contention but will still apply:
Michigan
Maryland
Recent interest: (She has no chance to get into these but I can’t tell her that):
Fordham
University of Penn
The Penn State visit was really nice. Beautiful time of year to visit.
Pretty sure Fordham is way easier than Michigan and also likely easier than Wisconsin unless you're in state there
I will say that it looks like Fordham's admission standards are much tougher than I thought though. My stepfather has worked there for years and always talks about how desperate the school is for students. The admissions data I'm seeing definitely don't reflect that at all.
-OZ-
Footballguy
I’m missing something here. Our senior has been admitted to auburn, Alabama, Alabama-Huntsville, and Mississippi state (honors program pending for all). Those aren’t public ivies by any stretch but good enough and with in state tuition. The only thing he’s still working on are the non-automatic scholarships which will guide his decision.
scorchy
Footballguy
I don't want to speak for pmedina, but in general, the state flagships (and some other big state schools) with lower acceptance rates don't generally release EA decisions until mid-to-late January. My son applied EA to MIchigan, Wisconsin, UNC, and UVA and none of them release decisions in time to effect your RD thought process.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
I mean, if someone's able to hack it and have halfway decent grades at a solid accounting program, they'll have a job lined up by sophomore year, junior at worst. I've heard recently of accounting firms offering jobs at graduation (with paid internships along the way) to John Carroll brand new incoming freshmen within 2 weeks of starting college, provided they stay on a CPA-eligible accounting track and keep a certain minimum GPA. Accounting industry is hurting badly right now, we need all of the people we can get. Our firm is recruiting sophomores now, we've got people lined up for 2024-25 employment start dates now.Haha it seems like every kid is engineering or comp sci these days.
Where my finance or business majors at?
Oh that's right, the kids want to actually be able to get jobs out of school...
This checks out. As an engineer, I shared the concern of the OP, especially now.I mean, if someone's able to hack it and have halfway decent grades at a solid accounting program, they'll have a job lined up by sophomore year, junior at worst. I've heard recently of accounting firms offering jobs at graduation (with paid internships along the way) to John Carroll brand new incoming freshmen within 2 weeks of starting college, provided they stay on a CPA-eligible accounting track and keep a certain minimum GPA. Accounting industry is hurting badly right now, we need all of the people we can get. Our firm is recruiting sophomores now, we've got people lined up for 2024-25 employment start dates now.Haha it seems like every kid is engineering or comp sci these days.
Where my finance or business majors at?
Oh that's right, the kids want to actually be able to get jobs out of school...
My daughter graduates with a bachelors in finance, May 2023 - she just accepted an offer where she worked this summer, a big financial service company in Boston. Her friends are all getting offers as well, the accounting majors were priority. The salaries are comparable to engineers.
This is our situation. We have heard from Nebraska, Minnesota, and Alabama (they are really rolling admissions), but Michigan, et al will be mid-January.
Good enough is all relative, and I certainly think it matters for certain majors more than others.
I’ve mentioned if he gets into the Raikes Honors program at Nebraska or Epic Scholars Engineering Program at Alabama we take a long, hard look!!
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
This checks out. As an engineer, I shared the concern of the OP, especially now.I mean, if someone's able to hack it and have halfway decent grades at a solid accounting program, they'll have a job lined up by sophomore year, junior at worst. I've heard recently of accounting firms offering jobs at graduation (with paid internships along the way) to John Carroll brand new incoming freshmen within 2 weeks of starting college, provided they stay on a CPA-eligible accounting track and keep a certain minimum GPA. Accounting industry is hurting badly right now, we need all of the people we can get. Our firm is recruiting sophomores now, we've got people lined up for 2024-25 employment start dates now.Haha it seems like every kid is engineering or comp sci these days.
Where my finance or business majors at?
Oh that's right, the kids want to actually be able to get jobs out of school...
My daughter graduates with a bachelors in finance, May 2023 - she just accepted an offer where she worked this summer, a big financial service company in Boston. Her friends are all getting offers as well, the accounting majors were priority. The salaries are comparable to engineers.
My daughter is now a soph, and finally declared a major - anthropology. She's got a 3.6 after her freshman year and is totally self-motivated (waaaaay more than I ever was), is pretty strong in STEM classes but just doesn't love them, but she's taken a couple of anthro classes and really enjoyed them so she just submitted that as her major. She is planning on taking a bunch of econ classes so she can minor in that, she sees that as a sort of "practical insurance" (UC Davis doesn't have a biz school).
I keep telling her it doesn't matter that much what she majors in, she should just study what she finds interesting, especially if she still has no idea what she wants to do when she graduates. She'll have a degree from a UC school, and that'll open doors for her. But, not that I'd tell her at this point, I can't not be just a tad concerned about what she'll do with an anthro major. But as I've tried to do throughout the whole process, I'm here when she asks for advice but this is her path.
On a totally unrelated note, she grew up north of San Francisco in a pretty homogenous environment, pretty much all upper middle class and very white, and she's a blonde, blue-eyed Californian. But her little close friend group in school is an Indian girl who grew up in Hong Kong, a girl from a Pakistani immigrant family, a Korean girl from the Bay Area, and a Polish girl who went to high school in Seattle. I'm so happy she went to a bigger school with a mix of international kids and is meeting people from all different backgrounds. With all of the achievement and scholastic stuff that we focus on, it can be easy to forget some of the most important things kids can get out of going to college.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
I mean I don't know how salaries compare to engineering, I'll take your word on that; I'm sure some more-sought-after engineering disciplines pay more, but still. The accounting industry is not in a good spot right now - it's an aging industry, and the 150 credit-hour requirement that most states impose to qualify for a CPA license is a huge deterrent to prospective students. Even the top accounting programs in the field are seeing 50% enrollment class sizes compared to 10, 15 years ago. There's a huge opportunity for motivated students, but like engineering it's not for everyone.
In all seriousness, if the student is at any sort of respectable accounting program (and I'm not talking just top 30, top 50 types), has reasonable grades (maybe 3.2+) and is able to put together a normal interview or two, they'll have a job at least a full year before graduation, and likely earlier than that.
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Senor Schmutzig
Footballguy
Heading north next week for a college tour with our son. I'm looking forward to getting his reaction to the Midwest in the Fall to see if that's really where he wants to go to school. He has lived in Miami his whole life so it might be a rude awakening for him.
We are driving up to Cincinnati for Xavier, over to Indianapolis for Butler, Bloomington for IU and then Evansville IN. We have scheduled tours at XU, Butler and UE. IU will only be a self-guided tour as they didn't haven't any scheduled tours the week of Thanksgiving.
His #1 is Florida State but I'm not 100% confident he is going to make it in there. Last year their acceptance rate was ~35%. While he is a good student that went to a very competitive Jesuit HS, he's not a GREAT student. If you were to ask me today, I'm guessing that he will want to go to the CC in Tallahassee for the first semester or year and then gain entry into FSU after that.
We are driving up to Cincinnati for Xavier, over to Indianapolis for Butler, Bloomington for IU and then Evansville IN. We have scheduled tours at XU, Butler and UE. IU will only be a self-guided tour as they didn't haven't any scheduled tours the week of Thanksgiving.
His #1 is Florida State but I'm not 100% confident he is going to make it in there. Last year their acceptance rate was ~35%. While he is a good student that went to a very competitive Jesuit HS, he's not a GREAT student. If you were to ask me today, I'm guessing that he will want to go to the CC in Tallahassee for the first semester or year and then gain entry into FSU after that.
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
If you're coming all that way and looking at Catholic schools, you might want to check out Dayton.
General Malaise
Footballguy
This checks out. As an engineer, I shared the concern of the OP, especially now.I mean, if someone's able to hack it and have halfway decent grades at a solid accounting program, they'll have a job lined up by sophomore year, junior at worst. I've heard recently of accounting firms offering jobs at graduation (with paid internships along the way) to John Carroll brand new incoming freshmen within 2 weeks of starting college, provided they stay on a CPA-eligible accounting track and keep a certain minimum GPA. Accounting industry is hurting badly right now, we need all of the people we can get. Our firm is recruiting sophomores now, we've got people lined up for 2024-25 employment start dates now.Haha it seems like every kid is engineering or comp sci these days.
Where my finance or business majors at?
Oh that's right, the kids want to actually be able to get jobs out of school...
My daughter graduates with a bachelors in finance, May 2023 - she just accepted an offer where she worked this summer, a big financial service company in Boston. Her friends are all getting offers as well, the accounting majors were priority. The salaries are comparable to engineers.
My daughter is now a soph, and finally declared a major - anthropology. She's got a 3.6 after her freshman year and is totally self-motivated (waaaaay more than I ever was), is pretty strong in STEM classes but just doesn't love them, but she's taken a couple of anthro classes and really enjoyed them so she just submitted that as her major. She is planning on taking a bunch of econ classes so she can minor in that, she sees that as a sort of "practical insurance" (UC Davis doesn't have a biz school).
I keep telling her it doesn't matter that much what she majors in, she should just study what she finds interesting, especially if she still has no idea what she wants to do when she graduates. She'll have a degree from a UC school, and that'll open doors for her. But, not that I'd tell her at this point, I can't not be just a tad concerned about what she'll do with an anthro major. But as I've tried to do throughout the whole process, I'm here when she asks for advice but this is her path.
On a totally unrelated note, she grew up north of San Francisco in a pretty homogenous environment, pretty much all upper middle class and very white, and she's a blonde, blue-eyed Californian. But her little close friend group in school is an Indian girl who grew up in Hong Kong, a girl from a Pakistani immigrant family, a Korean girl from the Bay Area, and a Polish girl who went to high school in Seattle. I'm so happy she went to a bigger school with a mix of international kids and is meeting people from all different backgrounds. With all of the achievement and scholastic stuff that we focus on, it can be easy to forget some of the most important things kids can get out of going to college.
Maybe I'm jaded by working 20+ years in the hedge fund space with a frigging BA in History, but I think a sharp kid with analytical thinking skills and an ability to communicate well is going to be fine no matter the major. My son is majoring in Sociology with a minor in Econ and Spanish. 4.0 so far and I haven't lost a second of sleep worrying about what he'll do when he's finished with his undergrad. It's his life and I can't live it for him. But he's loving college, has an on-campus job he really enjoys and I think we'll be just fine in life once he enters 'the real world'.
Side note: You going to the game Sat?
scorchy
Footballguy
I wish more parents could subscribe to this. If your kid loves STEM - great. I know lots of kids that do. But I also hear too many parents that are pushing/forcing their kids into on the basis of employability. I haven't regretted my liberal arts major for a second.
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Senor Schmutzig
Footballguy
But….Dayton.
Galileo
Footballguy
You dismiss Dayton, yet Bloomington and Evansville somehow meet your standards?
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Fair point, but have you been to Evansville?
Senor Schmutzig
Footballguy
Yes, I went to school there. The devil you know....lol
I wouldn't suggest my son go to school in Evansville because I don't think it would be the right fit for him however I think it's important for him to see various-sized schools in different cities/settings for comparison purposes.
Senor Schmutzig
Footballguy
Senor Schmutzig
Footballguy
Added a campus tour of Ohio State now also.
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
This checks out. As an engineer, I shared the concern of the OP, especially now.I mean, if someone's able to hack it and have halfway decent grades at a solid accounting program, they'll have a job lined up by sophomore year, junior at worst. I've heard recently of accounting firms offering jobs at graduation (with paid internships along the way) to John Carroll brand new incoming freshmen within 2 weeks of starting college, provided they stay on a CPA-eligible accounting track and keep a certain minimum GPA. Accounting industry is hurting badly right now, we need all of the people we can get. Our firm is recruiting sophomores now, we've got people lined up for 2024-25 employment start dates now.Haha it seems like every kid is engineering or comp sci these days.
Where my finance or business majors at?
Oh that's right, the kids want to actually be able to get jobs out of school...
My daughter graduates with a bachelors in finance, May 2023 - she just accepted an offer where she worked this summer, a big financial service company in Boston. Her friends are all getting offers as well, the accounting majors were priority. The salaries are comparable to engineers.
My daughter is now a soph, and finally declared a major - anthropology. She's got a 3.6 after her freshman year and is totally self-motivated (waaaaay more than I ever was), is pretty strong in STEM classes but just doesn't love them, but she's taken a couple of anthro classes and really enjoyed them so she just submitted that as her major. She is planning on taking a bunch of econ classes so she can minor in that, she sees that as a sort of "practical insurance" (UC Davis doesn't have a biz school).
I keep telling her it doesn't matter that much what she majors in, she should just study what she finds interesting, especially if she still has no idea what she wants to do when she graduates. She'll have a degree from a UC school, and that'll open doors for her. But, not that I'd tell her at this point, I can't not be just a tad concerned about what she'll do with an anthro major. But as I've tried to do throughout the whole process, I'm here when she asks for advice but this is her path.
On a totally unrelated note, she grew up north of San Francisco in a pretty homogenous environment, pretty much all upper middle class and very white, and she's a blonde, blue-eyed Californian. But her little close friend group in school is an Indian girl who grew up in Hong Kong, a girl from a Pakistani immigrant family, a Korean girl from the Bay Area, and a Polish girl who went to high school in Seattle. I'm so happy she went to a bigger school with a mix of international kids and is meeting people from all different backgrounds. With all of the achievement and scholastic stuff that we focus on, it can be easy to forget some of the most important things kids can get out of going to college.
Maybe I'm jaded by working 20+ years in the hedge fund space with a frigging BA in History, but I think a sharp kid with analytical thinking skills and an ability to communicate well is going to be fine no matter the major. My son is majoring in Sociology with a minor in Econ and Spanish. 4.0 so far and I haven't lost a second of sleep worrying about what he'll do when he's finished with his undergrad. It's his life and I can't live it for him. But he's loving college, has an on-campus job he really enjoys and I think we'll be just fine in life once he enters 'the real world'.
Side note: You going to the game Sat?
Yup, that's the attitude I'm trying to take. Learn how to think, do research, be analytical, and communicate. And meet lots of different people. No major has a monopoly on those things.
And yes, we'll be at the game and tailgating right across the footbridge in the science lot. Hit me up if you make it over there pre-game!
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Its too bad you're a couple weeks past peak fall color season in the upper Midwest. I did U of Minnesota with my son last week and we also toured a couple smaller state schools in WI and the weather was kind of gray, rainy and blustery. It was disappointing to me because fall is usually my favorite time of year at these upper midwest college towns but we left it a couple weeks too late. We're doing DePaul and Loyola next week. He's hitting the midwest Jesuit circuit pretty hard because of his high school but I think he'll end up at a big state school - probably Wisconsin or Minnesota if he gets an offer.
How is the Minnesota campus - do you feel like you’re on a college campus or in the city? We will visit after we’ve heard from everyone, but a college B10/SEC atmosphere appeals to him. That’s one of the schools we are in so far
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CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
How is the Minnesota campus - do you feel like you’re on a college campus or in the city? We will visit after we’ve heard from everyone, but a college B10/SEC atmosphere appeals to him. That’s one of the schools we are in so far
The campus is beautiful and away from downtown - but there's never a doubt you are in a big city. I think its really up to where the kid sees himself and for us this was on one extreme end of the spectrum - huge campus/big city. The next day we toured a small state school (10k students) in a small town and it was really night/day difference. Other Big Ten schools are more of a situation where the campus dominates the City, but in MNLPS the school is just one small part of a huge metro area. Dorms were good, everything you'd expect at a great Big Ten school.
I hate to reply to myself, but I can't emphasize enough applying to Alabama and Nebraska if you have a child with good metrics. Alabama came in as a full-ride, simply based on scores/GPA. We are now in the process of applying to the Blount Scholars and Randalls Research program. You have until 12/8 (I think) to apply to those. If he gets in, they will be a strong contender; if not, we move on.
So far, Minnesotta has been stingiest with merit aid of the three schools he is admitted too.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Don't exaggerate or overextend yourself. I had a Harvard undergrad interview that I bombed because I was trying to ingratiate myself to the interviewer. Be honest and stick to what you're passionate about.
scorchy
Footballguy
I would advise him not to stress too much. Everything I've read says the interviews don't matter - just a way to keep alums engaged - unless you totally bomb a la @The Z Machine, Good luck!
The Z Machine
Footballguy
GLLLLLLLLL
I nearly wrecked my mom's car on the way to drop off my UC application in the mail at LAX on a Sunday (last day for postmarking). At that time (not sure about now), only LAX and SFO had post offices open on Sunday. Anyway, on the freeway, I was going too fast on the transition from the 2 to the 5, it had been raining, and I came around the turn and saw stopped traffic. I locked up the brakes on the Volvo 240, spun 270 degrees and went partially over the embankment off the shoulder. Had to back up, and turn away from oncoming traffic. I went off the next exit (Dodger Stadium) and the only damage to the car was that the front panel on the glove compartment broke it's clips and popped off. No flat tire, no scratches, nothing.
Dropped off the application, going much slower the rest of the way. Application was accepted and I got in to all 3 UCs that I applied to. I've never told my parents about the incident.
