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Wow, thank you so much for all of the advice so far. Some info that I didn't include is my daughter will be pre-med, prefers cell/molecular bio, but if the school does not have it, biology will do!
We have visited several schools (some of which did not make her application list after visiting), and she really would like a strong greek system WITH sorority housing. However, if there are suites/wings for sororities that may work. We did visit one school with that set-up and were dissatisfied.
I think we will start on the talking to recommendation-writers for schools, since I know it is not needed at some schools but is an extra bonus. At my school, we did not have sorority housing, and recs were "bonuses", so I do have some knowledge in this matter.
Since finances are a consideration, we do want to see if she will get any $$ from Michigan (although we are not counting on it). Some of the out-of-state options will actually be less expensive than in-state U of Michigan when factoring scholarships she will/may receive. I've compared the college search to sorority recruitment to my daughter on numerous occasions. She has been told to MAXIMIZE HER OPTIONS, which is why we are applying to reaches -Stanford, Duke, Vandy, WUSTL, Matches- U of Michigan and Alabama, and Safeties - a few Michigan schools which she may receive full-ride/full-tuition scholarships. When she needs to make a decision she will have choices.
I did not know about the Florida residency rule, I will check into those!!! THanks!
Yes, I have read AGDee's posts with her daughter's search, LOVE THEM!!
Can't wait for this search to be over, but it is exciting!! I am fairly sure we may not decide until March/April!!!
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