Son of AGDee's College Search Thread

[AGDee]

It's been a very busy few days, but Halo has had a clear favorite emerge. Of course, it is the hardest school to get into of all of his options, but he really likes Brown.

He did like Cornell, but commented he wished Oberlin and Cornell could be blended into the perfect school. When he said that, I told him I thought he might find Brown to be a pretty decent blend between the two. At Brown, the adcom for our area happened to be the one leading the info session today so we got to meet him, which was cool.

At the Cornell info session for the specific college he wants, there were only two boys. We had been chatting with the other family a bit throughout the day. The two boys basically had an hour and fifteen minute meeting with the director who would be reading their applications. That was pretty cool. I think our timing was good with smaller groups for info sessions and tours this time of year.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by AGDee

It's been a very busy few days, but Halo has had a clear favorite emerge. Of course, it is the hardest school to get into of all of his options, but he really likes Brown.

Yesssssssss

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Yesssssssss

Seconded! College Hill is so beautiful. Ugh, now I'm homesick...

My senior class had three girls in the top ten get accepted to and enroll at Brown, with another few getting waitlisted or outright rejected who were potentially qualified to get in. The only trait I can think of that made these girls more qualified than others to get accepted is that they each had a "thing" that made them unique in addition to the usual amazing academics, test scores, and extracurriculars. One girl was a fantastic writer and took a gap year to teach English in Spain, one girl wanted to join the CIA and taught herself enough Arabic to study abroad in Egypt and Morocco, and the third girl had a family member who works for Brown in a high-level capacity (not that she wasn't also amazing). Hopefully your son has a "thing" that will help him stand out in a good way! I know this time of year is the most stressful for high school seniors and I wish him the best of luck writing all those cursed essays.

It was a very successful, albeit exhausting, trip. I'm wiped out. Driving from Providence to Ithaca and back was pretty brutal.

To speak like a native for a moment, that trip is WICKED FRICKIN FAHHH. Kudos to you for making it.