Advice on college visits?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

Talk about bumping an old thread!

Eldest has now been accepted to five of the six schools he's sent applications into. Drexel, Washington and Jefferson, Ohio Northern, U of Toledo and his #1 choice, Michigan. Still waiting to hear from Vanderbilt, he applied regular decision so should hear by April 1st.

We're starting the visit process for DS#2 this spring. He's interested in Penn State, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan and Yale.

We really, really need to win the lottery!

Our governor just called for a tuition freeze for all of the public colleges in Michigan so Michigan might not be a bad deal!

I just had an even better idea! Housing is so cheap in Michigan right now, you could get both boys to go to Michigan, buy a house that's been separated into several flats, they would get resident tuition PLUS you can get income from renting out the other apartments in the house!

[AOIIalum]

Update: just paid the tuition and housing deposits for eldest son. He's going to Drexel. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Anyone here from Philly?

DS#2 visited Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and Penn State over spring break. He loved Pitt and PSU. He also visited Carnegie-Mellon, but walked out on them. I love this kid! DH said C-M was the most unorganized and unprofessional college visit he's been on in his life. #2 is also looking at a bunch of in-state schools, including OSU and Cincinnati.

Thank heavens we'll get a break for a few years before DS#3 goes through the process!

[EagleChick19]

I'm from the Philly area. Drexel is a great school to go to, and they are currently looking for a president. Their last president, Constance Papakdakis, "Taki" just passed away. I currently have a friend who goes there for Physics and he always talked about the opportunities that he has.

He'll have a great time in the city, since there are several colleges within the city (PCOM, Drexel, Jefferson, and Temple.)

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

Update: just paid the tuition and housing deposits for eldest son. He's going to Drexel. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Anyone here from Philly?

DS#2 visited Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and Penn State over spring break. He loved Pitt and PSU. He also visited Carnegie-Mellon, but walked out on them. I love this kid! DH said C-M was the most unorganized and unprofessional college visit he's been on in his life. #2 is also looking at a bunch of in-state schools, including OSU and Cincinnati.

Thank heavens we'll get a break for a few years before DS#3 goes through the process!

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

Update: just paid the tuition and housing deposits for eldest son. He's going to Drexel. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Anyone here from Philly?

DS#2 visited Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and Penn State over spring break. He loved Pitt and PSU. He also visited Carnegie-Mellon, but walked out on them. I love this kid! DH said C-M was the most unorganized and unprofessional college visit he's been on in his life. #2 is also looking at a bunch of in-state schools, including OSU and Cincinnati.

Wow - that must have been some offer from Drexel, since he willingly took a drop of like 65 positions for the privilege of not going to Michigan.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by OTW

Carnegie Mellon wasn't all that, huh? Who would have thought that?

They are apparently in the midst of a controversy over pr0n films being shown on campus. LOL.

[madmax]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

Update: just paid the tuition and housing deposits for eldest son. He's going to Drexel. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Anyone here from Philly?

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I am.



Drexel is a good school. They do it right. The unique thing about Drexel is trimesters. Students go to school for two semesters and have to work in their major for the third. Drexel grads always get jobs.

Drexel is in University City. The campus is right across the street from Penn and there are a bunch of small schools in that area.