Son of AGDee's College Search Thread

[Sciencewoman]

^^^ Get a big tub/box ready for the blizzard of envelopes, brochures, postcards, etc. I remember tossing them in a deep drawer in my bedroom when I was in HS, but the marketing has substantially increased.

My daughter and I did have a fun time examining the brochures for these requisite images:

1. Picture of students engaged in an artistic endeavor (usually painting).
2. Picture of an athletic team at play.
3. Picture of an idyllic arboreal landscape on campus, with no people, or perhaps 1-2 students walking down a scenic path.
4. Picture of a professor helping 1-3 students, so you can be assured of personal attention.
5. Picture of several students of diverse ethnicities smiling and chatting together.
6. Picture of the nicest looking (or iconic) building on campus.
7. Picture of the marching band, if there is one.
8. Picture of goggle-clad students working in a "state-of-the-art" science lab.

Depending on the campus, there may be more pictures of artistic endeavors, sporting events, or students wearing fan gear/face paint and cheering in stadiums. In West Point's case, there was a picture of students wallowing in a muddy obstacle course. At least they're honest!

I will say that it was the brochure that brought W&L to my daughter's attention...if not for the brochures, she wouldn't have known about it. The image of the sorority row was appealing! It was one of the only brochures that emphasized Greek Life.

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

^^^ Get a big tub/box ready for the blizzard of envelopes, brochures, postcards, etc. I remember tossing them in a deep drawer in my bedroom when I was in HS, but the marketing has substantially increased.

My daughter and I did have a fun time examining the brochures for these requisite images:

1. Picture of students engaged in an artistic endeavor (usually painting).
2. Picture of an athletic team at play.
3. Picture of an idyllic arboreal landscape on campus, with no people, or perhaps 1-2 students walking down a scenic path.
4. Picture of a professor helping 1-3 students, so you can be assured of personal attention.
5. Picture of several students of diverse ethnicities smiling and chatting together.
6. Picture of the nicest looking (or iconic) building on campus.
7. Picture of the marching band, if there is one.
8. Picture of goggle-clad students working in a "state-of-the-art" science lab.

Depending on the campus, there may be more pictures of artistic endeavors, sporting events, or students wearing fan gear/face paint and cheering in stadiums. In West Point's case, there was a picture of students wallowing in a muddy obstacle course. At least they're honest!

I will say that it was the brochure that brought W&L to my daughter's attention...if not for the brochures, she wouldn't have known about it. The image of the sorority row was appealing! It was one of the only brochures that emphasized Greek Life.

Sounds like a drinking game for the parents...

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Good luck to Halo! Please tell him not to be nervous!! I'm sure his sister has been great at showing him the ropes, though.

His interview went for an hour and a half. I thought he was never going to emerge from his room. I think it went well. She wasn't a Brown undergrad, but is a current grad student from our area. In fact, she started her undergrad at one of the schools where he's been accepted and then transferred.

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

Sounds like a drinking game for the parents...

The whole process should be a drinking game for the parents... lol.

In general, Halo is much more outgoing and less shy than Hypo. Hypo does fine, but is more shy at first. Halo is just naturally glib and always has been. I don't think interviews will ever be nerve wracking for him.

Both of my kids approached the college brochures differently and it's really quite indicative of their personalities in general. Hypo saved every brochure and organized them into like and dislike piles but kept them ALL until she'd gotten all of her acceptances. Halo though- he had a system. If the letter was the standard format with an ID number in one corner, saying the same thing as the others, it got tossed. He is not a saver of fluff. He is practical. He saves money, but he carefully evaluates what else he saves! He has kept the information from the schools where he applied.