momof4girls Daughter #2 college search thread

[momof4girls]

Originally Posted by KDMafia

There are actually a decent amount of Valpo Alumni in Texas so have her reach out to admissions now!

That thought never crossed my mind. We will get right on that.

Originally Posted by rockwallgreek

Yes! I've lived in Rockwall for going on 10 years, a newcomer, I know!!

We're neighbors.

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by KDMafia

The weather is definitely different than Texas but there's a lot of it and getting to track snow storms and with our Lake Effect Area it could be fun for your daughter!

If she's not familiar with the terms "cooler by the lake" or Lake Effect Snow, She Will (said in a scary foreboding tone with horror music rising up)

[IUHoosiergirl88]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

If she's not familiar with the terms "cooler by the lake" or Lake Effect Snow, She Will (said in a scary foreboding tone with horror music rising up)

Lake Effect Snow: You may be buried up to your ears in snow, the neighboring zip code won't even have a flake. Also known as the bane to existence in NWI and SW Michigan

[momof4girls]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

If she's not familiar with the terms "cooler by the lake" or Lake Effect Snow, She Will (said in a scary foreboding tone with horror music rising up)

Her inner weather geek is familiar with lake effect snow, but being knowledgable and experiencing it are two different things.

[DubaiSis]

When I lived in Chicago I was a block off the lake, in the heart of the greenhouse effect, so while it would be several degrees cooler by me than at, say, O'Hare, we really didn't get as much snow as outside the little bubble I lived in. Chicago is really a microcosm of SO MUCH WEATHER. Including tides, by the way, for people who don't know much about Lake Michigan. When a storm blows it, it totally looks like a Nor'easter. Except I don't know that there are any roads that freakishly close to the Atlantic ocean, such that you have to worry about the storm surges crashing onto and even over LSD. It was terrifying sometimes.

[elicampbell]

WKU Graduate here. I would suggest WKU's B.S. in Meteorology http://www.wku.edu/meteorology/.

I suggest that she look at the Honors College at WKU. If she is accepted into the Honors College, it would give WKU a smaller feel. Just a thought and a shameful plug. There are two WKU alumni chapters in TX. I can put you in touch with one of them, if you like.

Greek life is growing and strong on The Hill.

[LAblondeGPhi]

Thought of this thread today when I read this week's Bloomberg Businessweek cover story:
How to Get Into an Ivy League College - Guaranteed

Also, and slightly more on topic - this Lake Effect sounds like my personal nightmare.

[BlueCarnation]

Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi

Also, and slightly more on topic - this Lake Effect sounds like my personal nightmare.

A friend from my rush group in college was from San Diego. She couldn't take the harsh Michigan winters, so she stayed in CA each winter semester. I don't know how she was able to do it academically, but she graduated with us on time.

[Sciencewoman]

Our "pool" this past winter. This was really an exceptionally snowy winter.



I don't know any current members, but the Valpo Gamma Phi alumnae I have met are all great...I know several who are very active alumnae (chapter advisors or volunteer leaders) and the chapter came to do the Philanthropy round when the chapter I advise colonized. The resident CLC for the first semester was also a Valpo alum, as was the first chapter advisor.

[momof4girls]

Our first official tour is today. OU bound for the day. This will set the standard for our college. This is the school Cheddar has said she wanted to attend since she was 8 years old. She's so excited she can hardly contain herself.