<p>My son is considering Susquehanna (Business) and might play baseball there. Not many postings on the Susquehanna Forum page. Anyone definitely attending in the fall? If so, what made you make that final decision? Thanks in advance for any input.</p>
<p>My son will attend. After 2 visits, he was very impressed by the school’s informal and friendly atmosphere; marketing and advertising offerings; small size; lovely campus; and wide range of intramural sports and other student activities. He was accepted early decision. </p>
<p>I had a similar frustration with the small number of posts on this forum (like so many small schools), so I did a lot of extra research, such as the students review and Princeton review and college ******* sites and almost everything I read was positive.</p>
<p>The school is quite isolated and was not the most prestigious place he could have been admitted, but I have been very impressed by the administrators and faculty members I have met.</p>
<p>D hasn’t made her final decision yet, but the folks at Susquehanna have been hands-down the nicest we’ve run across in this process. If she ends up there, I think it could be a positive experience.</p>
<p>My son is also still deciding. But I have heard nothing but good about SU, and would be very happy if he goes there.</p>
<p>I’m planning on attending this fall. There were several reasons why I chose Susquehanna: I was the one school that just clicked (everything felt right about it, the atmosphere, the academics, the people) it has an amazing Creative Writing program, and I got a sizable scholarship offer to attend. I really love the school (it was my first choice) and I can’t wait to go!</p>
<p>Any pros/cons to taking four 4 credit courses per semester vs. the traditional five 3 credit courses per semester? Seems like you miss opportunities to take electives at Susquehanna due to this. Any feedback welcome.</p>
<p>I will look into this at accepted students day. Is this throughout the 4 years–and is it both part of business and liberal arts–or is it part of the freshman year program, which may have a specific purpose? I have found people there very responsive to email–have you asked this question of the Dean of the Business School?</p>
<p>Has your son joined the Facebook Susquehanna 2014 group? I note that at least one baseball player is in it and might be able to share some thoughts on the program. I imagine the coach would put you in touch with the team captains.</p>
<p>To buzzingbee: Hi! I’m hopefully a Creative Writing major as well! I’ve been admitted to the school at large, but don’t know about the creative writing program yet…here’s hoping! Anyway, I’m terminally curious and it sounds like you visited the school? I’m going this weekend for admitted students day and the Honors evening, but I was hoping you could share some of your impressions? I guess right now the main things I’m wondering about are your take on the kids, the campus, the writing program, basically anything and everything, lol!</p>
<p>Feel free to private message me! And anyone else who wants to help me out, I would be really grateful! Thanks! :)</p>
<p>My daughter and I attended Accepted Students Day this past weekend. She wasn’t really sure what to expect since she had applied based on the reputation of the creative writing program but had not yet visited the school. She loved it! The university really did a nice job of hosting accepted students. Although Susquehanna may be perceived by some to be not as prestigious as other schools, all the people we met - students, administrators, faculty, other accepted students and their families - were friendly, welcoming, helpful and sincere. Not a lot of pretense here. Just lots of good, honest, down to earth people, which fits my daughter to a T. The campus itself is beautiful and well cared for. It was spotless. The folks at the university are to be commended. As for academics, the English Literature and Creative Writing programs are top-notch. Daughter was also happy to learn of the new photography major and teacher certification programs. And though she does not intend to major in music, she received a music performance scholarship which will allow her to continue private studies and perform in one of the ensembles. Susquehanna has it all for her. She will be attending accepted students day/open houses at other colleges to which she been accepted and will likely return to Susquehanna for an overnight visit. So while she has not yet committed to Susquehanna, she has already stated that it beats out some of her other top schools. Good luck students in making your decisions!</p>
<p>I actually never considered Susquehanna until reading some of the favorable reviews on CC - we plan to visit next year, when S2 is a junior. Is there anything you don’t like about the school? What would be the biggest cons? What do you think about the study abroad requirement - I like the idea of study abroad - just a little concerned that it is a requirement, rather than an option. Do you see religious diversity on campus? Just curious if those of you who have accepted students there would provide a little more info. Thanks.</p>
<p>The biggest “con” is its location. Put that school in Massachusetts and it would be ranked much higher!</p>
<p>Our daughter was accepted at SU with nice merit aid as a potential music ed major. However, she’s fallen in love with a couple of the great choral schools in the upper midwest, much farther from our NJ home! She/we is/are still making this decision, but I remain very favorably disposed to SU. I don’t even mind the location!</p>
<p>rockvillemom: I’m an accepted student, and as I understand it, the Global Opportunities program does not necessarily require a student to study abroad. The goal of the program is to expose students to diversity, and there are ways to this without studying for a whole semester abroad. There are “Go Short” programs that may only last as long as winter break, or a student can go somewhere within the country that will expose them to diversity. For instance, since I’ve grown up in a rural farming community, going to an inner city school in Pittsburgh and student teaching will probably fulfill this requirement because it’s such a radically different environment that was I’m used to. This is how an admissions counselor explained it to me, but if you want more information about it, check here: [Susquehanna</a> University - Academics: GO Program](<a href=“http://www.susqu.edu/academics/12768.asp]Susquehanna”>http://www.susqu.edu/academics/12768.asp)</p>
<p>I also known that since Selinsgrove is such a small town, there really isn’t any public transportation, so unless your kid has a car or knows someone with a car, they’re pretty much stranded. I like the location, personally, because it’s sort of in its own little haven just a 1/2 mile out of the town. I’ve visited three times and I absolutely can’t wait to start this fall!</p>
<p>Lovelydevil, Huskies and Maine described SU very well.
Rockvillemom, I believe Buzzingbee is exactly right about the GO program and Stradmom about the “con”. In terms of religious diversity, a Rabbi was hired this year to invigorate Jewish life on campus. Although Jews make up a very, very small % of the student body (which is similar to Juniata, Moravian and other similar PA schools except Muhlenberg), a Jewish parent told me his daughter had encountered no issues. My son is not concerned and, as long as he is accepted socially, does not feel he needs a large Jewish community. FYI, Susquehanna’s newsletter today mentioned that 200 people attended the SU Passover seder.</p>
<p>I believe SU suffers in terms of prestige and selectivity from the fact that PA has more good small private schools than any state I know of–far more than NY/NJ/CT combined–Haverford, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, Bucknell, Gettysburg, F&M, Dickinson, Juniata, Alleghenny, Ursinus, Muhlenberg, many Catholic colleges, and many more. This creates brutal competition for the finite number of kids who want a small college in Central PA.</p>
<p>I think for my son, the only cons are the lack of name recognition, and perhaps the fact that the average SAT scores aren’t as high as some of the other schools where he applied. But I’ll tell you, if it were my decision, he would go to SU! I was that impressed with it. Huskies is right, Accepted Students Day was so well run! I pointed out to DH that they paid attention to all the little details - everything went so smoothly! We also learned that SU has had NO cutbacks or layoffs. They’re giving raises! And the gorgeous new science building was completed ahead of schedule and under budget. If our oldest son doesn’t go there, I’m going to recommend it to our other two kids!</p>
<p>Thank you so much - it is staying on the list. Looking forward to visiting in the fall.</p>
<p>Hello All, my daughter has not yet made a decision about which college she will attend. She will be visiting the other colleges to which she was accepted over the next two weeks. I want to throw out there another important pro factor in considering SU - the price. It is fully 10-13K less than the other schools my daughter is considering. I realize that for some families this is not a big deal, but for our family it is significant. So while the Susquehanna name might not ooze as much prestige as some of the other schools noted in this thread, I don’t believe any of those schools can match the value of an SU education. Providing, of course, you (parents and students) get good vibes when on the campus. We have gotten those good vibes.</p>
<p>Is anyone still concerned about the cancer cluster? I don’t know a whole lot about this - thee is an old thread on it - does this issue still come up?</p>
<p>Rockville, I did a web search about the cancer cluster after I saw that posting and it seemed to have been the subject of a government investigation which ruled it out. I believe there is still information about it on the SU website.</p>
<p>Huskies, one of the parents listed as a potential resource for other parents is in Stamford, CT. I found him very nice and very informative, if that helps. Congrats on the CT women’s championship.</p>