<p>777Sunrise…Goucher has been great for my son…it’s worth a close look for your son I think.
Congrats to all on acceptances!!
Re expenses at college, check book prices on Amazon and Book Renter to compare with college bookstore. Also check rentals vs purchase and used vs new . This past semester we rented used from Amazon and if a book came and the condition wasn’t to our liking we called and they sent another (cleaner) copy. We have amazon prime too which made shipping costs irrelevant.not sure if u would pay for shipping otherwise on rental books.</p>
<p>Thanks momjr for the recipe. 777sunrise: I think Goucher or Clark sound the right vibe for your son. I liked Susquehanna very much when I visited, but it has a preppy, more athletic vibe. Likely fewer jewish students, too.</p>
<p>Hi all, my girl went to suny oneonta as a jewish B student fall '13, mostly for financial considerations and not to be academically overwhelmed. After a bad roommate situation and boring winter, she is transferring out. We r thinking strongly Towson, she’s accepted but haven’t applied elsewhere. Now she’s got 3.6 gpa. U Del said they only give academic merit scholarships to incoming freshmen, surprised at that. we’re from L.I. and not being upstate is a must. Also, going into a new school as a transfer is unsettling. Any thoughts/insight?</p>
<p>we don’t necessarily need scholarship $, just would be nice to stay under 35 K.</p>
<p>I’ve received helpful advice from this forum before, so I’m trying again. I’ve also ousted this in other forums, so sit may be a “repeat” for some of you. My son’s final two choices for college are UMD College Park/Smith Business school, or Miami Ohio/Farmer Business school. UMD is in state, so fairly inexpensive. He received a wonderful scholarship to Miami Ohio, so it would be even cheaper than UMD. I’ve heard great Things about both. We’ve visited Miami, and we both really liked it. He spent part of three summers taking college classes at UMD, so he’s very familiar with it. Any advice for things we might not have thought about, or reasons one may stand out over other? Thanks</p>
<p>My peronal opinion would be for UMD - the business school is quite prestigious. I also have to imagine that with proximity to both Baltimore and DC - great internship possibilities. Not knocking Miami of Ohio, but for business, I think I would go with Maryland.</p>
<p>I stand corrected. According to Business Week, Miami of Ohio’s undergraduate business program ranks higher than Maryland’s program. Did not expect that. Still think internship possibilities would be better at Maryland.</p>
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<p>And do you think others (those hiring him in the future) are going to look up which school is higher? I think they will be more concerned with the grades and opportunities the applicant took advantage of at whichever school he attended. If the hiring authority is more familiar with Maryland, that’s a better choice. If the student is more likely to stay in Ohio, that might be the better choice.</p>
<p>I think there may be a positive to going to the option a bit farther from home, less familiar. He can probably still use his contacts at UMD from all those summers, if needed, and this will broaden his horizons…</p>
<p>A new adventure for less money? How can he resist?</p>
<p>Obviously I would pick the one that is less familiar, Miami Ohio.</p>
<p>Very excited to hear all the great acceptances and choices for our kids! As I expected from the start my son will be attending Colorado College in the fall! I found this school ( not a well known school) when he was in 10th grade and just knew it was the right place for him. In 10th grade he was a true B student and it was a reach for sure. He was so excited about CC that the possibility was the motivation he needed to become an A student ( that and some maturity possibly)? In hindsight I kind of wish I hadn’t shown him his dream school across the country, but it really is a great fit for him. He was accepted at every school he applied to except Colgate ( which he never visited and we just threw in at the last second as a big reach. I can’t believe I have to start this again with son 2 soon as he is finishing up 10th grade…
To the parent looking at Union vs. Trinity, we toured and interviewed at Union and my son loved it. It is a gorgeous campus but the surrounding town is sketchy. They provide tons of activities for the kids on campus so going off campus is not as necessary. They r both great schools and similar, I have to say I was very impressed with a lot of the programs I read about offered at Trinity. My son got the feeling Union was a big drinking school ( aren’t they all, though)? I think u need to visit both, but I wouldn’t hesitate to send my son to either. I have many pictures from our visit to Union so if u would like to see them just email me at <a href="mailto:momentscaught@mac.com">momentscaught@mac.com</a> and I would be happy to share them ( I’m a photographer so my pictures from college visits are pretty extensive). </p>
<p>1214 - UMD and Miami Ohio both have great business schools. Both well regarded. However, I will say that we know kids who got into Farmer and/or Kelley (I know Indiana isn’t part of this discussion), but did not get into Smith Business school at UMD. To me the Smith admit is the hardest out of the 3. Does that mean the program is better? No, but I do think that it might mean the caliber of the students is a little higher?? Not sure on that either, just throwing out my thoughts. If your S knows he wants to stay on the east coast, I would vote for Maryland, the alumni connections as well as internship opportunities would be better for him. If he has no idea where he wants to be long term and wants to go to Miami, well why not, will get a great education there. But if he wants to come back here, he will competing with the UMD grads for the same jobs. The same grads who may have already had internships and established connections.</p>
<p>momentscaught - Congratulations! So great that the school that he loved, loved him back. No better feeling than that! I also had kids 2 years apart and am exhausted from the college process. I just want D2 to make her decision already so we can move on and be done!</p>
<p>We are still in the Lehigh vs. UMD decision process (business school for both). Hopefully a decision will be reached soon. </p>
<p>what does this have to do with being jewish???</p>
<p>Thanks for the input about UMD vs Miami. I think we are all leaning towards UMD. MDMOM, he was actually accepted to IU/Kelley/honors, so funny you should mention that. It seems like IU and Miami Ohio are two well regarded mid-western business schools. He took IU off the table because it was more expensive than the other two and sort of falls into the same category as UMD (except for the top 10 Kelley ranking, We know). </p>
<p>So there you go - different opinions and viewpoints. Question on the Miami of Ohio scholarship - is it guaranteed for all 4 years - or is it dependent on gpa and/or needing to be applied for each year? Just look at that and factor in to your decision making.</p>
<p>Thanks rockvillemom. The scholarship requires a 3.0 GPA. Great question though. I know plenty of people who lost scholarships because they didn’t maintain the GPA. One of the reasons my older son is at RPI is that there is no GPA requirement to maintain your scholarship. At this point I will be happy when the decision is made, and we can sign up for orientation, figure out timing/logistics, etc.</p>
<p>mdmomfromli, I know kids at both Lehigh and UMD and all are very happy. I think the big difference for me would be a big school vs. a small. If it was my child it would be Lehigh, but he clearly thrives in a smaller environment. Both great choices so u can’t really go wrong!</p>
<p>Hi, while new to this forum, I am not new to the college process. I have visited both Miami Ohio and UMD.
Miami is in the middle of nowhere. You drive thru farm country and in the middle of nowhere come upon a very beautiful and easy to handle campus. The town is about two blocks. i would have some concern with spending four years there…Farmer had incredible facilities. The jewish thing is a bit problematic. Very few. It is a very preppy place. Greek life, drinking, and Hockey are the big things. We were taken around by a jewish student, and he sad he felt very out of place and a real minority.
UMD is a big campus. 6,000 Jewish students. I liked the big quad, and the set up of greek life. Not much of a college town. Just a corner. Proximity is excellent. Easy access to dc. Maryland as a university is higher rated, and much harder to get into. I can’t recall why, but the business school lost its ranking a year or so ago. They did not do something, or did something wrong. It is a good b-school. Don’t let the ratings fool you…</p>
<p>All being said, If it were my child, I would pick Maryland. Just another opinion…</p>
<p>Thanks momentscaught for your thoughts about Union College. And congrats to your S! We have visited Trinity and Union, and think both are beautiful campuses, and believe both to be excellent schools. Talked to lots of happy students. I agree that there is partying at all schools. (Main concern is whether greek life dominates, so that those not involved in greek life are excluded. Have heard this from many kids and also all over CC. Yes there are activities on campus - but for kids who want to join parties but no go greek they can be “stuck”.) S is not a big partier, but does not want to be excluded from attending. </p>
<p>Also concerned about trimester system - rushing through difficult curriculum. Have heard mixed reviews (3 and 4 courses per semester as opposed to 5 - but at faster pace). I believe Colorado College is 1 class/semester? interesting …</p>
<p>Oh well … deadline is approaching! </p>
<p>^ Interesting opinion about Miami. Hillel shows it has 1,000 Jewish students out of 15,000 undergrads. That’s not much of a minority (relatively speaking) in terms of head count or percentage. Wonder if there was some specific reason he felt out of place.</p>
<p>I sometimes think that Hillel numbers are exaggerated a bit. They don’t seem to update the numbers much from year to year. Our guide at Miami (friend of a friend) felt that there were only hundreds, not more. if one judges by appearance and stereotype, I would say the estimate felt right. Not how it felt when walking the campus of Maryland, Michigan, Syracuse, and other large jewish populated schools…</p>