<p>I was wondering if your students were able to make it home in this snow. I believe that you have spring break this week, and I heard that you have a terrible snowstorm throughout OH. Be careful traveling.</p>
<p>my girl got to the airport on time - as far as I know. She waited an extra hour before boarding. the scary part was they then had to roll over to have the plane de-iced and was on the plane during that and didn't take off till an hour after boarding. She made it to NJ without any additional issues, 2 hrs. later than planned.
I would be a wreck if I was in a situation where the plane needed to be de-iced.</p>
<p>Oh, I am so relieved for you! I was really thinking about you and your D. Did she come in today, and if so, were the dorms kept open yesterday?</p>
<p>I have been on planes that needed de-icing and I was okay with it. I guess that is because I was younger and less fearful a couple of decades ago!</p>
<p>I hope that you both enjoy your week together!</p>
<p>We are planning to visit Wooster this summer. This snow storm made me wonder whether I want to send my son to school in OH, and deal with these weather issues.</p>
<p>I suspect weather will be the least of your
issues no matter where your child goes</p>
<p>LOL, I don't really know how to take that comment, but weather is a big issue for me.</p>
<p>My D just arrived home from Wooster. She left Friday afternoon as the snow was starting to accumulate. She drove to her friends house in DC and then spent Saturday and Sunday making her way home to Florida. We were back and forth about her leaving Friday but she was ahead of most of the storm. By the time she got to Pittsburgh it was mostly rain. She wishes she was able to enjoy all that snow but will have to settle for sand over break. I'm very glad to have her safely home. Many of her friends were camped out in hotels or the airport waiting for their flights to take off.</p>
<p>rhsmom, Did she drive all of that distance by herself? Does she always drive home, or does she fly sometimes? That was some trip!</p>
<p>She brought friends to DC and spent the night there. She then did the rest on her own. She says she loves the night in the hotel (usually Georgia) so she arrives home almost caught up on her sleep. She drove home for Winter and spring breaks (luckily they have a 2 week break) but flies for Thanksgiving. Since it is her freshman year we are still trying to figure out what works best. She loves the school but she does wish it was only 12 hours away.</p>
<p>Well it is good that she had company for part of her long long trip!</p>
<p>one of my kids is a Wooster grad and fortunately after
the first year she found a friend with a car who drove her
back and forth on breaks. I only went out there once a
year, they did have a tornado one year though.</p>
<p>My daugher is estatic. She just received her acceptance letter from Wooster for the class of 2012. Inside the packet was a letter stating the following:</p>
<p>"According to the information on your application for financial aid your family's resources (the Expected Family Contribution for 2008-09 as calculated by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid),plus any merit scholarships you might win, make you ineligible for need-based aid." OUCH! </p>
<p>Can anyone tell me if this is pretty typical? I thought Wooster was quite generous with their financial aid programs. Also, in reference to the merit scholarships, doesn't that usually come with the acceptance letter? In the letter it states "plus any merit scholarships you might win" Have they not decided on this yet or do you think they are referring to outside scholarships one might receive on their own?</p>
<p>Our merit scholarship came a few days after the acceptance letter. The FA letter came a few weeks after the merit letter. And the merit amount is substantailly lower than my older child was offered 3 years ago with very similar stats. Very disappointing.</p>
<p>applicantmum and gggr8bllsofire24, This might be why:
From their strategic plan:</p>
<p>"Financial Aid. Regarding financial aid, Wooster believes that it is important to halt the growth of the financial aid percentage (w.r.t. tuition) and to seek to fund goals of high priority in this strategic plan by lowering this percentage by up to five percentage points. However, this lowering of the financial aid percentage may not be possible if some number of the prerequisites established for the student body, or some number of the goals numbered 1 to 3, require at least the current level of expenditures in financial aid and are judged of such priority that they cannot be abandoned. As the largest single item in the College’s budget, financial aid is a crucial consideration. The current efforts to curtail financial aid gradually, without affecting the quality or size of the student body, will be key in determining how much flexibility exists in this component of the College’s budget."</p>