<p>We're in a holding pattern until we see how tests and interviews go and get a look at FA offers from a couple schools. Marquette is way at the top of the list, and like your daughter he is willing to rack up the loans if need be. We have noted that so far Marquette staff in every department has been very nice to work with, have you found that to be true after admission? Is safety a concern? Tell me anything you'd like to share.</p>
<p>I have had nothing but the highest praise in all my dealings with Marquette staff. My daughter had a bad roomate situation and we were able to resolve it easily and efficiently with compassion and professionalism. </p>
<p>I have had to call on 2nd semester billing and received prompt and personal help. When I had called our state university about a question prior to her decision on which school to attend, I was treated with indifference. Kind of like working with the DMV...</p>
<p>As far as safety, my daughter has used the LIMO service alot and it has mostly been prompt and easy to use. She has always felt safe and has enjoyed using the Milwaukee public buses to go to the lakefront, to baseball games, museums and shopping. I think I have drilled into her enuf times the importance of not going anywhere alone off campus and at night that it isn't much of an issue with her. </p>
<p>My daughter just said to me how much she has enjoyed some of her classes, and that the professors can really make or break a class. Its getting to know which ones they are. But I'm sure that is true in any university. </p>
<p>Books were an expense I wasn't prepared for. I don't remember them being THAT expensive. Again true wherever she would go. We were able to sign her up for classes online (so different than when I was in school) and purchase books from a number of sources which helped in expenses. (Amazon and Sweeney's by the campus comes to mind.) </p>
<p>I said before the basketball tickets were a great investment, lots of excitement and the student fans have lot of fun. </p>
<p>Anything else you can think of? :)</p>
<p>I fear I have hijacked this thread--sorry! I'll wrap things up.</p>
<p>He has been to a basketball game this year and is going again in March, absolutely loves it. Marquette just seems a good fit all around. </p>
<p>We've had the same experience dealing with the state schools. Indifference is the perfect word. Son1 went to a small LA college and the staff there had the same irritating attitude, but only AFTER tuition was paid. That's why I asked. Credit the state schools for lack of pretense, anyway. </p>
<p>Thanks for the insights. If anything comes to mind, I may pester you again.</p>
<p>Please keep up these posts! We're in junior year HS and are very interested in Marquette. All of your comments are very helpful!</p>
<p>1tgmom -- Take a look at the state of the university address I posted. The administration is well aware that families can find it hard to pay tuition. The size of Marquette's endowment has never been high enough to cover full need for every student. The university intends to add money to FA for next year, but Marquette unfortunately ranks high on the list that shows how much debt graduates carry. (I found that on USNews.)
We knew we wouldn't qualify for need-based aid, so the merit scholarship D got really helps.
Tuition is still less than Jesuit schools on the coast -- all my D's friends from far away don't think Marquette is expensive, but all the midwesterners do.<br>
Good luck to you.</p>
<p>I started a new thread titled Marquette Questions so we didn't hijack this thread too badly :L(...</p>
<p>dbwes- i actually did read that in the Marquette Magazine sent to S. I found it very informative and interesting. As you said, the merit aid he has received, and may yet qualify for, is keeping the door open. We live in an economically distressed area and the kind of money often discussed on CC is just unheard of here. <em>Not complaining</em> just making the point that even regarding schools that may well be worth the money, it's all relative. Where we live the $13000 local state school cost is a reach for many. Thankfully, Marquette is still a possibility for us.</p>
<p>Don't worry about hijacking the thread. I'll check your new thread. </p>
<p>Thanks again for all your comments.</p>
<p>Bumping up this year old post because I happened to catch some of a Marquette-DePaul 2003 basketball game on ESPN Classic today. Marquette players included Dwayne Wade and Novak. What really surprised me was that Marquette was in Conference USA. I am very familiar with Conference USA, as that is what Tulane plays in, and we have many friends, and my son as well, who are looking at Conference USA schools. When did Marquette move to the Big East and why?</p>
<p>Sorry for the sports thread, but I know there are many Marquette basketball fans, especially those interested in the history of the program, that frequent this forum.</p>
<p>Marquette joined the Big East in the '05-'06 season as did other Conf. USA teams (Cinci. Louisville, DePaul, & South Florida). This happened because the Big East lost a bunch of it’s members to the ACC, so the Big East offered these schools to form what was called a super conference in basketball. I imagine the prospects of all the TV rev. from the expected national coverage had something to do with it. Even Marquette unranked all season has been in five national broadcasts already and three or four more by the end of the regular season.</p>
<p>depaul is pretty bad this year, bad the big east is really good this year too. that marquette and Connecticut game was great</p>
<p>oops, i meant “but the big east…”</p>
<p>I haven’t caught any of the Marquette games yet this year. We’ve been caught up in Saints fever. Big East does seem to bring in a lot of money. I remember UConn’s coach’s comments last year about his salary, citing how much money the team brings in through TV revenue. We’ve got the SEC down here, a huge conference, so nobody really follows the Big East. ACC basketball is probably followed more than Big East down here, or whoever Duke plays in. LSU tries to put out a good basketball team, but they’ll never be as good as the Shaq or Pistol Pete days. As much as the Hornets would like to catch on down here, the games are way too expensive for the average person to attend. And Tulane was great back in the days of Perry Clark, and even lowly UNO had its Tim Floyd days, but with the state cutbacks in education, UNO, who had a very good swim team and baseball team, is now dropping down to Division III.</p>