<p>I have 2 sons at UR - one graduating this May (Yay!). They are both math majors but have friends in the physics program, which is a great program. After 4 years of having a kid at UR, I can honestly say it has been a fantastic college experience for both of them. All the hype about how easy it is to get to know your professors and to get involved working as a TA, lab assistant, or getting involved in research is true. They know professors by their first name, have been to their houses, have gotten very personal letters of recommendation from them when needed. And they’ve had minimal redtape issues like getting locked out of classes, changing schedules, the drop /add period is 4 weeks long so shopping classes is easy, the deadline to declare pass /fail is very late, etc. Tuition remains the same even if you over load on classes, and is fairly easy to double major. </p>
<p>And i think river campus students can take courses and lessons at Eastman. </p>
<p>And if your daughter is a NMF, she should be getting the $19,000 NMF scholarship, right? Or did that change this year? </p>
<p>All that being said, I would have a hard time spending $50,000 a year instead of $10,000 unless I had enough money that it really didn’t matter much to me. That money stuff is a personal choice for your family, so I won’t weigh in on that other than to say I think a smart enthusiastic student can get a wonderful education and great experiences at just about any school. Good luck - I hope the decision becomes easier one she’s spent more time visiting! </p>
<p>I will recommend that she email professors before her visits and try to meet with them and with current students one on one - don’t just do the organized visit activities. </p>