<p>My daughter received her letter of acceptance to Susquehanna U. today for the Fall of 2007 semester. Very nice letter - merit schalorship information to follow in the next 2 - 3 weeks.</p>
<p>J</p>
<p>Congratulations! It is such a nice school.</p>
<p>Thanks for the update, and congrats to your D! Is this her first acceptance?</p>
<p>My D also applied to Susquehanna (back in December), and althougth it's one of her safeties, she's eagerly waiting for an acceptance decision. When did your D send her app in?</p>
<p>springfieldmom, My son applied last year. This was one of the later schools that he heard from, but I cannot be entirely sure as to when he got his acceptance.</p>
<p>Thanks for the congratulations. I'll pass them along to my daughter. :) This is her second acceptance, the other being St. Joseph's U. in Philly. She applied via common app in mid-December. Although both are also safety schools, she was absolutely enamored with Susquehanna. So much so, that I believe she'd rather attend there than higher ranking schools that she'd most likely be accepted. As a parent, I'd like to see her attend a school that has a larger enrollment (something in the 5,000 range). But, we visited 12 schools and Susquehanna is the one she feels most comfortable with. I would really be fine with her attending Susquehanna U. after all I've read about it.</p>
<p>Off the top of my head, some of the schools visited include:
Vassar
Geneseo
College of the Holy Cross
Bucknell
Susquehanna</p>
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<p>Just wondering why you'd want her to go to a larger school? (It's the other way around with my D and I...she'd like a larger school.)</p>
<p>I went to a very small school, and I don't think I missed anything by not going to a bigger school...</p>
<p>We have not visited Susqu yet, but it's on my D's list. Just curious as to what were the points that made it so well liked. Any negatives?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>This is a school where you can meet the Dean of one of the schools within the university (and I mean 1:1)!. They are open and welcoming. We attended an accepted student's day for the program my son applied to, and they had a luncheon for parents and a seperate one for students. At every parent table there was a professor within the major. They explained the study abroad program thoroughly, as well as explaining some other programs. Class sizes are small, the campus is gorgeous. They offered time to ask students questions about the pros and cons without staff being present. The students were very candid in their responses. I found the biggest negative to be the rural surroundings, with no public transit available to get anywhere. I feel that a student must have a car here to be happy for four years. My H went in never having heard of this school, with a negative attitude, and he walked out very impressed after our first visit. He would have sent our there. BTW, our initial tour was a private one, with a scheduled interview. At the end of the interview, the admissions counselor came out to speak with us too. It is a really nice school, on an attractive campus.</p>
<p>SpringfieldMom,
There's probably only one reason that I'd rather my D to attend a larger school. I'm concerned that she may become bored with the same people over time. Sure, new students arrive each year, but a school with 2000 students offers less opportunties to meet new friends and build long term friendships. That's the only reason. When I get past this thought, Susquehanna U. provides such a great opportunity to work closely with professors in a small classroom settings. Like northeastmom mentioned, the school is absolutely beautiful. It seems to be a college that provides almost everything my D is looking for in a potential school. </p>
<p>Dado2grls - One of the things we liked was the atmosphere. Susquehanna U. was the last of our college tour road trip. To be honest, we weren't expecting much after all the other schools we had just visited. Many were very good, and some were total surprises (I mean, not good surprises). It's a school with little name recognition, and one that I had not even heard of until we had received a few mailings and looked a little closer. We arrived late for our tour on a rainy day due to an accident on the turnpike. The Admissions rep quickly located a student to provide us with a private tour; one that was probably the best we have experienced. Althougth the weather was bad, our tour guide took his time to honestly answer all of our questions and take us to all of the campus buildings that we felt would be important based on our D's possible majors. </p>
<p>As northeastmom mentioned, the rural location may prove to be a negative, especially since we don't intend to let our D have her car for freshman year (I'm quite sure freshmen are allowed to bring their cars). The campus, as of September of last year, was not fully wireless. I'm not sure this is that much of a negative, however. These are the only things that I can think of that may be negative. The positives greatly outweigh these concerns.</p>
<p>Since we also live on eastern Long Island, we are still considering Geneseo since it's such a great value. The distance (7+ hour drive) plays a part in our decision, making Susquehanna somewhat more desireable. Bucknell is a bit larger and offers alot with respect to scientific research and sports since it's a Div. I school. However, my D is not sports oriented. Our conversations with current students and alumni discovered that a great percentage (70 - 80%) are really involved with sports. So we're not sure if this is a positive or negative situation. </p>
<p>If you're considering Susquehanna as a possibility, I recommend you take the opportunity to visit the campus. I think you'll be surprised at what you find, but more importantly, how comfortable you'll probably feel with the students and administrators you'll meet. My D has a real good feeling about it, and if she receives some merit $, I'm sure she'll give it the nod.</p>
<p>Northeastmom - what school did your son finally end up attending?</p>
<p>J</p>
<p>greyhound, he attends James Madison U. In the end he wanted a larger campus with a lot of school spirit, and some football. He also wanted to be able to get around (he was not getting a car from us). He is very happy. JMU has 16,000 students, and it takes some strengths offered by a LAC and some positives offered by large Us and blends them (they can do this b/c their focus is not on graduate students and research, but on the undergraduate). I thought that a school the size of JMU would be too large, but it is really fine for my son. He is very happy. They have buses provided by the university as well as city buses, so I don't have sleepless nights about dangerous driving situations, and accidents. IMO, this is a huge positive that a city school, or a school like JMU has over a small LAC in a rural area.</p>
<p>My D received a couple letters over the past two weeks, one an invitation to be admitted to the Honors College at Susquehanna U and another that she was selected for a Presidential merit scholarship. She's real happy! I think I heard her packing her bags already last night.</p>
<p>J</p>
<p>Congratulations greyhound, to you and your D!</p>
<p>My daughter is accepted to Susquehanna and JMU. How does your son like JMU?</p>
<p>Congratulations to your daughter! My son is very happy at JMU. If you send a PM to me with questions about JMU I would be happy to reply. These are 2 very different schools BTW. I must say that it was tough saying good-bye to Susquehanna.</p>
<p>My D is accepted and she is considering. Was a beautiful campus and people very friendly. Can anyone going there offer any input?</p>
<p>Greyhound-congrats to your daughter-my D was in a similar choosnig mode 3 years ago-it was between St. Joe's andSusquehanna. She wound up at St. Joe's and has been very happy. Susquehanna would have been an equally fine choice. I wrote to the President of Susquehanna to let him know how much we liked the school and how hard it was for her to make her final decision. I got a very nice, rather lengthy letter back. My D did a summer Business leadership prgram at Susquhanna while in high schol and loved it. When we later went back for Open House the fall of senior year, the business faculty actually sat down with her and asked what she thought they could do to improve the program. The President also spoke to her. In the end, my D decided she preferred being in the city. All of her contacts with them were very personalized.</p>
<p>bxian,</p>
<p>Well, it was down to St. Joe's in PA and Susquehanna U for my daughter also. Both offered wonderful merit scholarships. She chose SU. D just felt students, faculty, and the administration at SU were so friendly and accomodating. We visited the campus a few times and she felt better about the school every time. She also was accepted to Holy Cross, Geneseo, Binghamton, and Stonehill. My wife and I think she will find her choice to be a good one. </p>
<p>Thanks for the kind words. </p>
<p>G</p>
<p>My D was also admitted but decided to go elsewhere. I had second thoughts about turning this lovely school down. She sent them a letter saying she had accepted another admission and received a warm very and friendly response from Susquehanna wishing her the best and thanking her for letting them know that she would not be attending and made a very positive statement about the school she will be attending.....more warm fuzzies from a great school :)</p>
<p>Our D decided not to attend also and the merit money was wonderful. She also got a nice note from them this week after sending her decision.</p>
<p>Hope your D has a wonderful experience, greyhound.</p>
<p>My D was also accepted but turned down Susquehanna and is still undecided (she's torn between another, larger LAC and a state U.) Received a nice merit aid package from Susquehanna that was similar (but not quite as good) as some others. She was also thrown for a loop by the cancer cluster scare. She also received a nice note from the Dean of Admissions this week. Good luck to all.</p>