<p>What say you regarding a true scientist? We've read all that is online, and each offers its own opportunities. DD will visit, but I don't like what I don't know (a normal dad). Any students/alumni that have been there and done that . . . willing to give a bit of advice, please? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Can’t help you with these, but just want to say I hope your D is applying to other schools as well.<br>
Given the statistics out there, it’s not likely that she will get to “choose” among these schools.</p>
<p>^^^I think she does indeed have to choose among these options.</p>
<p>No advice. Congratulations to your daughter. </p>
<p>OK, one little piece of advice: remember that it is her choice.</p>
<p>What’s with the “Ooops?” Your D has great options - congrats!</p>
<p>I would let your DD make a choice based on the school she likes best of the lot. They all are terrific schools with excellent science programs. The locations, however, are VERY different. Your daughter needs to decide where she would like to be. Location location location.</p>
<p>I misread the original post. If DD beat the astronomical odds and was ACCEPTED to all of these schools, then congratulations! I thought she was looking for info on the schools to decide where to apply.</p>
<p>I had just read the post about the 4 Asians & 20 rejections, so I was in the “ain’t it awful out there” mode.</p>
<p>Same thread at every school forum, wonder if the mod would merge them.</p>
<p>OP- what kind of science is your daughter interested in? Princeton has the advantage of great attention and support for the undergrads. Physics, chemistry, biology are all very strong, with plenty of reasearch opportunities.</p>
<p>Cornell has fantastic engineering majors, and a wonderful women in engineering program and support network. Princeton is not quite as fitted out for engineering. No doubt, Stanford has it all, but is bigger with an emphasis on the grad programs.</p>
<p>She can’t go wrong at any of them, so she can also consider the weather and locales. Congrats to her!</p>
<p>Congratulations to your DD. I’ll suggest attending the college day for the freshman before making the decision.</p>
<p>Couple of things to look at.</p>
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<li>Major your DD is interested in at the university. All of the above 4 universities are not best in all majors so it should be rather easy to decide if your DD knows what major she would like to take at the University. That was one of the biggest reason for DD choice of matriculating college.</li>
<li>I would rule out Cornell just because of the size if money is not the issue</li>
<li>Princeton is good with financial engineering if I-Banking is on the card for your DD,
That was what DD would have taken if matriculated to Princeton.</li>
<li>For pre-medicine I’ll recommend Stanford which is where DD would have matriculated if still interested in following medicine as her final goal. DD has done research at Stanford Institute of Medical Research and found it as the best place to be for pre-med after Harvard.</li>
<li>We never liked Yale so DD didn’t apply because the surroundings are not very safe. So if that is a concern then I would not recommend going there. But if your DD is interested in pursuing humanities or pre-Law then I think Yale will be the best choice.</li>
<li>Social life: Your DD only can let you know whether or not Ithaca, Princeton, New haven and Palo Alto is better over the other.</li>
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<p>My advice: Don’t give her advice unless she asks for it. :)</p>
<p>It could very well be that one of the four colleges will just “click” for the OP’s daughter upon the admitted student visits this coming month.</p>
<p>However, once she steps on this campus, her mind will be made up:</p>
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<p>All FOUR…POIH…these schools are coast to coast and even going to accepted student events at Princeton, Yale and Cornell would be a several day affair. Then there is Stanford.</p>
<p>Presumably this applicant vetted the schools BEFORE applying. That being the case, any of them would be a good choice.</p>
<p>I agree that five threads on the same topic of over the top. Plus the “oops” is really rather rude.</p>
<p>Put names in hat. Close eyes. Pick one.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the great input (we sure need it).</p>
<p>Thumper, I did not intend to be rude by saying “ooops”. Sorry if I offended you, or anyone else. Further, the purpose of placing this thread on different college forums is to get “current students and alums” input from those specific schools. You may have noticed, and as expected, the students and alums from different schools have different input. I placed it here for the grownups to opine.</p>
<p>DD will major in chemistry. After UG, she plans to get her PhD in Pharmacology. She has research experience. Keep in mind that she is about to turn 18 and therefore her “major” and interests may well change over 4-8 years. LOL!</p>
<p>We are very happy for her, 9 acceptances out of 10 (Harvard being the 1 rejection). The list of colleges in the thread title is incomplete; in all, she was accepted by Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Dartmouth, Cornell, Rice, Tulane, University of Oklahoma and the University of Central Florida. She applied to each one for very different reasons not related to her major (each has great chemistry programs). Clearly, she did not expect (or even imagine) that she would be accepted by so many. Money is not an issue as she has received a “full ride” from each one due in part to our EFC and a prestigious 4-year scholarship (or NMF in the case of the latter two schools). We are in Florida.</p>
<p>Had she received 1 or 2 acceptances, which is what we all expected, the decision would have been pretty straight forward. But, with all of these acceptances, and the fact that this is all getting pretty “REAL” now, I find myself somewhat at a loss as how to advise. They are all very different schools, climates, settings, and opportunities. </p>
<p>She’s already visited Rice (loved it) and she’ll be visiting Princeton next week, Yale the week after, and Stanford at the end of the month. I would very much appreciate your thoughts on these schools. Thanks!</p>
<p>For chemistry, go to Stanford, for good weather go Stanford.</p>
<p>She should go where she “loves it” the most.</p>
<p>OP, instead of working yourself in a lather about “how to advise” her, why not trust her to figure it out herself? She’s obviously a very bright young lady, and it’s not as if there’s a bad choice here which she must avoid. Let her make her own decision.</p>
<p>Princeton, Yale, Stanford, and Cornell all have chemistry departments that are among the very best on the planet and, so far as we know, in the entire universe. Nothing to choose from there—none of these schools will impede her future academic and professional prospects, and all will be more-or-less equally effective and impressive in moving her on to the next stage. Assuming finances are roughly equal, she should go to the school that feels like the best “fit.” If you need to advise her, advise her to follow her heart.</p>
<p>^ Did that, of course (follow your heart for “fit”). Guys, what I am trying to say is simply that you may know the particulars, but WE DO NOT! Her parents (my better half and I) are simply not qualified at this level; simple as that. I do appreciate specific advice relative to her options. Please let me know what you KNOW. Trust me, we’ve seen the rankings already. Per my original post: Who has been there and done that?</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you need to “know.” They are ALL fabulous choices. Let your daughter take the lead when you visit, ask the questions she wants to ask. This is her decision, not yours. Relax and let her make it.</p>