<p>Thank you. We will head down Hillsborough and look for it. Every college town needs a little retail therapy!</p>
<p>Shows you how much I know:) I have an excuse. I have two sons who would rather have a tooth pulled than go shopping. Now if you want info on bars along Hillsborough…</p>
<p>lol … that was really funny</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I’m so glad your daughter is considering coming to NC State from Boston. We are originally from Cleveland, OH and have lived in Greensboro, NC for 17 years. NC State is our daughter’s first choice and she was accepted to the College of Textiles in January. She is very excited about moving to Raleigh and the great opportunity that State presents. When we originally moved here for the great climate, we were worried about “the South”. Let me assure all of you that North Carolina and the Raleigh area in particular have been greatly influenced by a large number of transplants from all over the county and boasts a very diverse population. We’d be glad to talk to you about this more in depth if you have any questions. Bob</p>
<p>Bob–my D enjoyed a wonderful day for admitted students last week and came away very impressed. Actually she switched into the First Year Coolege Program last week as a result of the visit. For her, it is still a major concern that ncsu is 91% in-state, so I’m not sure right now what she’ll decide. She is down to 3, the other 2 being state flagships with greater OOS populations. I may send you a pm. Thank you. Personally I went to an OOS flagship myself in the 80s, and once I got there I could not have cared less where any of my friends came from. But that was New England…NC is more of a culture change for her. people were SO nice to us last week, everywhere we went.</p>
<p>Why is it a culture change? Because people were nice?..</p>
<p>Sorry martinphil, it wasn’t a well-constructed paragraph putting those 2 sentences next to each other. Yes, generally speaking strangers that you meet are not as friendly in boston as they are in Raleigh. Trying to ease her worries, I’ve reminded my d that she shouldn’t be too concerned about where her classmates come from, because, "look,think about how great everyone was to you during your ncsu visit…!..;).
She has concerns about not fitting in, as they told her it will be 91% in-state students next year.</p>
<p>KB is your daughter still considering PSU? You might want to check out the proposed budget cuts in PA from our new gov and the predicted impact on tuition. It sounds like there will be program cuts as well. Glad my son fell in love with NCSU.</p>
<p>Interesting, knineelion! My h told me that the tuition increases were already published for NC su for next year and they were cpmparatively low…my d already know her loans may be a bit steep if she picks PSU. I guess this will all come to a head in about 6 weeks, and in the end the choice will be all hers. The latest worry from her re PSU is that it’s in the middle of nowhere–frankly it doesn’t concern me, as i think college should be so much fun that she rarely will need to come home…but she is fretting about the lack of transportation options (and expensive indirect flights). Raleigh is actually easier to get to from Boston,and cheaper by air. They are both great schools…do you have kids at each?</p>
<p>KB I didn’t realize the cuts in PA were so steep. I found this article from the Pittsburgh paper [Spanier:</a> Budget cuts may force Penn State campus closings](<a href=“http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11068/1130761-100.stm]Spanier:”>http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11068/1130761-100.stm). Our governor is facing a budget showdown with the newly elected republican state assembly. I trust she’ll try to do the right thing but they may have enough votes to overide a veto. As far as location goes, Raleigh is a very urban, metropolitan city. Our daughter is very urban and really likes summer vacations in downtown Chicago. She was accepted at both NCSU and Appalachian State U (another one of the UNC system) and the choice was easy. She wanted the big school in the big city, NCSU. App is out in the middle of nowhere! We live very close to downtown Greensboro and the UNCG campus, it’s where our d has grown up. Believe me, our daughter is a big city girl. Hope this helps. Bob</p>
<p>LocalWolves (Bob): I think you meant to say “App is out in the ‘most beautiful’ middle of nowhere”. </p>
<p>My D also has been accepted to App and NCSU, and will probably attend NCSU. But her decision has not been easy, given that Boone, NC (home of App State Univ) is possibly one of the most beautiful Univ. settings in NC (not to mention the most outdoorsy, bohemian, artsy campus cultures in NC).</p>
<p>My apologies for going off-topic, but since this is a discussion with many out of state folks, I had to defend ASU (App State Univ) just a bit.</p>
<p>Hi Klinger, I wholeheartedly agree with you in that ASU is an absolutely beautiful campus situated in a mountainous, picturesque setting. Boone is a very quaint little college town in a scenic, rural part of NC. Our d’s true passions however run big and urban which is contrary to the mountain getaway Boone offers. She has grown up in an urban environment in Greensboro and has been to several big cities and loved all they had to offer. She attends a high school with around 2000 students that has its own “campus” and she loves it! So personally she prefers attending the big school in the big city. She enjoys the hustle and bustle and wants to be plugged in to the energy a big city offers. So yes, ASU has so much to offer. It’s is however something very different from NCSU in the heart of Raleigh. So only because of our d’s personality, the choice was easy.</p>
<p>KB, I have one graduate of PSU and one set to start at NCSU. PSU is in the middle of nowhere and transportation is a bear, but it is called Happy Valley for a reason! Everyone who goes there loves it. As of now, it is difficult to graduate in 4 years. I would be concerned how these budget cuts will effect availability of classes. Son number 2 is more interested in an urban setting so NCSU was a better choice for him.</p>
<p>KB, my son is a current sophomore at NCSU and we are from OOS (Jackson, MS). He wanted to attend a large, urban school and NCSU and Raleigh fit the bill. He was in FYC last year which really helped him get acclimated to to the school (great program). Being OOS seems to only make a difference when most students go home several times a year and he doesn’t. But fortunately for him, he keeps really busy with his job, school work and other activities.</p>