<p>My D is thrilled with her choice, we are very happy with her choice and delighted with the financial aspect of it.
But… I wished it were closer … I am afraid that our travel expenses -for her to come home and for us to visit- is going to be very high! (at least for freshman year).</p>
<p>Yeah, Rodney, ours is only one story. With a happy end, albeit not the straightest way to get there. Your D very most likely is doing what she loves and will do fine!</p>
<p>icypineapple, I don’t know what constitutes a Tier 1 school. But full-ride scholarships are darn hard to come by. I checked some of your previous posts, and it looks like you want to go to med school. Sounds to me like you made a very smart choice.</p>
<p>D decided to stay close to home. I am sorry I don’t have excuses for visiting Montreal (except between Dec-March) if she had gone to McGill.</p>
<p>2years later and the ambivalence and (financial) dread continue. . .
but S is happy and refuses to transfer.</p>
<p>icypineapple, tier one I believe is the top 50 in each category of USNWR with the next 50 being considered tier 2 although it is not define as that on their web site for 2008. They do then designate the remaining schools in each category, national u & LAC; top 100 followed by tier 3 & 4, master U’s & Bac’s; divided into top 100, tier 3 & 4 by regions. Please do not devalue your school choice based on this website as it obviously is very biased towards the Ivy’s/top 10-20 schools ect. There are many great publics (most a great value) and lesser ranked private schools that are wonderful learning institutions.</p>
<p>atomom, what is the source of your ambivalence?</p>
<p>as the OP, let me be clear that I am interested in any and all sources of ambivalence, money or otherwise. I guess I had 2nd thoughts on the text of the OP. :)</p>
<p>(I SHOULD HAVE ORDERED THE SHRIMP!! 
… I guess )</p>
<p>D is a recruited athlete with Chem Engineering major. Got to be concerned about the ability to balance, but I am not sure it is with the college per se.</p>
<p>hikids, that would be a big source of ambivalence, questioning, doubt, dread for us, too, being able to handle the ECs that brought d to the college in the first place.</p>
<p>I have known some people who made it to college as an athlete, then dropped the athletics, and the scholarship, due to academics. At freshman time (all the gnashing of teeth that us first time frosh have just gone through ), the money that made the initial deal possible – and ‘just right’, possibly usurping other colleges that cd have also been ‘just right’ – then got all tossed out the window in later years after the student grew roots at the college. ouch.</p>
<p>idic5: We allowed S, who was NMF, to turn down several full rides for a school with no financial aid. H and I disagreed about it. I thought the school was not a good fit academically (even one of his profs suggested he might consider transferring!) This year a job change/move/unsold house wrecked our finances. I’ve asked S if he wants to transfer to a cheaper school, take a year off to work, etc. (He really doesn’t). Then, what about getting a job after graduation–what can a computer geek do with a liberal arts degree? (nothing against LADs, H and I both have them). Even when asking about summer jobs/internships, it’s “Sorry, we’re only hiring CS/engineering MAJORS. . .” We have younger kids who won’t be able to choose any school they want–partly because H was unrealistic about the $ and spent too much kid #1. So. Yeah.
Lots of ambivalent feelings.</p>
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Very funny, Consolation. Don’t you just wish you had a banana cream pie for the next person with an unsolicited opinion?</p>
<p>Actually, I called there today with a few questions and am very, very concerned. I’m having real second thoughts about whether this was a good decision.</p>
<p>I am curious.</p>
<p>atomom said
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<p>did the fa get reset to an appropriate level to reflect the new financial state?</p>
<p>We’re with dbwes and rodney. Decision was made strictly due to a certain program. It’s a risk because there isn’t much else at this particular school. I didn’t dare tell my son that it’s one of the schools listed on these boards as “still accepting students”.</p>