I shall give myself a pat on the back for catching up! Great to hear so many final decisions and exciting to follow those still deep in the process. D’s next step is deciding if she wants a single room or finding a roommate if she goes that route. I think the single is a better option, but it’s up to her now.
Regarding big/small fishes/ponds, I think RIT is going to be a good fit and hopefully not too hard. She’s at about the 75th% school-wide for GPA/testing, so I’m guessing somewhere between 50 and 75 for engineering. I would not want her to be in the bottom 50. I wouldn’t mind her being a somewhat “bigger fish” but am optimistic that “medium-big” will be fine at a school that seems to be an excellent fit.
@smakl70, congrats to your S on choosing his winner, Valparaiso U!
@NolaCAR, congrats on a commitment to Willamette!
@jmek15, congrats to your S on becoming a Boilermaker!
@eandesmom congrats to E on UVM! S18 will be looking there.
@brindlegreyhound, congrats to your D on WWU! We loved our visit and it was a tough one to let go.
@morningside95, congrats to your S on St. Olaf! Oldest D’s good friend (Russian major) loved it and is now in grad school at UMN.
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@DMVmom, sounds like your S did a great job getting in gear this year. Looking forward to hearing his final decision.
@rbc1999, my oldest D is a good but not near superstar student at our flagship who was planning on going into PT. It did not work out for her, and the necessary classes were one reason why. She went to a HS with no AP classes and only got through trig or geometry, or whatever it is that comes before pre-calc. She had wanted to double major in dance and integrative kinesiology, but the science and math classes were overwhelming. She didn’t fail any, but each semester she would end up dropping one or two classes, which really hurt her time-wise. Now that all is said and done she’ll have taken 5.5 years to get a dance degree and is not interested in three more tough full-time years of school. She has a job with a local circus that will hopefully be getting more gigs as they get more well-known and she’s hoping to make some money teaching dance as well. But the cold hard truth is that she’s graduating in May and will probably be working retail, food service or somesuch as her real money-making job. Regarding PT, she said in hindsight that she might have stuck with PT if she’d gone into a direct entry or bridge or whatever kind of program.
@CroissantMiser, my oldest, the dancer, really liked Goucher. But when she went back to audition for a dance scholarship, she found that their program was more conservatory-style than what she wanted and too ballet-focused. Could be a plus or minus depending on what your D is looking for. At her big U, she says that dance and theater are quite different in “feel” even though it’s a combined program. The dance side is pretty laid back and the BA students (like D) and BFA students aren’t treated very differently. But in theater, it’s a big deal and if you’re not BFA, you’re hardly considered a “real” theater student. I mention this because it isn’t something either of us would have known to look for during the search. Other dancers may be more up on such things!
@techmom99, well, I see the things I’m going to be thinking about with a just turned 17 son! I do get your worry. In fact, I remember oldest D actually looking up statutory rape laws because she was a year older than her boyfriend (who is now her fiance)! Okay, looks like now the prom date is not happening, but the way you were handling it sounded good to me.
@curiositycat333, that’s great your S has his summer job lined up now. Good luck on the final decision-making!
