<p>Plus, one of our biggest parties (which happens twice a year - one in the Fall & one in the Spring) is the Foxfield Horse Races, where everyone gets all dolled up and proceeds to get smashed. No one pays attention to the races, and it's so much fun!!! When I went back a couple of years ago, I was shocked by how debaucherous the student side was once I left the alumni side. One drunk guy even streaked naked from the alumni tent to the pond and back. Were we that crazy back in the 90's? Probably. :)</p>
<p>mom of four, I suggested it b/c of all of the reasons that music mom stated, and the financial ones that you listed. I do agree with her that you might feel out of place from Ca. This would depend upon the individual. The train into NYC is a wonderful thing. Once there, opportunities to spend the day are limitless. The campus is nice and new. One reservation about this school is that the surrounding area is not that nice. Some of it is fine, with suburban homes, some of it looks like an industrial area, and some of the area looks very poor. Sending your D from the west coast to the east is tough enough, but looking at the area could send you packing. You must visit to decide. Your D will get an excellent LAC education here. She will be able to experience NYC without living in it. Music mom's son attends and I am sure that she can answer some of your questions about this school.</p>
<p>Toblin;</p>
<p>Can you please elaborate why you think TCNJ is such a good school. Since we are from Calif, I had not heard of it before reading threads from College Confid. It is sounding more and more "positive" the more I hear.</p>
<p>Northeast mom and Music mom,
Thanks for the posts. After reading your posts I told D it sounds like we will have to visit the campus this spring.</p>
<p>Besides Calif schools (UCs, USC, Pepperdine), D has applied to 3 areas outside of Ca:<br>
1. Duke and UNC Chapel Hill (reach -- she would have to both be accepted and get substantial merit aid to attend); </p>
<ol>
<li><p>Baylor and Univ of Texas Dallas (safety -- she already got accepted to both and got full tuition at both) . . .Baylor is beautiful with lots of brick but in the middle of nowhere, UTD is near Dallas but is not a very attractive school </p></li>
<li><p>she will apply to TCNJ as her one and only Northeast school.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>D likes brick type builidngs (Historical, older buildings, "Ivy school" look) and loves the fine arts. . .one of the reasons that TCNJ may be a fit is because it is in another area of US that she has never been to and is vastly different than CA (eg Ca doesn't have snow and the four seasons). NJ is close to Phila and NY, etc so she could visit -- she would love being able to go to NYC for the broadway musicals and fine art events.</p>
<p>Of course,the down side is that she would be so far away from home. . .as we have told her, enjoy your four years in college but don't you dare end up marrying someone from NJ and living there ( or NC or Texas!). We want her back in CA eventually!</p>
<p>UVM
UVA
UMW (Mary Wash.)
W&M</p>
<p>All of these schools are gorgeous, and the towns they are located in really give off the feel that these could easily be private schools. A lot of these schools on this list are often referred to as "public ivies" because of their selectivity and prestige.</p>
<p>mom of four-</p>
<p>It's refreshing to hear another mom posting their desire for their child to return home after schooling! I feel the same, although it's not something I'd let my son know about! (He'd move to Asia just to bug me, I think).</p>
<p>We happen to be in NJ and he's interested in NYC. So for now, he's not going too far. I'd never really 'keep' him from roaming far (as if that would be possible) but I sure would miss him!</p>
<p>Best to your D. She'll have a great time wherever she goes, I'm sure.
Let me know what she thinks of TCNJ, if you decide to visit.</p>
<p>How about SUNY Geneseo? It's the best of the SUNYs by far, and it's really not like any of the others. It has about 5000 kids, and most of the people who apply there also apply to schools like Colgate. The campus is very nice, it's on a cute little hill, and there are beautiful views of the mountains in the background. As far as the dorms go, they're pretty good, and they have these amazing townhouses open to seniors and a few juniors. The town is also very pretty and the college seems to really try and make the students happy (there are tons of little perks, like free laundry :-P ).
Geneseo is also a true college town, if you're interested in that. The nearest city is Rochester, and it's about 10-15 minutes away, and the school provides a free shuttle on the weekends if you get bored.</p>
<p>The College of New Jersey is pretty good.</p>