<p>Is this only for middle class black parents or…?</p>
<p>Alexiss, students and anyone who can contribute and/or learn are welcome.</p>
<p>Yay! Guess I’ll read some of the past posts! Thank you.</p>
<p>Bumping thread again.</p>
<p>DD ended up with 11 acceptances, 1 waitlist and 1 rejection. This has been a four year journey of preparation and just so happy for her amazing options. I think what I liked most was how humble she was. She didn’t want to celebrate because her friend was waitlisted to Brown.</p>
<p>Congratulations everyone!</p>
<p>Congrats, lacrossemom!</p>
<p>Graduation on May 9. Five years, but done! Accepted into University of Illinois PhD program with a fellowship, tuition waiver and yearly stipend. Proud of her and proud for her. Time for the next phase. </p>
<p>Congrats and best wishes to the parents just starting the journey. Time passes quickly.</p>
<p>@Silvermoon- Congratulations to your family. I’ve read your posts, and it is good to hear that everything worked out well for her. And best wishes to you and your daughter as her journey continues. Thanks for sharing.</p>
<p>Looking for some advice. My HS Junior D wants to be a mechanical engineer. She would like a small (ish) school- something 4,000 students or under. She’s a so-so student, would fit in the 3.0 GPA thread and has a 29 ACT comp score. There aren’t a lot of colleges that we can afford to send her to and then to make matters worse, her grades aren’t at the top either.</p>
<p>We are a white family, but my daughters “aunt” (my BFF) is black and D also has several black friends (and brown, asian, etc.) She gravitates to the slightly kooky, offbeat kids- no particular color, just kids like her. We are a military family (now retired), so the kids are used to making friends based on likes and not skin color.</p>
<p>We took her to see Alabama A&M and Tuskegee University last week. She (and we) really liked Tuskegee and based on her stats, she looks to be a good fit. I think if she applied and was accepted there, she would like it but I’m slightly concerned that she will be “one of these things is not like the other” and may feel like she doesn’t belong.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to be racist (even though reading this post it makes me feel this way:( ), but I want to make sure that my D is prepared to be a minority. Is there anything we can do, say, ask her to make sure she really understands what it means to be one of the few?</p>
<p>I was thinking about having her attend Tuskegee’s summer camp in June, that might give her an idea.</p>
<p>Any other suggestions for a clueless mom? thanks.</p>
<p>ChuckleDoodle, most students I know successfully majoring in engineering don’t have much time for a social life. So, if she’s really serious about engineering I would suggest giving that aspect the greater emphasis right now. That’s not to suggest that her environment and adaptability aren’t important. I just think pursing engineering and assessing her ability to succeed in such a program has to take the greater priority. </p>
<p>Now, as far as environment, are you sure you are not projecting some of your own anxieties rather than issues she might actually experience? According to your own words you are a military family which means your kids have experience successfully adapting to new places and meeting new people. If that’s true, I don’t think you have too much to worry about. Whatever college she selects will have diversity of thought among the student body, and from what you describe, she will undoubtedly find her people there. </p>
<p>Just make sure she does her homework regarding whatever schools she is considering. I recommend visiting as many as she can of various types to develop some basis of comparison to help her figure out what kind of place speaks to her most. The more exposure she gets in terms of her potential choices, the better. So sure, a summer camp would probably be great, but not necessarily to figure out whether or not she’ll fit in with her future classmates, but to see if she can envision herself there in consideration of all aspects.</p>
<p>Loving and hating april.</p>
<p>Congrats to your D silvermoonlock (you are right, that time flies by)</p>
<p>FLVADAD- Has your D decided to take the plunge and go to law school?</p>
<p>I keep whispering almost done, can’t believe Chick is going back for her 5 year reunion.</p>
<p>Lacrossemom- Congrats to your D on the amazing choices. Now comes the hard part; you can only enroll at one. All the best to her as she goes on all of her visits an takes it all in (all the while with sybbie whispering "come to Hanover, come to Hanover) ;).</p>
<p>Hey Sybbie! Yes, she’s working and going to law school part time now. She’s happy and doing very well for herself. I just wish she were closer to home. And yes, the time does fly by doesn’t it? Speaking of which, I think I’ve lost the youngest one to China. She’s been there the last few months going to school and seems pretty intent on going to grad school there. She’s been pretty consistent about doing it but now it’s starting to get real and mom is not too thrilled about the idea. </p>
<p>silvermoonlock, that’s great news! I am very happy for you and your family. </p>
<p>lacrossemom, congrats! I’m a big believer in applying to a good number of schools. Looks like it really paid off for your daughter. Having too many options is a good problem to have.</p>
<p>Bumping this thread up again for the new admissions cycle. I have a year to go, but I am hoping to gain insight as others go through the process. Hope it was okay to resurrect this. Thanks.</p>
<p>How about starting a new thread? Sixty-seven pages is a lot to wade through, LOL.</p>
<p>Hello all! D is doing Americorp in Utah, and son is a junior in mech engineering. I have a niece and a nephew that are freshman in GA and NC.</p>
<p>I’m glad the thread was resurrected, as there is no reason to reinvent the wheel. Oh, and I read all 67 pages a while ago. Like ProudMomX3, I have a child in the next admissions cycle for 2015. </p>
<p>I have a file box with hanging files for all the brochures taking over the mailbox on a daily basis, a binder with current schools of interest with a copy of each school’s CDS for the past 3 cycles and printouts of the NPC calculations. Oh, we also have a spreadsheet for the schools we already visited. </p>
<p>Our search is a bit more complicated, as BunHeadGirl is looking for institutions with a vibrant Jewish population along with a bit of diversity.</p>
<p>Glad you resurrected ProudMomx3. </p>
<p>@Shrinkrap- Thanks for the update. Sounds like both kids are doing well. </p>
<p>My D is HS class of 2016 but we have been looking at colleges and gathering some info. She’s done a couple of visits to some colleges in the area. There will be more visits next year.</p>
<p>@BunHeadMom- Jealous of your organization skills. We are still in the process of gathering and consolidating.</p>
<p>Awww… so sad to see this thread die. It was a lifesaver for me in 2008 & 2011! My last is graduating this year. Hard to believe the rollercoaster ride is over. Good Luck to all of you in the thick of it now!</p>
<p>Feel free to start a new thread. I closed this one since no one had posted in it for seven months.</p>