"Silly" things that your kid fell in love with at a college

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<p>In addition to academics and specifically the amazing pre-med curriculum, I fell in love with the gorgeous South 40 residential area on Wash U’s campus. It has an awesome atmosphere and is a hub for dorms, dining, and student businesses. Of course, the dorms and food did much to attract me as well:)</p>

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OMGosh!!! Such a thing exists?!? S3 would beg, borrow, steal, and pillage (maybe apply, write a creative essay or two) to have such a thing. He listens on each tour, almost holding his breath until he hears they have a Chic-fil-A on campus. He exhales and moves on to other things. He seriously would not consider a school that didn’t have one.</p>

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<p>I thought this thread look familiar! Its a year old and got bumped up.!</p>

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<p>UC Santa Cruz–While taking the campus tour, we saw deer and several baby squirrels. Redwoods! We crossed wooden pedestrian bridges over greenery-filled ravines while going from one area of campus to another. The beach at Santa Cruz is very close by. Like some of the other parent posters, I was the one who fell in love with it! What a beautiful setting!</p>

<p>(I guess this post is not quite on topic, because I don’t think the reasons are silly.)</p>

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<p>The friendly African Gray parrot in the hotel lobby. We had to stay in the same hotel when we went back for the 2nd visit on account of the parrot.</p>

<p>The grass on the campus. D was worried there wouldn’t be any grass in AZ. And there wouldn’t be, were it not for the irrigation. Funny short and very fine stuff, looks like it doesn’t grow enough to mow. A BIG relief for her.</p>

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<p>Speaking of trees when we went to the Accepted Students weekend at Tufts the Outing Club had slung hammocks from the the trees on the big lawn. They looked very comfortable!</p>

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<p>University of Wisconsin at Madison. Our daughter took a summer tour and sat on the Union terrace which overlooks a beautiful lake. The lake was festooned with small sailboats, which the students can use by joining a very reasonably priced club. She said she thought, “I can picture myself here.” Of course the weather isn’t that great for much of the school year. But she still loves Madison, as does every Madison student I’ve spoken with.</p>

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<p>My daughter loved the “window cow” at University of Idaho. They surgically put a window in the side of the cow so you can see the digestive system. They also have cows and calves right in front of the college near the road.</p>

<p>She really wants to go to a place with a window cow.</p>

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<p>Wisconsin has window cows. And anyone who has been on the Union Terrace in summer feels there is no better “place” at any college in the US.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://photos.uc.wisc.edu/photos/998/view[/url]”>http://photos.uc.wisc.edu/photos/998/view&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Ben Karlin (Daily Show, etc), on the Terrace</p>

<p>TW: While you were a student at UW-Madison, what was your favorite way to relax?</p>

<p>BK: I spent a ridiculous amount of time in the Rathskeller or on the Terrace either between classes or after classes, or on the weekend, just hanging out with friends and watching what felt like the entire flow of the university roll by. It seemed to me at the time – and now in retrospect – like the best place in any college in the world, and quite possibly other planets, assuming, of course, they too have systems of higher education.</p>

<p><a href=“http://theweekly.wisc.edu/newsletter/badgers-in-the-world-the-weekly/new-post-for-badgers-in-the-world-the-weekly-12/[/url]”>http://theweekly.wisc.edu/newsletter/badgers-in-the-world-the-weekly/new-post-for-badgers-in-the-world-the-weekly-12/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Quant,that is where my D is! After stepping on the campus- there was no other options! And yes, she refers to it as “Narnia.”</p>

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<p>Weeples given out at accepted students day</p>