<p>Those squirrels were huge. What a memory.</p>
<p>My D turned down a full ride at Tulane after staying at the Honors dorm overnight. Something about funky smelling bathrooms, yes, she told me all 3 that she walked in. I tried to explain that itâs a BATHROOM but to no availâŠ</p>
<p>^^ I agree with your D- bathrooms are very important. She should have toured the bathrooms before even applying.</p>
<p>D wouldnât apply to any schools in the South (except safety) becauseâŠumm, itâs the South. </p>
<p>She was born and raised in Georgia, but feels âlike a Yankee.â</p>
<p>Colgate: âToothpaste? I could never tell anyone I went there with a straight face.â
Skidmore: âSounds like âskid marks.ââ</p>
<p>Wisconsin-Madison: âItâs in Wisconsin.â Q: Whatâs wrong with Wisconsin? A: âI donât know, itâs just . . . Wisconsin. Too many cows, maybe?â</p>
<p>Michigan: âNo way. YOU went there. Iâd feel like I was just following you to YOUR college.â</p>
<p>Middlebury: âItâs in the country; too isolated.â
Wellesley: âItâs in a suburb; too boring.â
Columbia: âItâs in the city; too distracting.â</p>
<p>Bates: âMy tour guide said he never studied and he fell asleep in class all the time but itâs OK because other people gave him their notes. Letâs get out of here.â</p>
<p>Smith: âIâm not going to a womenâs college. Unless itâs Bryn Mawr.â Q: Whatâs wrong with a womenâs college? A: âWell, itâs all women; most of my best friends are male.â Q: But then whatâs different about Bryn Mawr? A: âWell, itâs just different, itâs . . . cool.â</p>
<p>If I was smart and had lots of good places to apply, and could get into, I would reject colleges because they had the wrong number (any prime numbers, or any numbers which have more than one â1â or â7â) of words in their accecptances, because there were too many people named Johnathan (any more than .8% of the student body named John, Jon, Johnny, Johnathan, or anything like that and Iâm out), because I threw 3 darts at a dart board to decide between with all the names of the colleges on it and didnât hit that college with a dart, or if one of the professors is missing exactly one finger.</p>
<p>This ridiculousness is just my sense of humor, even if you thought it was dumb tell me you thought it (or this) was funny or Iâll cry.</p>
<p>^^ No, it sounds like an appropriate response to the capricious way in which selective colleges select students.</p>
<p>Does Michigan really have huge squirrels?</p>
<p>Oh, I can be parent #3 with the âdonât look good in those colorsâ - pink and green at Sweet Briar in VA - just not right for a red head, I was told.<br>
And other profound comments:
Skidmore - didnât like the name, sounds like âskid rowâ
Colgate - toothpaste but the BF of one D goes there and loves it
Tufts - no way, sounds like something you pick off your dog or sweater (seriously)
Anything west of PA - not âeastâ enough
Duke/Princeton - didnât like the names, sounded like royalty
No school where they wear lots of Lily Pulitzer b/c âthat line of clothes doesnât fit me wellâ
Nothing âhidden religiousâ - D 1 was just shocked (well, she was only 13 at the time) to find out that BC is a Jesuit school, ditto Gâtown. She thought that was âsneakyâ and flat out refused to look at any. Her opinion is that they should all claim it upfront in their name, like âHoly Crossâ or âSt. SomethingââŠ
Lehigh - tour guide read from index cards. Off the list immediately.
Syracuse - âI am not going to a school with the âOrange Experienceâ. Sounds like a huge piece of fruitââŠ</p>
<p>Fortunately D 1 is happy where she is studying and D 2 just made her choice and is happy about itâŠbut the process sure was exhausting!!!</p>
<p>My D was very annoyed with the walking backwards thing on tours which eliminated almost every school. By the end of our visits, I was irritated by it too. Makes them all seem like clones.</p>
<p>My S refused to apply to Stanford b/c of the earthquakes, fires, and mudslides that occur in California. Of course, we live in a state that gets slammed with hurricanes every year, but âyou can see those coming.â</p>
<p>But ⊠earthquakes, fires and mudlsides are merely three of our seasons. :)</p>
<p>^^^^^</p>
<p>Hmmm, would the 4th be the Santa Ana Winds?</p>
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<p>That would be quite confusing. I imagine the original University of Cambridge wouldnât be too happy.</p>
<p>For my part - I could never go to a school called Tufts or Bucknell. Especially Tufts. Thatâs what my friends call a mutual acquaintance of mine who has, well, tufted hair.</p>
<p>My son eliminated one because he didnât like the kids on the tour he was on and the parents asked inane questions like âWhy would someone prepare Ramen in their room when they are on the full meal plan?â He also eliminated one school that was 1200 miles away because loâ and behold there was a student from âthe next town overâ who just happened to be 1200 miles away touring that school on the very same day at the very same time. It gave him the creeps.</p>
<p>Stanford: âitâs in Palo Altoâ (eye rolling)</p>
<p>Wellesley: âitâs in the boondocksâ</p>
<p>Princeton: âthe people in the admissions office wouldnât give me their business card, when I asked for oneâ (DD really liked the student tour guide, however)</p>
<p>GW, American U, Duke, Rice, Vandy: âitâs in the Southâ</p>
<p>but my favorite:</p>
<p>Reed, âit smells like treesâ</p>
<p>My daughter refused to give serious consideration to a great school because she doesnât like someone who goes thereâŠweâre talking large school where the likelihood of running into him would be slim to none , since their majors are worlds apart.</p>
<p>She loves where she is anyway , so itâs good.</p>
<p>GA2012MOM:</p>
<p>Yup, you got the 4th.</p>
<p>FSUâthe guys were too polite</p>
<p>Hartwick - D didnât like the fact that the campus was on a hill.
Bowdoin - The outdoor track wasnât well kept (I suppose that since she is a runner this might be a problem)
USM - Campus split. Doesnât want to have to take a bus to class
University of Rochester - Too many people from her class are going there
SUNY Albany - Ugly campus - not sure what she meant on this one
Sienna College - Too close to her grandparents
American University - Too close to her brother
Cornell - Too big
University of Vermont - Didnât like the main road going through the campus</p>
<p>Picky can you tell.</p>