<p>My soapbox: Early decision can be a reasonable choice for the one dream school above all others, even if you need financial aid, and don’t care about comparing FA offers, i.e., when your only question is: can I afford their FA offer or not? If you can’t, you sadly decline (but after an appeal), and apply RD to other schools.</p>
<p>The bike thefts occurred at night. My daughter reported during the day.</p>
<p>Oh my god Hello 5 :</p>
<p>Look “closely” and actualy “read” the link report you put up . Look at how many bike thefts there were reported between 11/2/09-11/5/09. Are you kidding me???</p>
<p>Rodney</p>
<p>Although you have to stay away from the bread, Maggianos is actually a good choice for a celiac patient - they will make any pasta dish with gluten frree pasta.</p>
<p>Forgot to mention another important reason my daughter picked AU: lots of great internship opportunities in the DC area.</p>
<p>And the fact that AU students get access to the career/internship database</p>
<p>Oh my God!!! CR
Where were the five students that were reporting the same time as your daughter???</p>
<p>I have been following the soap opera that is this board about AU and will hopefully offer some nuggets of info for anyone interested. especially to Hyeonjlee’s comments about her son being interested in ROTC, my son is a freshman History Major and a full ROTC Scholarship recipient. ROTC at AU is with the HOYA Battalion at Georgetown with a consortium of 5 schools (GT, GWU, AU CU, and The Institute of World Politics) And he absolutely LOVES IT!!! He also received a scholarship to AU for $18000.00 a year that he didn’t need because of his ROTC scholarship. Everyone I have come in contact with at AU has been wonderful. My son got the dreaded Swine flu before his Army physical fitness test and did not pass jeopardizing his scholarship. (you must pass before your tuition is paid) and AU reinstated his Presidential Scholarship until he passed the fitness test. Which was a great relief as parents looking at footing that bill for fall semester. He loves living in the dorms has a triple and they all get along so well they chose to stay in a triple. He has made great friends in the dorms and in ROTC, loves the small traditional college feel of the quad and campus. It really is beautiful. He absolutely loves living in DC, has met the most diverse and interesting people. He loves his classes is challenging himself with the Russian Language. And they do the most amazing things, such as trick or treating at the different Embassies for Halloween. His ROTC LT. is taking a group of Cadets to Aberdeen Proving Ground for an outing. He will be flying in a helicopter over the Potomac through restricted airspace over DC with the HOYA Battalion. All in all he is living his dream and although I miss him terribly (live in CA) I could not be happier with his choice and how much he is experiencing. American has such incredible opportunities to attend lectures and extra things, i.e. the Dalia Lama was there at AU this fall, and since my son loves politics and history there is always something to do or see. His advisor, the housing people and the financial aid/scholarship office have all been incredibly responsive and helpful. My only complaint is that I wish his Eagle bucks had lasted longer…</p>
<p>Oh I forgot to mention we always stay at the Georgetown Holiday Inn. It is in a nice area, free shuttle to American. They offer a $119.00/night with free breakfast for AU parents. Also for a great restaurant try the Old Guard in Georgetown. Great food moderately priced tavern with steaks, burgers etc and great tavern vibe. My son and I walked down to Georgetown from there and felt perfectly safe.</p>
<p>Hello5:
If one is intelligent and maintains a minimal ability to read and to interpret basic information, one would see from the report you posted that there have been numerous burglaries at AU this month already. Now kids may have come in to report at various times or rehash the issue at various times, but they still are present on the report. It suggests that more patrols are needed and that unsavory characters are roaming the campus where your children live. I am concerned, but you are not . C’est la vie.</p>
<p>I never said I was unconcerned. What I said, in case you can’t read was that there were not 5 other students reporting bikes thefts at same time as your daughter, as you stated.
Here’s some more reading for you—
Check out Cornell’s security report--------------</p>
<p>Hello5
What your saying is nonsensical. The bottom line is that my daughter’s beloved bike was stolen which she depended on to get around the neighborhood and school. When she went to report it, she knew of others who reported the same problem. AU is a much smaller school than the one you mentioned and thus preventing thefts should be more manageable. You and others have claimed that I mention problems no one on this thread has experienced. That is absurd. MommaJ’s daughter and others have had roommate and relationship problems; another poster mentioned her daughter will moving out of the dorms next year because of the noise. Boyxs’ kid is always sick with strep etc… You are the one who is in denial. I hope your child’s belongings aren’t rummaged through or taken.</p>
<p>Ah yes, it was Littlebird whose child complained of the noisy dorms and wants to move out. Mini’s child had conflicts with the third roommate. Others are definitely experiencing similar problems to my daughter’s, unfortunately. Please try to read and comprehend Hello 5 (: .</p>
<p>I just want to say, as a prospective student, that you’re borderline mentally unstable, Cadmiumred. </p>
<p>Just applied ED about 5 minutes ago, see you guys in the fall!</p>
<p>Fishnat,</p>
<p>Good luck with your application!</p>
<p>My son applied ED last fall and has never looked back. He has loved every minute at AU–even when he had strep. Strep happens–especially when you burn both of the candle, which he does with great regularity. Because he doesn’t want to miss ANYTHING. The Dalai Lama. Ben Folds at the Kennedy Center. The US Mens National Soccer Team. His AU club soccer team. The fun with his friends on his floor and in his classes and in his other EC. And, most importantly, his academics. His time in the library. In his study groups. In his project groups. His grades so far are excellent. He’s tired, but happy. Very, very happy.</p>
<p>See you soon :)</p>
<p>Take a deep breath, Cad/■■■■■. All is well and good.</p>
<p>My daughter has actually had a great time in the dorms so far–she gets along well with her roommate and has made lots of friends on her floor. AU is definitely not a party school, but freshman dorms are noisy everywhere, and AU’s are no exception. So, yes, she wants to move someplace quieter next year, but she’s not upset with the present situation–she is just making plans for something that better fits her preferences.</p>
<p>So again–my daughter is extremely happy with AU and has had a great experience so far!!</p>
<p>I need a chocolate egg cream (with skim milk) and brisket sandwich with half-done pickle after all of the criticism tonight. Sorry everyone my kid’s bike was taken.</p>
<p>I recommend that some motivated person write up a formal disclaimer explaining the full cadmiumred situation which regulars can link to or copy and paste into a post directly following any future cadmiumred post. This will negate the need for others to respond and prevent disruption. Can someone do this?</p>
<p>When did my kid have a problem with her roommate? They liked each other so much they iwere interviewed on the school tv station about why they didn’t detriple. They finally did, but parted on good terms.</p>