<p>The schools that require the interviews have been very accommodating and have sent an alum to campus to do 4 or 5 in one day on multiple days. Students have scheduled directly with the alum. We have a third school that “recommends” an interview and we will see if they can get someone to campus. If not I am not sure D will do one.</p>
<p>Have any of your kids got recruited for sports, musical talents, or unique extra-curriculars?</p>
<p>Since reading the Rolling Stone’s article that came out yesterday about campus rape culture, using UVA as an example, I am curious to how much CC Prep School Parents weigh actors like the social climate, the culture, safety, etc. on college campuses when helping their offspring draft the application list. You all are an educated, informed bunch of parents who, obviously, place a high degree of importance on high academic quality? Just curious how this story and many others like it on other campuses (as UVA definitely doesn’t have a monopoly in this regard - yet college cultures do vary) have framed discussions with your children on their college lists? I know my own children would not consider Dartmouth, as an example. Despite having programs/characteristics that appealed to them, they have heard too many stories. Nor did they want colleges with a prevalent greek scene. Every person/family has different issues that are important to them. How did these conversations go in your home?</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-rape-on-campus-20141119”>http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-rape-on-campus-20141119</a></p>
<p>Pretty much ruled out PSU for my daughters after hearing the This American Life piece “#1 Party School” a few years ago.</p>
<p>My older daughter pushed back initially, and said something like “But what if that school is the best fit for me in all other ways?” And I think my wife and I just said both of the following: “We do not think values of many students at that school are in sync with those that we have raised you with.” and “You’ll just have to trust on on this, kid…”</p>
<p>That is a real eye opener piece, @Sevendad. Should be required listening for all parents going through the college application process.</p>
<p>Can’t get over her so called friends. They didn’t want to report a brutal act of violence because it would jeopardize their ability to associate with those who require brutal acts of violence in order to belong. What pathetic excuses for humans. </p>
<p>S1 has sent out 4 applications thus far:
- 1 safety
- 3 EA
Will likely send out 4 more RD, for total of 8.</p>
<p>Getting the safety school application out early eases the stress.</p>
<p>Social climate and general campus safety are very high on our list - D was totally on board and agreed those things were important. I would urge every parent to google each school’s annual Clery Report which colleges are required to file by law. At the end of that report is that school’s crime statistics for the last 12 months. No school is perfect but school’s like Rice came up looking pretty good in comparison to others on our list.</p>
<p>The UVA situation is nothing short of an atrocity. I have expressed my thoughts on another thread but as a woman I am very, very angry and as a parent I am fearful. If even one administrator was aware of what happened to this girl and did not immediately investigate, heads should roll. Those boys continued to walk around that campus. What a blatant disregard for the safety of others.</p>
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<p>@harvestmoon1 - Looking at Clery Reports is good advice and a good start. However, at schools like UVa the statistics can be skewed as there are indications that the college did not report crimes. Also, at some schools, there exists a more welcome culture for reporting crimes that doesn’t exist on other campuses where there is pressure to be silenced or where assaults are swept under the rug. Colleges are self-reporting and there are definitely schools that fail to comply, 86 of which are currently being investigated by the DOE. </p>
<p>Agree the article cited above is very well done:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-rape-on-campus-20141119”>http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-rape-on-campus-20141119</a></p>
<p>should be required reading for every new college student, male and female. </p>
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<p>D2 got the admission letter from her safety yesterday. Much rejoicing! Since she is only applying to LACs and smallish research universities with holistic admissions, there is a distinct difference between knowing she SHOULD get into her safety and knowing she DID! </p>
<p>@Sudsie Congratulations!</p>
<p>S1 admitted to his safety, but he’s too stressed about finishing his other applications to pause and rejoice. Like @Sudsie, I’m very relieved.</p>
<p>@Sudsie > smallish research universities with holistic admissions</p>
<p>Sounds like a good category. What do you consider smallish? How do we know if a school has holistic admissions?</p>
<p>@jjs123, the largest school on D2’s list has about 6000 undergraduates. As far as holistic admissions goes, you can tell from the school’s common data set.</p>
<p>My wife just handed me the hard copy of this to read, figured I’d share with the group (TLDR? The gist is that for the strongest students, the chances of admission have not substantially changed despite declining overall admission rates):</p>
<p><a href=“For Accomplished Students, Reaching a Good College Isn’t as Hard as It Seems - The New York Times”>For Accomplished Students, Reaching a Good College Isn’t as Hard as It Seems - The New York Times;
<p>“Why? Because top schools receive a substantial number of applications from underqualified students who are almost always summarily rejected. Once the wheat and chaff are separated, the success rate for the wheat looks much better.”</p>
<p>Bingo. </p>
<p>Congratulations to GMTson!</p>