<p>When parents are paying this type of money the school should have more going for it…I will end this discussion and wish your daughter well. I don’t know what type of relationship you have with your daughter but ask her next year if most of the kids are drinking for a good part of the week. It is a problem and there are some solutions that the university could implement. You are not interested obviously, so I will not bother to tell you how easy it would be to change some things. I just don’t understand how or why some people just choose to blindly accept things.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for telling me that kids drink in college. 
Beyond that, I really got nothing factual from your posts, other than hearsay. </p>
<p>This reminds me of the annoying discussions that took place when my son was looking at colleges 6 years ago. When he made his choice, certain posters with some axes to grind, came out in constant denouncement of his choice because of the “frat boy drinking culture there”. Many of these posters had no direct experience with the school at all. They may have visited or their kids may have applied and been rejected. Surprisingly my son got involved with some amazing things there, and thrived. He was challenged academically, and excelled in other non-drinking activities. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Thankfully, we didn’t blindly accept any of the undocumented nonsense that we were bombarded with at that time either. As in this case, we did our research, and did not rely on the opinions of others with no direct experience. We trusted our own documented research, and the opinions of those professionals in the academic world.</p>
<p>No, there is not a perfect college choice. But I would never base my knowledge of a school an a single person’s opinion or experience, nor would I expect anyone else to.</p>
<p>Yes, we will give the school a chance before we label it and criticize it. Blindly or not.</p>
<p>HI 1Sokkermom,
Just wondering how your daughter is enjoying U of Scranton? MYy son is looking seriously at this college and would be interested on your take of how the freshman year is going. Any information that you can provide is much appreciated!</p>
<p>Hi Matlison,</p>
<p>So far, my D loves it… In fact, we are headed there on Friday for her first band concert!</p>
<p>This is a busy (and somewhat typical) week for her, as a group from the dorm is going to Harry Potter opening at midnight on Thursday. Her concert is on Friday night, and she has tickets to see the Broadway production of “Legally Blonde” in Scranton on Saturday night.</p>
<p>She has found the classes to be challenging, but not overwhelming. She is a nursing student and is taking a pretty tough course load. She is also volunteering at a hospital that is walking distance from her dorm. (She loves that.) She has joined the Student Nurse group on campus. They recently had a dinner/ dance. She has also joined another community service group on campus. </p>
<p>The food is great. She goes to the gym a lot, and has learned to play racquetball. She seems to find plenty (non-drinking) things to do. She has attended lectures, concerts, and school sponsored functions. She has walked to the mall many times, and actually went to Hershey Park with her dorm a few weeks ago. She dressed up as Spider Girl for Halloween, and went to a few Halloween parties. She also volunteered to help with the “Safe Trick or Treat” program that the school sponsors for the kids from Scranton on campus.</p>
<p>We have only seen her once since we dropped her off in August. She came home in October for fall break, and was excited to go back. (good sign)</p>
<p>We haven’t gotten any panic “I want to come home” calls yet. (another good sign). She was scheduled to meet with her adviser this afternoon to discuss classes for next semester. She seems to like her professors, and has taken advantage of the extra tutoring sessions available for Chemistry. </p>
<p>She thought she would be intimidated by the fact that most kids are from NY, NJ, and PA. However, that concern seems to have become a non-issue. (We live about 6 hours away.)</p>
<p>All in all, this seems to be a really good fit for her. We get to meet some of her friends this weekend. If things seem different in person, I’ll let you know…;)</p>
<p>Thank you for your posts! This is my first message here…my daughter is seriously considering Scranton. We live in Connecticut, and attended the Open House last month (we all loved it). She, too, is a non-drinker, so I’m very pleased to know that your daughter is finding fun things to do outside of her classes. I look forward to reading about your upcoming trip! Regards…Bob.</p>
<p>My daughter, a non-drinker, really really loved Scranton…as did we, her parents. The posts about there being nothing to do but drink are disturbing. Nice to hear that there are some others showing interest.</p>