<p>digitalmom, DD is a Tech Theater major. She was also accepted to SOU with WUE and I was hoping it would be her choice but after two weeks there this summer she just thinks the town is to small. Loves the towm but the thought of four years there was just to much for her. She was rejected from SDSU this week, which was not a surprise.</p>
<p>I like Sonoma State, but again DD crossed it off “to many cows around the school”. I keep trying to get her to look at the programs not just the atmoshpere. I’m warming to UCSC and like that it is close to home.</p>
<p>Mitchwebb… my son is also into Tech Theatre. If he goes to UCSC will probably do Film and Digital Media major and Theatre minor. He had the same feeling about SOU. If you have not already, have her look at the course descriptions for UCSC Theatre Dept. There are some really unusual and interesting sounding courses. I am anxious to visit and have him get a better feeling for the place. Hopefully, you D will really look at the programs at Sonoma State. We are in that area a lot and I think that most of the cows are on the drive up LOL. They sound very much alike our kids. Perhaps a match made in heaven?" Just joking.</p>
<p>digitalmom, she loved all the Theater Department classes and the fact that they have the Shakespeare Festival every summer on campus.</p>
<p>Funny she is holding out on Long Beach because she thinks the digital broadcasting major looks very interesting. Ill have her look at the Digital Media at Santa Cruz. </p>
<p>A brief description of her would be. Theater geek with her crew being into Odyssey of the mind, youth to youth, nerf zombie wars.</p>
<p>is SOU referring to Southern Oregon College in Ashland? I don’t know anything about the school, but the area is beautiful. If one is a theatre major, what better place to be than . Ashland? Skiing nearby, not too far from the ocean. (I’m an ex-Oregonian, so can always recommend Oregon schools. I am a Duck myself. Couldn’t get any of my kids so far to go to Eugene.)</p>
<p>I am very interested to see where all of our kids end up!</p>
<p>Yes, SOU is Southern Oregon. There is quite a bit of conversation about it on this thread. </p>
<p>Mitchweb… hope your D gets into CSULB if she has her heart set on it. We considered applying there for the Broadcasting major but just didn’t like the odds of being able to get any of the classes once he was there. Check out the “pre-major” requirements and impaction notices really well. At UCSC you can declare a pre-major in Film and Digital Media fairly easily but they don’t seem to have any real Broadcasting(another one of my son’s semi-unrealistic laundry list of must-haves."</p>
<p>Digitalmom thanks I will have her look at the pre-major at Long Beach. I think she is better off staying in the Tech Theater area where she has some experience. Back in the day I majored in Broadcast and Radio Communications at SFSU. They had a decent program, equipment and studio. I would have your son defiantly take a look at SFSU if that is what he is really interested in. </p>
<p>Thanks Mitchwebb… that was also my major at UW Madison. I know SFSU has a good program but it is too close to home for us. It seems that both of our kids are wavering between Technical Theatre and broadcasting. I think what my son really wants is to be a technical director. We will see. Keep us updated.</p>
<p>DS accepted by UCSC - hurray! Santa Cruz was his reach and probably where he’s going! His uber reach is Davis, but he won’t hear until the end of next week and it seems highly unlikely. Until today he had only had acceptances and I was worried he’d become a bit cocky–strange for a 3.x student… This evening he checked his SDSU status and got his first rejection. In an odd way, I think it’s a good thing, and “safe” since he hadn’t had his heart set on it at all. So Santa Cruz here he comes. I send positive vibes to all on this thread and hope that all of our children go on to attend the schools that are the best for for who they are --and who they will evolve into…</p>
<p>Hey! Found son’s list from June. It didn’t change much.</p>
<ul>
<li>Cal Lutheran U -didn’t apply</li>
<li>Cal Poly SU San Luis ( the big reach, but his number one choice)-rejected</li>
<li>Cal State Poly U Pom-accepted</li>
<li>Cal SU Monterey Bay-accepted</li>
<li>Chapman U-didn’t apply</li>
<li>Gonzaga U-accepted</li>
<li>Loyola Marymount U-waiting</li>
<li>Point Loma Nazarene-didn’t apply</li>
<li>San Diego SU-didn’t apply</li>
<li>Santa Clara U-waiting</li>
<li>Sonoma SU-accepted</li>
<li>U Calif Santa Cruz-rejected</li>
<li>U Redlands-didn’t apply</li>
<li>U San Diego-didn’t apply</li>
<li>Whittier C-didn’t apply</li>
<li>Willamette U-accepted</li>
</ul>
<p>added
Chico-admitted
UCR-waiting
Universty of Portland-accepted
Universty of Pacific-accepted
UCSB-yeah, right…
Whitworth-admitted</p>
<p>@3.1/1230/1890 AA male, decent EC’s, and high EFC</p>
<p>Me to Calvin last summer…
^ So; Are you and yours thinking a shot at UCSC are is worth a UC app and subject tests? I am still thinking about this.</p>
<p>"Yup, Shrinkrap. I’ve thrown away my hard-earned money on worse things than a shot in the dark like this! S has visited and loves UCSC. He has good ECs and an essay (finally…) that may do the trick. If not, so be it. At least he will have tried. "</p>
<p>D visited Western Washington U yesterday - LOVED it!!
Husband loved it too - especially the good $ for an out-of-state school and away from home experience.
Most of her PNW decisions have come in, good or bad, now it’s coming to decision time.</p>
<p>This thread has been so useful and encouraging. Thanks Shrinkrap for your posting of acceptances/w-lists/etc., it’s very helpful to us 3.0 + parents to know what works! I think there are so many fantastic opportunities, last year I was terrified that being a B, B+, A- student was limiting (that’s what “they” tell you), but I find just the opposite. If my daughter had a higher GPA I/she would still be considering the same schools!</p>
<p>UCR is waitlisting???!!! Oh my, how things have changed just in the last couple of years. It will be interesting how much the enrollment in Merced goes up (actually, I heard it is a pretty good school).</p>
<ul>
<li>Cal Lutheran U -didn’t apply</li>
<li>Cal Poly SU San Luis ( the big reach, but his number one choice)-rejected</li>
<li>Cal State Poly U Pom-accepted</li>
<li>Cal SU Monterey Bay-accepted</li>
<li>Chapman U-didn’t apply</li>
<li>Gonzaga U-accepted</li>
<li>Loyola Marymount U-waiting</li>
<li>Point Loma Nazarene-didn’t apply…thay are stii sending brochures!</li>
<li>San Diego SU-rejected</li>
<li>Santa Clara U-waiting</li>
<li>Sonoma SU-accepted</li>
<li>U Calif Santa Cruz-rejected</li>
<li>U Redlands-didn’t apply</li>
<li>U San Diego-didn’t apply</li>
<li>Whittier C-didn’t apply</li>
<li>Willamette U-accepted</li>
</ul>
<p>added
Chico-admitted
UCR-rejected
Universty of Portland-accepted
Universty of Pacific-accepted
UCSB-rejected
Whitworth-admitted</p>