Thank god my kids want to be in-state. My son got 100% of the bright futures scholarship and is at Florida Poly. My daughter will get 100% too and wants to go to USF for their nursing program. She did go to FSU for a summer nursing program last year though and did love it. She just likes USF better. Mainly I think because she wants to be closer to home and that’s only a little over an hour away.

She is applying to FSU and UF as safety schools along with USF.

My son picked USF over FSU and really likes it there. However, USF doesn’t have enough on campus housing and he had to get an apartment off campus for next year. It is still very much a commuter school and parking close to the classrooms is in short supply.

Be prepared for that as they are expensive and all require 12 month leases. The Union, Flats at 4200, IQ, etc. all get terrible reviews. There are cheaper options a little further away, but I wouldn’t have my son let alone my daughter living in Temple Terrace.

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Originally posted by GA Gator:
Encourage her to attend the school she can afford. Unless she / you can afford New York or LA stay in state. It’s also not just about tuition it’s about room and board as well.

Universities are not the be all end all of one’s professional career. They help you get in the door of your first job but after that it doesn’t really matter much. This comes from someone who hires and reviews resumes. GPA as well is less important, having a good above average GPA is expected but having a personality that fits the role is just as important.

FYI the gator in my user name is because i am a UF alumni. I joined SF after relocating to GA from FL.

She will absolutely go to a school she can afford without debt.

Temple Terrace must’ve gone downhill since I lived there 20 years ago.

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Originally posted by smlsig:
W&M is one of the toughest schools to get into in VA and there are a lot of good colleges in VA...

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Yea, I got a rejection letter from there before the stamp was dry on my application.

My son starts this summer. He is going to a local school to get his associates and then he plans on transferring to a better school. It will save time and money b and the R1 instate schools will accept his associates without any fuss.

I travel to New Haven frequently; Yale is very close to our ASSA ABLOY HQ; NH is right up there with the most liberal of any of the cities you mentioned.

My philosophy when going to college and one I encourage young people to consider:
College is nothing but a ticket punching exercise. Once you graduate with a degree in the appropriate field ( and for the love of god pick a major that ensures employment with a decent wage after - health care, engineering etc) no one cares. College is for getting an education and diploma nothing more. All the other nonsense people talk about- maturing social interaction, extracurricular activities famous athletic teams and such are frankly bull.
Go do the classes get the certificate and move on with life. If you can get it from the lowest bidder all the better.
I took the vast majority of my prerequisites at a community college for very low cost. Got into the program I needed at the closest school possible. at the time no in state schools with in 300 miles were offering the program I wanted ( Physician Assistant) so a private school one state over about 200 miles away was it. Graduating college is a mission to accomplish nothing more, nothing less.

Just about every community with a decent size college is going to be flaming liberal left, even in otherwise red states. The multigenerational indoctrination of college professors and administrators that took off in the 60’s keeps planting the same seeds. Smaller faith based schools ( catholic for example) might be just a little better but barely

I'll never understand the approach to college selection where high school students get to "pick" anywhere they want to go. Particularly if it involves flights to/from. Often, -- nearly always, whether they know it or not, kids don't even know what they want to do at that point in their life. But their friends get to pick out of state, so they want to do it.

I gave my kids a two hour drive radius from home. We toured many colleges, they selected. Southern California may have sounded better in theory, but their education stuck nonetheless. And the occasional weekend afternoon visit by their parents for an early dinner out never got turned down either! I agree they should be far enough away that they're doing their own laundry. Beyond that, it's the law of diminishing returns.

Out of state tuition, travel costs, occasional/incidental support costs that Mom and Dad can't help with because they're hundreds of miles away -- all unnecessary burdens on an already expensive and difficult endeavor.

YMMV

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Originally posted by captain127:
My philosophy when going to college and one I encourage young people to consider:

I've been preaching the same for years. It makes no difference whatsoever where your sheepskin came from, just that you have one.

Both of my daughters wanted to "Get the hell out of Utah" for college. The eldest said, "I'd rather be homeless than go the U" (Univ of Utah).

Both started at prestigious, expensive east coast schools, and both decided to come back and go to the U. They found out the grass wasn't greener, and it was far too expensive out there.

One did become a complete progressive TDS liberal, but that was primarily due to her public high school indoctrination.

I'm a strong proponent of a year at the community college, then a gap year or two earning some money, then finishing a degree at the state university.

I’m 25 or so miles from Ann Arbor. I avoid going there any way possible.

Both my daughters have postgraduate degrees. They both grew up in the Deep South. My oldest chose to go to college in the northern Midwest. She came back to the Deep South. She told me the woods up there had lots of rocks and people told you off to your face not behind your back. My youngest learned from her sister's experience and went closer to home. Eventually it will all work out.

My son got accepted to all the big engineering (software) schools. RIT, Rens, Northeastern, etc. They even gave him 25K+ annual scholarships. We both thought that was great until we saw the annual tuition and board at 75K. I was proud of my son when he quickly did the math and said there was no way he/we were paying 200K for a 4-year computer science degree. Went to UNH for a fraction of that cost and still got a great job right after graduation.

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I'm a strong proponent of a year at the community college, then a gap year or two earning some money, then finishing a degree at the state university.

What would my daughter do in community college? This is not a trick question if you've read the thread.

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Originally posted by r0gue:
I'll never understand the approach to college selection where high school students get to "pick" anywhere they want to go. <snip> But their friends get to pick out of state, so they want to do it...

I'll give it a shot.

Starting with the second part first: all of my daughter's friends from last year are at in-state schools and all of my daughter's friends from this year are planning on attending in-state schools.

Now the first part:
She's wanted to go to NYU since the 7th ot 8th grade. I have no idea how that came about, but we had a good conversation about the pitfalls, but at no point did I discourage her from her goal. Instead, I told her what she needed to do to make it happen and encouraged her to do her best.

She set a goal, worked hard for 5 to 6 years to achieve that goal, and did it.

Tell me, what don't you understand about that?

In the process, she's earned an AA degree from the local community college while in high school. She's working at Publix and saving money. She's been admitted to the two best public universities in Florida. She's earned scholarships such that she could finish a 4 year degree at one of those universities for $4,000 a year including room and board.

Unlike my daughter, I didn't have my shit together in high school. I went to community college because community college is for people that don't have their shit together and/or can't afford the 4 year university to begin with. Unlike many of my community college classmates, I got my shit together, transferred to a 4 year school, double majored in finance and accounting, and got the degree no body cares about anymore. In the process of getting to the point where nobody cares about my degree, I saved money in 529 investment plans when each of my kids was born so that they could go to whatever universities they could get into. It worked.

I don't know, maybe she needed to apply to more safety schools or something.

Credits from community college often do not transfer to a four year University. The local junior colleges generally provide more in the way of support and guidance. I have taught at both.

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Originally posted by trapper189:

What would my daughter do in community college? This is not a trick question if you've read the thread.

She's already got her generals done, so she could go right to the gap year(s).

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Credits from community college often do not transfer to a four year University. The local junior colleges generally provide more in the way of support and guidance. I have taught at both.

Seriously?

Since you know, how many of mine transfered?

How many of my son's transferred?

How many of my daughter's will transfer to each of the schools my daughter has been admitted to?

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No idea I am not clairvoyant. The denial of credits from one University to another is rather common. I have witnessed this on a frequent basis. Having taught at both the University and junior college I believe I can speak to this issue.It is all about the money. In some states legislation was required to fix the problem. See here:
https://www.franklin.edu/blog/...to-4-year-university

Trapper, I believe bendable is talking in general. From Bing AI:

Do Credits from a Community College Always Transfer to a Four-Year University?

Credits from a community college do not always transfer to a four-year university. The transferability of credits depends on several factors, including the specific articulation agreements between the community college and the four-year university, the courses taken, the grades received, and the policies of the receiving institution. Here are some key points to consider:

- Articulation Agreements: These are formal agreements that outline how courses will transfer between institutions. They help ensure that credits are accepted and that students are not losing valuable time and money.

- Course Requirements: Some four-year universities have specific prerequisite courses that must be completed before transferring credits.

- GPA and Timing: Transfer applicants are judged not only on the number of credits but also on the grades and timing of those credits.

- Support Services: Many four-year universities offer support services and equity programs to help transfer students navigate the transition.

It is essential for students to research and understand the transfer policies of both their community college and the four-year university they wish to transfer to. This will help ensure a smooth transition and maximize the credits earned during the community college experience.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
My son picked USF over FSU and really likes it there. However, USF doesn’t have enough on campus housing and he had to get an apartment off campus for next year. It is still very much a commuter school and parking close to the classrooms is in short supply.

Thanks for the info. I know they have housing on campus specifically for the students in the nursing program but I have no idea if there is enough. She’s only a Jr in high school so I haven’t spent a ton of time looking at housing. I leave a lot of that to her and her mother as both are pretty good at stuff like that so I trust their opinion.

However I still appreciate the info. When she goes to college her mother and I (we are divorced) both plan on moving near Tampa so it’s possible she could live with one of us too. I spend about 250 days a year on the road for work anyway so she could live with me and basically have her own place most of the year.

I got really fortunate with my son going to FL Poly. He had no problem getting housing his freshman year and has already secured next years housing. Their dorms are very nice too and everything is in walking distance.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
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No idea I am not clairvoyant. The denial of credits from one University to another is rather common. I have witnessed this on a frequent basis. Having taught at both the University and junior college I believe I can speak to this issue.It is all about the money. In some states legislation was required to fix the problem. See here:
https://www.franklin.edu/blog/...to-4-year-university

You, and most everyone else who has posted on this page, are speaking to a question that was not asked ever in this thread.

I originally started this thread as a light hearted one poking fun at the cities of universities my daughter had on her list. I thought it would be fun to update the thread with the changes to the original list now that the applications are done and the results are coming in.

I was wrong.

I'm glad you all had to walk up hill both ways in the snow with holes in your shoes.

You had shoes? We couldn't afford shoes.

Grumpy old men gotta suck the fun out of everything.