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Post by tractor on Mar 26, 2015 10:27:58 GMT -5
For those of you with college bound kids, have they decided where they are going yet? My son applied to three schools and was accepted to two, so he has a pretty narrow pool to decide from. Both are state colleges (Michigan State and University of Michigan) and both have good programs that interest him. Costs are almost equal as well. I don't know what he's going to decide yet, we will be visiting U of M next week and that will help. He had until May 1st to send in a deposit, so the time is running short. I'm pretty excited about the whole thing, anyone else?
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Post by andi9899 on Mar 26, 2015 10:37:11 GMT -5
Mine applied and was accepted to 5 schools. She wants to go to KU so bad she can hardly stand it. It will all come down to a grant. If she doesn't get it, she will go to UMKC and live at home and try to transfer later. She's learning the hard way that she should have worked a little harder in high school instead of just doing what she had to so she could get by. I want her to go to KU because that's what she wants. Part of me also wants her to go to UMKC so she will learn a valuable lesson about hard work. Turns out mom knows what she's talking about after all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 10:48:45 GMT -5
Mine applied and was accepted to 5 schools. She wants to go to KU so bad she can hardly stand it. It will all come down to a grant. If she doesn't get it, she will go to UMKC and live at home and try to transfer later. She's learning the hard way that she should have worked a little harder in high school instead of just doing what she had to so she could get by. I want her to go to KU because that's what she wants. Part of me also wants her to go to UMKC so she will learn a valuable lesson about hard work. Turns out mom knows what she's talking about after all. Doesn't that just totally suck? You want to be able to give them everything they want, but when they don't put in the effort you're not doing them any favors. I'm dealing with that a lot with older son lately.
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Post by andi9899 on Mar 26, 2015 11:00:39 GMT -5
This particular one drives me insane. She didn't even apply for some scholarships she should have because she figured she would just take out student loans. I told her that would mean me cosigning for her and that wasn't happening. I informed her that poor planning on her part was in no way going to mean debt on mine. She asked what she was going to do if she didn't even have enough for UMKC. I told her that she would be going to community college then. She is not happy with me. I will help her out where I can, but I am not assuming a mountain of debt because she needs to pull her head out of a certain spot.
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Post by tractor on Mar 26, 2015 11:11:40 GMT -5
In a way I was glad my son didn't get into Northwestern. He has good enough grades, but everything comes very easy to him. It was the first time he didn't get what he wanted and he's so laid back that he just kind of shrugged and moved on. He probably would of had a better chance if he would have put more effort into his application.
At this point, he doesn't realize how lucky he was to get into U of M with close to 60,000 applications, and only 10,000 admitted. We sat down last weekend and started talking about money. He's going to have to get some kind of job if he wants to do anything extra, we're not going to pay for movies, eating out or anything fun, tuition, room and board is enough.
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Post by bean29 on Mar 26, 2015 12:02:22 GMT -5
My daughter is Accepted at 3 out of 3 colleges she applied to. Her #1 choice is a University of Wisconsin campus of about 12,000 students. It is DH's Alum and DS is also attending there. Her ex bf is attending there also. She told me he is trying to transfer to a University of Minnesota campus apparently so he doesn't have to go to the same school as her. I found this very funny b/c on a campus of 12,000 students one would think a transfer would not be necessary.
If she told me she wanted to go to a different school once she started I would tell her to suck it up, unless it was a stalker situation.
DD did apply for several scholarships and TG DS did also. DS said the one grant he is receiving DD will be eligible for once she is a sophomore. Our income is too high to really expect much financial aid other than student loans. One of DD's friends is Mad or Jealous of her - friend will not tell her where she has applied/been accepted or what her current GPA or ACT scores are b/c DD was accepted at friend's #1 choice (my Alma Mater) and friend was not accepted.
DD does not have a very high GPA but her ACT score was in the correct range for students at her #1 choice. DD is also Manger of the School Store, school store runs like any other store and they review camera footage and work with School security if there is theft loss. There are a good 30 students who work in the store and 4 managers. She has participated in Regional and state FBLA competitions and a state competition like a camp for Business Students where they plan a product and launch it etc. Also her employer really depended on her to run things for them/recruit employees and even though others have the title of Manger they depend on her to keep employees in line. She takes the initiative to tell the managers to split employees up or send people home if they are not working. I think it is really easy for some to look at her and miss the depth of her experience and what may attract Schools to her as a potential student.
DD should get something from the Business Dept at the HS - she says the profits from the school store go to scholarships and the students that run the store especially the managers are the recipients. (Fingers Crossed). The teacher that runs the program says DD is the best manager she has ever had.
ETA. DD accepted her #1 choice and signed her housing contract already so she is very unlikely to change. She is a little disappointed b/c her #1 choice for a roommate wanted to go somewhere else, so she took #2 choice as her roommate, and now the other girl says she is going to attend the same school as DD (not sure if she is not accepted at her #1 choice or if the family can not afford it.
I can not believe all the people DD knows that think my Alma Matter is the end all be all. I told my Mom when I went there their tuition was not as much as it is now, their night school tuition was 1/2 of the day time tuition and my employer re-imbursed my tuition. Some of DD's friends are getting decent aid from the school but even if things were 100% equal I would still choose the UW-system school for my kids. I do not feel that smaller class sizes did all that much for me (of course I never attended a really large university so I can't compare) all I have to compare is DH's experience to mine and our majors are not even close to comparable.
I do not think my education was lesser - I think I would not have had to work as hard for the same degree from UW and why work so hard if employers view the degrees as equal.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 12:15:26 GMT -5
GW knew which school she wanted from the start and got accepted there. It works well, it's a good school in a city with family in it and not too far. She gets to go away for school and I get to have her not too far away. She has applied for a few scholarships, but she also gets tuition paid and a living allowance so she is well set up to go. She will need a part time job to be more comfortable financially but not to pay the rent and eat.
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Post by midwestlily on Mar 26, 2015 13:28:56 GMT -5
For those of you with college bound kids, have they decided where they are going yet? My son applied to three schools and was accepted to two, so he has a pretty narrow pool to decide from. Both are state colleges (Michigan State and University of Michigan) and both have good programs that interest him. Costs are almost equal as well. I don't know what he's going to decide yet, we will be visiting U of M next week and that will help. He had until May 1st to send in a deposit, so the time is running short. I'm pretty excited about the whole thing, anyone else? GO BLUE!Sorry, I know that's not what you're asking...
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 26, 2015 13:32:09 GMT -5
DH says GO GREEN!
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Mar 26, 2015 13:46:36 GMT -5
U of M of course!!! Ann Arbor is an amazing town as well I don't have to worry for a few years lol, DS is only in kindergarten
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Post by tractor on Mar 27, 2015 6:55:19 GMT -5
Mrs Tractor and I are both Spartans (I met her in college). Our son is a die-hard Spartan sports fan. However, I don't want him to pick a college just because he likes the sports team. I think he understands that U of M is the better school for his chosen field (human genetics), but his life long love of the Spartans is going to be hard to overcome.
We're country folk, so Ann Arbor might be too much for him to adjust to, but we'll know in a couple weeks. He can always start at one, then transfer to the other if he needs to, but I suspect he will settle in and make a new home wherever he ends up.
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Post by busymom on Mar 27, 2015 7:18:40 GMT -5
Congratulations! We let DD make the final choice, knowing that she would be the one to pay off her own student loans. She wisely chose the college that gave her the best financial aid package. (And no, Mom & Dad did NOT cosign any loans.)
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Post by tractor on Mar 27, 2015 7:35:48 GMT -5
I wish my son could get some kind of FA package, but he's out of luck for anything but student loans. We plan to cover as much as we can. Our credit union will extend a line of credit to a student for up to $80,000 over four years. We are going to do that and throw as much money at it as we can while he is in school, with the balance becoming a student loan once he's done. That way we're not locked into a monthly payment and will do whatever we can (he will be expected to contribute as well). As of right now I've bugeted $2,000/ month towards his credit line, we'll see how it goes.
On a slightly morbid side, my mother has left her estate to the grandkids. Once she passes, my kids will be able to use the money to pay off any student loans, or buy a house (10-20 years down the road?).
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Post by Shooby on Mar 27, 2015 7:42:42 GMT -5
My oldest son is living at home and going to a local Tech school so that works well. My younger son is a Junior and he pretty much has already decided on Penn State Behrend in Erie, Pa. I went to college in Erie so that works for me. DD wants to go to college in Erie too, so if they get in that should work.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Mar 27, 2015 8:31:30 GMT -5
Mrs Tractor and I are both Spartans (I met her in college). Our son is a die-hard Spartan sports fan. However, I don't want him to pick a college just because he likes the sports team. I think he understands that U of M is the better school for his chosen field (human genetics), but his life long love of the Spartans is going to be hard to overcome. We're country folk, so Ann Arbor might be too much for him to adjust to, but we'll know in a couple weeks. He can always start at one, then transfer to the other if he needs to, but I suspect he will settle in and make a new home wherever he ends up. It's been my observation that Spartans are much more in love with their school than Wolverines. Also, I think feeling comfortable at your school is very important. It's hard to get involved when you feel you don't belong. That said, if U of M is notably better at his chosen field, that says something. (My personal preference is U of M over State, and Ann Arbor over Lansing, even though my niece/goddaughter was a Spartan cheerleader a few years ago.)
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 27, 2015 8:54:58 GMT -5
My observation is that Spartans love their school and Wolverines love the status of thinking theyre smarter than Spartans.
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Post by tractor on Mar 27, 2015 9:32:40 GMT -5
My observation is that Spartans love their school and Wolverines love the status of thinking theyre smarter than Spartans. Spoken like a true Spartan! I felt the same way when I was in school, but now I'm trying to look out for his future. MSU is great at many things, not so good at others. Same goes for U of M. We all know the MSU has the best looking girls, so there's still a chance he will go there.
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 27, 2015 10:38:08 GMT -5
True that! DH's bio child is probably going to get her MBA from there but since DH won't pay for it, he's not acknowledging it. I think it's funny. But, yes, State has the pretty girls. That hasn't changed from when DH went there. He sure loved spring when the girls stopped covering up so much.
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Post by lynnerself on Mar 27, 2015 11:38:59 GMT -5
DS chose his school based on reputation and campus visit. (UW for aeronautical engineering). DD chose a small liberal arts when she didn't get into Stanford and Linfeild offered her $72,000 in scholarships.
Now DD is going to PT school. She got into all 5 she applied to. And is going to the one in the city where she and her fiance currently live and work.
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Post by andi9899 on Mar 27, 2015 12:09:02 GMT -5
Well, she got the grant. The guy from financial aid just emailed me. Guess she's going to KU.
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Post by tractor on Mar 27, 2015 12:14:40 GMT -5
Well, she got the grant. The guy from financial aid just emailed me. Guess she's going to KU. Cool!
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