Comments on: MISS SCHOOL MANNERS & College Admissions http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/ From diapers to diplomas, an irreverent, practical guide to all things parenting Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: aPARENTly Speaking http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/comment-page-1/#comment-109 aPARENTly Speaking Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:34:59 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/#comment-109 MISS SCHOOL MANNERS & Helicopter Parents

Dear Miss School Manners: The college application paper chase has only just begun and already, I’m losing my mind. I want to make absolutely sure that my kid gets it all done … but if he can’t get it together…

]]> By: Susan http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Susan Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:16:32 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/#comment-108 My son is a second year student at UC Santa Barbara and while it is not Cal or UCLA, he is very happy there. The party scene can be intense but for focused students they can just as easily avoid it. The academics are top notch and who can beat looking out onto the pacific ocean from your dorm room. I will say however, he applied to 10 schools and was rejected at 3 of them at a cost of over $500 just to apply. My daughter a high school senior is freaking out because she may not get into her top 2 schools Cal Poly and Claremont and the pressure is intense.

]]> By: Mills fan http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Mills fan Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:41:09 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/#comment-107 How about the treasure on your very doorstep?! Mills College is an oasis in every sense, 153 green, tree-covered acres, sprinkled with the old (Julia Morgan’s exquisite buildings) and the new (a state-of-the-art science building inaugurated this month, and a graduate school of business still being built). Phenomenal faculty (art professors who hang their work in the De Young, English professors like Yiyun Li — just Google her! — stars in every field) who actually spend real time on their teaching, focusing on their students in small classes, and in myriad opportunities for one-on-one contact. No student is anonymous at Mills, and every student is pressed to take what is individual about her, and develop it into excellence. Mills’ says its mission is to prepare women for positions of leadership and it succeeds spectacularly. Most high school seniors won’t consider a women’s college, but that just paves the way to opportunity for the bold minority who do: there’s plenty of scholarship money and faculty time for the young women willing to try the alternative route that Mills offers.

]]> By: Mills fan http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Mills fan Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:37:22 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/#comment-106 How about the treasure on your very doorstep?! Mills College is an oasis in every sense, 153 green, tree-covered acres, sprinkled with the old (Julia Morgan’s exquisite buildings) and the new (a state-of-the-art science building inaugurated this month, and a graduate school of business still being built). Phenomenal faculty (art professors who hang their work in the De Young, English professors like Yiyun Li — just Google her! — stars in every field) who actually spend real time on their teaching, focusing on their students in small classes, and in myriad opportunities for one-on-one contact. No student is anonymous at Mills, and every student is pressed to take what is individual about her, and develop it into excellence. Mills’ says its mission is to prepare women for positions of leadership and it succeeds spectacularly. Most high school seniors won’t consider a women’s college, but that just paves the way to opportunity for the bold minority who do: there’s plenty of scholarship money and faculty time for the young women willing to try the alternative route that Mills offers.

]]> By: Jackie http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Jackie Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:02:48 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/#comment-105 Fantastic suggestions – keep ‘em coming!

]]> By: Ruby http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Ruby Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:56:02 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/#comment-104 Lewis & Clark College in Portland is a wonderful, small liberal arts college. They look at the whole student, not just grades and SAT scores. The school is 6 miles south of Portland so students take advantage of the cultural aspects of a city.

]]> By: Rick Grisel http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Rick Grisel Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:52:52 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2007/10/26/miss-school-manners-college-admissions/#comment-103 There are quite a few excellent colleges that can truly compete with the best known institutions out there in terms of the quality of education. Chances of admission will of course vary depending on the particular applicant’s profile, but here’s a small sampling:
Whitman College
U. of Rochester
Case Western Reserve
Clark University
Ithaca College
U. of Puget Sound
Vanderbilt
Rice
Kalamazoo College

Happy searching everyone,
Rick Grisel
Veritas College Admissions Counseling
http://www.veritascounseling.org

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