Hey everyone!
My D is currently a junior in HS, and we're starting to tour colleges. We've toured a few schools so far, and have more scheduled I'm really leaving it up to D as to where she wants to tour, and letting her do her own research. My only requirement was that she find one big school, one medium-sized school, and one small school to tour, just to figure out what she'd like. The problem we're having is that so far, she's liked all of them, and she hasn't really liked one more than the other. I have no idea what to suggest for her at this point. So far we've toured:
UW-Madison (state flagship, older step-sister attends)
UW-La Crosse (medium sized, in-state, other step-sister goes there)
Macalester College (her small school)
Bowdoin College
I really strongly feel that D should tour around to see what she likes, so that's why this is important for us. If it matters, she has a 31 ACT (she will be taking it again during March for state testing) and a 4.4 weighted GPA. I've tried to ask her questions to narrow down our search, but she's pretty easygoing and sociable, making friends isn't difficult for her, she doesn't need a small-school environment to feel supported. She loved how small Macalester and Bowdoin were, and the students there (and she liked Bowdoin's mascot), but then she also liked Madison and she thought going to the football games were cool.
I asked her if she preferred being in an urban area or being in a rural area. She said both were fine. I asked if she minded going to a large, spread-out school like Madison. She said it would mean she had to spend less time working out because of the all the walking. I asked if she preferred small class-sizes. She said she didn't mind either way. I asked if she wanted to be close to home or wouldn't mind being far away. She said either would be fine!
I know she's selecting a lot of the schools we're touring based on the fact that she's either heard good things about them, or she just "likes" them. I don't know if I'm over-stressing about this or should just be assured that eventually, when this process is over, D will end up at a school that she loves in the end. Any advice or suggestions?
TIA.
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