I've just arrived in Boston with my junior daughter for a Boston -> Buffalo trip. Have never really done a college tour before, so I'll see how it goes. She's interested in STEM, probably CS. She got a 1450 on the new PSAT, but her grades are "interesting". 3.1 freshman year, 3.6 sophomore year, currently 4.1 (weighted) junior year including APUSH, AP CS, honors physics, and honors pre-calc. She has struggled with ADHD, but has started to figure things out, and does better in her harder classes (where she can focus better).
Tomorrow we're doing Brandeis, Wellesley, and Olin. Over the weekend, we're staying near Amherst, so we might look at Amherst College and/or Smith. Monday, we're visiting UMass Amherst (and their CS department). Tuesday is RPI. Wednesday is U of Rochester and RIT. Thursday, if we still have energy, we'll check out SUNY Buffalo, before flying home.
I will possibly update this thread with details / impressions as we go.
Wish us luck! :-)
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