Grace is Sufficient Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Kent State is pretty far down on the list, but it's only about half an hour away, so I figured we may as well check it out -- just for the experience, if nothing else. I found it interesting that they added at least 10 minutes walk (each way) to an already long tour just so they could show off their cool new swimming pool/recreation facility. Not sure what it adds to academics, but you can sure see why tuition keeps going up! Dorms were nicer than Baldwin Wallace, but he'd live at home if he attended either of those schools anyway. Unfortunately, research over the weekend suggests they don't have the right emphases available within their Comp Sci department. Can't say I'm sorry -- the one thing I know about KSU from living in the area is that they are LIBERAL. Plus there was some flap a few years ago with them defending a KSU professor who kept a jihadist website. Not the place I want our money to go, I guess. That brings our schools under consideration down to 12... more weeding to go! Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Have you visited Akron U? Just curious. My brother went there after failing OSU. I went to OSU. We lived in Cuyahoga Falls when I was in early hs. People in our area went to Kent State to drink--Filthy McNasty's was the popular bar. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace is Sufficient Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 That's on the agenda for Friday. Akron is probably one of the more likely options at this point. A lot of homeschoolers around here go to UA, so I think it's pretty homeschool-friendly. Where in NoVA? I grew up in Fairfax... looks like we changed places! Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 That's on the agenda for Friday. Akron is probably one of the more likely options at this point. A lot of homeschoolers around here go to UA, so I think it's pretty homeschool-friendly. Where in NoVA? I grew up in Fairfax... looks like we changed places! Debbie Lorton (by Springfield, Woodbridge, Burke...) Akron is a heavy commuter campus. I personally did not like it. Has your child looked at Mt. Union or some of the smaller, less urban schools? Mt. U is homeschool-friendly and gives pretty good scholarships. My niece goes there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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