TM got accepted into NYU and now isn't sure she wants to go.

[Midlodemocrat]

Kill. Me. Now.

[Shakespeare]

1. She wants to go.

If you'd like me to call and TELL her she wants to go, I will. She really, really, REALLY wants to go.

[Midlodemocrat]

4. She also got into Tech and is leaning that way.

Either one is fine with me. NYU essentially recruited her because of her voice, so I feel as though she might be missing out on something really special if she decides not to go.

This process is really, really grueling. I'm trying to be supportive without offering my opinions so that she makes up her own mind. Ugh.

[Chan790]

2. Hell, I want to go.

I've applied to grad school there 5 times and still no dice. (It's the only program in my field.)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. ha ha! my alma mater!

[Midlodemocrat]

6. Did you go to NYU? I don't think I knew that.

Obviously you enjoyed it, right?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. loved it! yes, i went undergrad to NYU.

[Genevieve]

28. Mine too. and I'm also getting my Master's in May (NYU too)..nt

[fizzgig]

5. i'll go in her place

please?

[Parche]

8. Send Her To Delaware U!!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl:

:hi:

:hug:

[JackBeck]

9. I insist she attend NYU.

How else is Uncle Jack gonna introduce her to all the gay bars?

[LeftyMom]

13. Uncle Jack's tours are teh bestest.

:thumbsup:

[lost-in-nj]

10. She knows how close it is to Matcom.....

:P


lost


really though

Congrats to her....

you must be proud!!!!

:)

[LynneSin]

11. Seriously - that's like an hour train ride from Matcom

TM is a smart girl and not ready to get sucked up into that cult

[huskerlaw]

12. Did she say WHY?

If you haven't already, I'd recommend sitting down with her and having a discussion (perhaps take her to a coffee shop or something) about what she wants and doesn't want out of college. Find out why she isn't sure she wants to go to NYU. Is she worried about living in NYC, or does she think she'd be a better fit somewhere else?

Just talk to her...and have an adult conversation. It might be necessary for her to also talk to an adult that she trusts who isn't her mom. ;) Choosing colleges is confusing and scary...just help her work through whatever's bothering her.

[Midlodemocrat]

14. I think it's the distance from home.

[sasquatch]

23. Well you should beat her more, then she'll WANT to go away

That's what worked for my father except those weren't his actual intentions.































(No Joke for the last part)

[soleft]

15. I went there and my son is going there now. He loves it.

Ex hubby works there so he goes for free. He better love it.

[Karenina]

16. Dearest Teenie M.

NYC can be a bit intimidating to one who has no experience of it. However, it IS the HUB of what's happening. I went to school at Lincoln Center many decades ago and my cousin (once removed) just graduated from NYU (photographer). He's now off to new adventures in Asia.

This is a chance of a lifetime to be in the CENTER of what's happening NOW and to make the contacts that will last a lifetime that will take you ANYWHERE YOU DECIDE TO GO!!! Please gather all the confidence you have in yourself and check it out! If, after a semester or two, you decide it's not your thing you can ALWAYS transfer and your credits will be accepted.

I wish you all the best life has to offer!!! :hug:

Much love,

Tante Karenina
(who now lives across the Big Pond and still meets classmates regularly! ;-) )

[Midlodemocrat]

27. We've been to NYC probably 100 times. I have two brothers who live in Manhattan.

I don't think she's intimidated. More like not wanting to go that far from home.

[Karenina]

29. I envy your kid's closeness to you!

My mom and I were at constant loggerheads after my dad's death and living below the Mason-Dixon Line was a trial by fire. At 15 I was MORE THAN READY to escape to my aunt's home and lived in NYC for a decade. It was SUCH an opportunity! One of the best things was the sheer number of institutions of higher learning. I had friends at Columbia, NYU, Hunter, Baruch etc. et al and met Soviet dissidents, engineer geeks, theolocigal students, bidness types, the gamut.

May TeenMidlo make the best decision for HERSELF, which I'm certain she will. I wish her, you and your family all the best life has to offer.

[Debi]

17. Tell her she has no choice, you are her mother and you know what's best for her

like that time when she didn't want to wear a coat but you made her anyway...right?

Or, tell her if she doesn't go you'll send her to live with Matom! :wow:

[Lyric]

18. Man, I wanted to go to NYU.

I couldn't really afford it, unfortunately, but I reeeally wanted to go to NYU. I'm still vaguely considering the idea of transferring there within a year or two, but that depends entirely on whether or not I can snag enough scholarship money to cover whatever my student loans don't. I've also considered Berkeley, but it's soooo expensive--I truly don't know whether I could afford that even with scholarships.

Tell TM that we wish her loads of good luck!!

[elleng]

19. To be expected!

I have 2 daughters, one a sophomore and one a college graduate. I decided I'd be happy if they were accepted at place they were happy about; had to hold my breath a couple times, but did my best to relax aftger applications were out.

Breathe!

[The empressof all]

20. My kid got in too!

It's not her first choice and I doubt she's going. She's wait listed at that school that will be nameless. Is TM a vocal performance/music major too? It's great when the kids have good options to choose from.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

21. Good.

We have too many people here as it is. :hide:

[matcom]

22. TELL HER IT IS CLOSER TO ME!!!!1

:bounce:

She can spend EVERY weekend up here now!!

[sasquatch]

24. HAHAHAHA!!

:D

[Midlodemocrat]

25. That could be the main reason she is balking.

Not sure.

[sasquatch]

26. Buy her a taser and a can of mace and she'll be ok

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

30. Hey Midlo

:hi:

Congrats to TM and you! :party:

If u or TM have any questions I graduated from NYU in 2004 and still live just down the street :D

[Bill McBlueState]

31. NYU's administration is strongly anti-union, if that matters to you

http://www.2110uaw.org/gsoc/

This link has a lot of info about NYU's attempt to defeat its graduate employee union.

[Pierre.Suave]

32. I have a friend that chose NYU over Michigan...

And she decided Michigan wasn't so bad on Sept 11th 2001...

She called me that day to tell me she was coming back to Michigan...

[sasquatch]

33. .

:hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

34. She was ok

but that day was not fun for her, and thousands of others.

Michigan is a great school too, so I don't think she lost anything by going to Michigan instead of NYU, and as a bonus, she got to hang out with me!!!!!!!!

[Burma Jones]

35. My Younger Brother went to NYU, for film

Graduated in 2004. Dad is still paying his student loans - he owes over $100K....but my Brother's back to work now that the Writer's strike is over and he has a couple of development deals working.....but, his twin brother went to UNC Chapel Hill for undergrad and already has earned a Master's in Forensic Biology from GW in DC and has paid off all his loans and just got a job with the NYPD Crime Lab and just took his MCAT.

I do notice enormous loyalty to VT from its numerous alumni here in Maryland......

But, if she's a performer, NYU is the place to go.