Agree. We did not like it at all.

by Grantland, y'allywood, Monday, April 13, 2026, 06:29 (4 days ago) @ hlewis

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My son is looking at colleges. - Grantland, 2026-04-09, 14:00
- Has he looked at Mercer? - omahadomer, 2026-04-10, 10:11
  - Yes. Mercer is a choice. I worry about him at Ole Miss. - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 05:56
- 3 of my kids went to Dayton - tjnd88, 2026-04-10, 09:46
  - Love UD! - KGB, 2026-04-11, 11:36
- Our 1st is about to decide. - domer.mq, 2026-04-09, 17:36
  - I kind of see it all as a bit of a blessing… - atxND, 2026-04-10, 07:36
    - Yes. My daughter was down to Purdue and St. Mary's. She - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 05:59
    - I agree with this - HCE, 2026-04-10, 09:04
      - One of the things that has changed since I was 18... - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 09:26
        
        Another thing that's changed - IrishGuard, 2026-04-11, 12:59
        
        We're seeing a lot of that... - domer.mq, 2026-04-11, 15:24
        
        Life is hard before and it will be harder afterward - atxND, 2026-04-12, 09:47
        
        It's like the Grand Tour - IrishGuard, 2026-04-12, 15:55
        
        Let's not romanticize the Grand Tour too much. - PMan, 2026-04-14, 14:27
        
        Sure, Ruskin probably got laid on his Grand Tour - IrishGuard, 2026-04-14, 15:43
        
        The Innocents Abroad is my favorite Twain work - Jay, 2026-04-14, 14:34
        
        But enough about Urban Meyer. - domer.mq, 2026-04-12, 16:31
        
        Some of the SEC is pretty darn selective, too - BPH, 2026-04-10, 12:28
        
        Oh for sure... - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 12:46
        
        We have the HOPE scholarship in Georgia, - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-04-10, 11:18
        
        That HOPE program is awesome. - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 12:07
        
        Agree, though it does act as a regressive tax. - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 06:03
        
        I’ve seen a number of kids recently go the CC feeder -> - Joe I, 2026-04-10, 10:55
        
        I see the appeal of that - BPH, 2026-04-10, 12:22
        
        Yes to all that. - Joe I, 2026-04-10, 12:53
        
        It’s all cost, right? The ROI on private schools is so - atxND, 2026-04-10, 09:39
        
        Also changing demographics - HCE, 2026-04-10, 10:44
  - It's been a few years, so I've been able to cool down a bit - MattG, 2026-04-09, 21:51
    - I have seen you post this before. I swear they must have - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 06:13
    - That is crazy -- - omahadomer, 2026-04-10, 10:07
    - Thats crazy. - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 05:08
      - Appreciate all this perspective - Domer99, 2026-04-10, 07:54
        
        Good luck. - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 09:39
        
        Seconded! - irishvol, 2026-04-10, 09:03
        
        Not sure how helpful this is - Domer99, 2026-04-10, 09:55
        
        Very helpful - thanks! - irishvol, 2026-04-12, 18:54
    - I feel like we should grab coffee at some point - bobbywal, 2026-04-09, 22:28
      - I get all that; but I’m not going to change my mind on this. - MattG, 2026-04-09, 23:01
        
        Not trying to change your mind - Dallasdomer, 2026-04-10, 13:28
        
        To Matt's point - OGerry, 2026-04-12, 07:10
  - More and more - bobbywal, 2026-04-09, 19:38
    - saw where ND accepted 9% of applicants this year - Jay, 2026-04-10, 09:03
      - That’s really a factor of the Common Application - MattG, 2026-04-10, 09:41
        
        yeah, but REA to ND is also really high - Jay, 2026-04-10, 09:50
        
        Yes, we were REA and were deferred to regular admissions - MattG, 2026-04-10, 11:37
    - These stories are insane. - Regular Joseph, 2026-04-09, 19:48
  - No one screwed up - Busco21, 2026-04-09, 18:13
- Good luck. We just finished the process with our 6th grader. - San Pedro, 2026-04-09, 16:58
- I found the process so fun - Busco21, 2026-04-09, 15:23
- High Point aspires to be the Hillsdale College of the south. - hlewis, 2026-04-09, 14:59
  - Agree. We did not like it at all. - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 06:29
- I only have two bits of advice to offer - Greg, 2026-04-09, 14:56
  - We are in the final throes with our second - weeks to go - bobbywal, 2026-04-09, 16:38
    - Just be thankful you’re not my parents, where one of their - Joe I, 2026-04-09, 18:20
    - Totally get it. Good luck! - Greg, 2026-04-09, 16:53
- Let me know if you all make your way to KSU - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-04-09, 14:07
  - Will do. We may visit one weekend. I will look you up. - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 06:03

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Agree. We did not like it at all.