I grew up in Nashua and am familiar with the school.  Its expensive, and small.  Good quality education, in a safe area.  The school was primarily known for one of the top flight programs in the country (it sits adjacent to an airport) but they were recently purchased by Regis University I believe and have since dropped the flight program due to costs.  This may reduce the tuition since the aviation dept. was the most expensive to run.

My vote would be for Embry-Riddle instead.  I went and toured DW, it was OK, but just not for me.  it's soooooooo small, it's like a high school.  There isn't much to do up there, except the girls at the school just down the way.

illzguju wrote:

What happened to RPI?

He didn't get into the ROTC program. Went for a visit at DW and instantly wanted to go. I am dropping him off Saturday. I hope all goes well. The way he has been acting this summer he will be back before the first semester is over.

It means he dosn't have his shit together right now, and if he doesn't pull it together soon he will not fair well in his first semester away from home.

I dont know. I never went. I graduated and went straight into the Army. Maybe it is just because he is my kid and I see the potential in him, and he is not doing his best to achieve it. He is just sitting back and expecting everything will work out and fucking off...A LOT.

I know I didn't have my shit together untill at least my Jr. year when I got an apt.

If he was freaking out I would be ok with that, he is not, which is the problem. We are supposed to drive him there on Saturday. He hasn't even filled out the roommate assesment form yet. Not to mention taking the time to take his Math placement test. Or getting the promisary note signed. These are things that should have been taken care of a while ago but are being done today at the last minute. These kind of reactive instead of proactive decisions are what have me worried about him enrolling in a Mech Eng program. He hasn't even stepped foot on campus yet, but he is talking about going to a party on Monday with some kid he met on his last cruise. 

He just figured he was going to show up Saturday and they were going to welcome him with open arms. 

Last edited by Nightcrawler (2010-08-26 10:52:28)

Nightcrawler wrote:

Well we drove out and dropped him off on Saturday. Now the ball is in his court to see what he does with his life. The campus is nice, but small. Less than 600 students. The teacher, student ratio is about 1:15, so all the help he needs is there if he wants to get it.

You should sell you house and move. That's what my parents did to my younger brother 24 hours after he graduated HS. 

Gilldoht wrote:

Nightcrawler wrote:

Well we drove out and dropped him off on Saturday. Now the ball is in his court to see what he does with his life. The campus is nice, but small. Less than 600 students. The teacher, student ratio is about 1:15, so all the help he needs is there if he wants to get it.

You should sell you house and move. That's what my parents did to my younger brother 24 hours after he graduated HS. 

I like my job and location, but the thought has crossed my mind.

Azrael wrote:

Nightcrawler wrote:

He hasn't even stepped foot on campus yet, but he is talking about going to a party on Monday with some kid he met on his last cruise.

Just let him be.  College is all about experimenting, and finding who you are.   

I understand that, it's just foreign to me. I was in the Army at this point in my life.

That sux.  I never dipped that low with my grades, but my first two years were way sub-par, and then I suddenly realized the connection between grades, jobs, and the money needed to pay those SOBs off - and still have a life.  Learning the hard way.  I hope I finished that chapter a while ago, but you never know, I guess.  Hopefully, he can get a job, and then realize what he's missing.

I am going to suggest a CC or some type of military time whether it is active or guard, he needs direction and is now picking things out of the air tha he wants to do. Right now he is thinking about Culinary Arts School. Which is another private school. He will have to prove to me that he can make it through 2 years of CC before he goes anywhere else.