Sunday, April 24, 2016

Goldilocks & the Colleges


Any of you who have followed my blog for awhile know I have only one child, my daughter, Heather. She is a senior and graduating from high school next month at the top of her class. We took an impromptu vacation over our Spring Break a few weeks ago for her to pick out where to go for college. We visited several colleges back east and I nicknamed it the Goldilocks Tour! We had a great time.
Each school was a better and better fit, but she decided on Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. The campus is gorgeous! It is the quintessential New England college town. The shocking thing was that it was the most rural college we looked at. She is not a big fan of the rural area we live in and this is even smaller. The town has 3,000 and the school is about 3,000--the nearest Target is 35 minutes away. Sounds nice and safe to me!
 It is a highly selective liberal arts university and they offered her a wonderful financial aid package that is grant based--so she will be able to graduate without any student loan debt and it is cheaper than sending her to college in the state of Colorado. This is the willow path on campus and legend has it that if you have your first kiss on the willow path, you will eventually marry who you kissed. I told her to avoid the willow path!
The surrounding area is full of gorgeous farms and livestock. They also awarded her an Alumni Memorial Scholarship which means she gets $6,000 during her four years to spend on internships or travel. As an AMS, she gets to move into the dorms earlier and do some bonding activities with the other thirty AMS students. We did not understand all of these perks and what an honor this program is until we arrived for our tour and we were met by the dean. She had the opportunity to attend some classes, meet some students, check out the dining hall, etc. It was quite the red carpet treatment.
 
Although Colgate University is one of the most expensive universities in the country, they offer need based financial aid which makes it more affordable than most state schools. Many private colleges offer more financial aid than public institutions and are not out of reach for your children, be sure to take the time to research some of them--most of their websites offer financial aid calculators to help give accurate estimates of your costs.

If you want to see some more amazing pictures of Colgate click on this link
http://www.businessinsider.com/colgate-university-has-the-most-beautiful-college-campus-2014-8#
 Now on to quilting! I quilted the Sweetheart Baby Quilt this morning--nothing like last minute, the baby shower is Tuesday afternoon.
 I will spend the evening hand binding it for Slow Sunday Stitching. Check out other handwork here:
I hope to wash it tomorrow and show you the finished product soon.

Have a great week!

20 comments:

  1. What a beautiful College! I am sure she will do wonderful there! Love the baby quilt.

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  2. I think Heather has made a really excellent decision, and it is nice to see all her hard work in high school pay off! A small, supportive university like this can be a real blessing through all the adjustments of college life. Congratulations!

    And, a great-looking baby quilt too!

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  3. The college looks wonderful. Of course, if I read this right and you live in Colorado she is far, far away. But, airplanes help with that. I like your heart quilt. I never wash quilts before gifting but it does make some sense. The baby quilt will be well loved.

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  4. Her college choice looks and sounds amazing. It's so beautiful there! Congrats to her!
    Your quilt is super cute :)

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  5. This is such an exciting time. It looks like a wonderful college. i wish your daughter all the beast.
    Lovely heart quilt. This is a gorgeous gift.

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  6. How wonderful that she made this choice...small and safe ( aside from Willow Lane :) Beauty & Brains ...she's got it all! :)

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  7. How wonderful that she made this choice...small and safe ( aside from Willow Lane :) Beauty & Brains ...she's got it all! :)

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  8. How exciting for your daughter and you! It is a beautiful part of the country. Your baby quilt is adorable! So sweet.

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  9. Great news about your daughter; she looks all set for a brilliant future. The baby does too, with such a beautiful loving quilt to keep her warm!

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  10. Congratulations to your daughter! what a great school she chose. Now she'll have to have several quilts to keep her warm in New York. It's not like Colorado!

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  11. oh my! I wish I was going to college there! What beautiful photo's of a stunning area! Congrats to you daughter....such an amazing opportunity. Love the baby quilt...I also leave everything till the last minute...my excuse, I work better under pressure! Thanks for sharing this great post on Design Board Monday.

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  12. Great hearts, what a lovely shower gift!

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  13. The Sweetheart quilt turned out beautifully.
    Exciting times for your daughter. Best wishes for her and the future.

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  14. Like you, I have one daughter and she is heading to college in the fall as well. We searched and searched and she found her home at Ole Miss. Won't we both be puddles come move in day in August...maybe we should collaborate on an empty nest quilt. :) Your daughter is beautiful and she picked a wonderful school. ~Kelly

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  15. Looks like you guys found the perfect fit for Heather! ENJOY the journey....looking forward to how your sewing time will change next Fall for you.

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  16. Congratulations to your beautiful graduate, Tanya! Those photos make ME want to go back to school. What a gorgeous campus. And your sweethearts quilt is a perfectly pretty little gift for the baby shower. Have a fun time at the party!

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