The evening of Thursday the 29th Pher, his friend Zeke, and Zeke's dad took off for Wooster, Ohio. This was an overnight visit at The College of Wooster. Friday the 30th they spent on campus. Friday evening they went to Hiram, OH to visit Hiram College's campus on the 31st.
I was looking forward to talking to him about the visits. What did he think of the colleges? How about their academics? Social life? Surrounding area? Saturday night Pher and Zeke blew in just fast enough to grab a guitar amp. I asked them each separately what their impressions were. Pher liked both of the colleges. Seemed more impressed with Wooster. That was all I got from him. He was on a musical mission and didn't have time to answer questions.
Zeke was trapped in the car and gave up more information. He also liked both colleges. He did not like the idea of the writing intense first year at Wooster. This school puts their freshman into groups of about 15 students. They all take a writing intensive class together and their professor is their academic advisor. He thought it would be a good idea to go to Hiram for freshman year and then transfer to Wooster. HUH? I pointed out the obvious. IF a student does not attend the writing class at Wooster, the student will not have the necessary insight as to the writing and research expectations of the professors. IF the student does not participate in the class designed specifically to develop the research and writing skills that the college expects, the student is setting himself up for what will be a challenging remaing 3 years of college. I think he got it after I spelled it out. He is a really bright young man. Sometimes I think that boys/men just don't think things through.
On Sunday the 8th, Pher, Zeke, Zeke's mom, and I all leave for Beloit, WI. The boys will be spending the night on campus at Beloit College on Sunday. Monday will be a day to explore campus, have an admissions interview, and hopefully sit in on a class. After we are done at Beloit, we will be heading to Galesburg, IL to visit Knox College. Zeke's mom and I are along for the ride and to offer as much guidance as our sons will accept. Wish us luck!
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