I had a memorable evening with a girl from Florida Southern one evening while she was visiting her friend at UF. I don't think that's going to be much help for your son though......................or perhaps it just might.My son is looking at Florida Southern College in Lakeland and I'm wanting any info from people who know about the school, may have gone there, have friends/relatives that may have gone there, etc...
No, that's not much help.I had a memorable evening with a girl from Florida Southern one evening while she was visiting her friend at UF. I don't think that's going to be much help for your son though......................or perhaps it just might.
If divits can get laid there, your son should have a chance.No, that's not much help.
Unless you have pictures...
I want him to leave the basement and never come back.Just tell him to skip college and go to work full time.
That's very interesting. I am in no way disputing your story but for most of my years in Lakeland (40+) the school has had a reputation of not tolerating drinking. Now I'm not saying that the students don't go out partying (Kau Kau Koner, anyone?) but I know several administrators and I bet they'd interested in hearing about this.We've made 3 trips there and they are offering my son a pretty good scholarship package. Accepted students were invited down for what they call "Scholars Weekend". They have lots of activities, tours, meetings with professors, admission and financial aid set up. They also pair the kids with a student and they spend the night on campus. Its supposed to be an opportunity for the kids to get a feel of what its like to be a student at Florida Southern.
Florida Southern presents itself very well. A smaller (2,500) private school with a long history, great architecture, beautiful campus, top 5% business school, guaranteed graduation in 4 years, guaranteed study abroad and guaranteed internships.
We were really liking it right up til the point my son called and asked to be picked up because his FSC chaperone decided to take him to a frat party and stuck a rum and coke in my son's 17 year old hand.
Now most of you are thinking "cool". But fortunately my son has his head on straighter than me. And most of you. This is not only a complete turn off for him and its just not his scene. He was also not able to get back into the dorm he was supposed to sleep in. Which also had 3 other college kids in it and he was supposed to be sleeping on the vinyl floor. That he said smelled like a combination of booze, sweat and puke.
So needless to say I reluctantly went back to campus around midnight and picked him up and took him back to the hotel that me and Mrs. Tag were at. After all he did exactly what I've taught him to do and call someone if you're stuck somewhere with a bunch of drunks and need a ride. And then I took him back to campus the next morning for their breakfast they were to be at and let him continue his visit.
So I'm thinking, no big deal, this goes on at every college in America and my son just had a chaperone that jumped the gun a little. But he did tell me there were a number if other high school kids at the party. So he wasn't the only one.
Later in the day FSC had a final meeting with the parents before we were to pick up our kids and leave. After the meeting I pulled the Director if Admissions aside and just wanted to let her know what my son's experience was like at her college the night before. I figured at least they would want to be aware that the student they appointed to my son didn't exactly show him the side of the school they touted. To my surprise she seemed very dismissive of my story as though the partying and drinking was actually part of the planned festivities. I got an obligatory apology and that was about it.
I don't mind if a school is a "party school". What one isn't? But I have to be concerned if a college administration willingly pushes drinking and partying on 17 year old high school kids right?
We've made 3 trips there and they are offering my son a pretty good scholarship package. Accepted students were invited down for what they call "Scholars Weekend". They have lots of activities, tours, meetings with professors, admission and financial aid set up. They also pair the kids with a student and they spend the night on campus. Its supposed to be an opportunity for the kids to get a feel of what its like to be a student at Florida Southern.
Florida Southern presents itself very well. A smaller (2,500) private school with a long history, great architecture, beautiful campus, top 5% business school, guaranteed graduation in 4 years, guaranteed study abroad and guaranteed internships.
We were really liking it right up til the point my son called and asked to be picked up because his FSC chaperone decided to take him to a frat party and stuck a rum and coke in my son's 17 year old hand.
Now most of you are thinking "cool". But fortunately my son has his head on straighter than me. And most of you. This is not only a complete turn off for him and its just not his scene. He was also not able to get back into the dorm he was supposed to sleep in. Which also had 3 other college kids in it and he was supposed to be sleeping on the vinyl floor. That he said smelled like a combination of booze, sweat and puke.
So needless to say I reluctantly went back to campus around midnight and picked him up and took him back to the hotel that me and Mrs. Tag were at. After all he did exactly what I've taught him to do and call someone if you're stuck somewhere with a bunch of drunks and need a ride. And then I took him back to campus the next morning for their breakfast they were to be at and let him continue his visit.
So I'm thinking, no big deal, this goes on at every college in America and my son just had a chaperone that jumped the gun a little. But he did tell me there were a number if other high school kids at the party. So he wasn't the only one.
Later in the day FSC had a final meeting with the parents before we were to pick up our kids and leave. After the meeting I pulled the Director if Admissions aside and just wanted to let her know what my son's experience was like at her college the night before. I figured at least they would want to be aware that the student they appointed to my son didn't exactly show him the side of the school they touted. To my surprise she seemed very dismissive of my story as though the partying and drinking was actually part of the planned festivities. I got an obligatory apology and that was about it.
I don't mind if a school is a "party school". What one isn't? But I have to be concerned if a college administration willingly pushes drinking and partying on 17 year old high school kids right?
Yeah my son is an only child but its not like he's never been let our of the house. He has friends at school that drink and party. He left his homecoming dance back in the fall because it was "just a bunch of drunk kids acting stupid". I didnt train him that way. It just turns him off and he doesn't want to be around it. So I'm certainly not going to encourage it. He's just more of the go with a couple of friends to a coffee shop kind of guy. So we'll see.Wow. Imagine how you would feel if that was a daughter. Nice parenting work.
The Academy is a long shot but he has gone thru all the interviews, tests and has his congressional appointment. So were just waiting to hear something. Should know by the end of March. ERAU has offered him a pretty good scolly as well.That sucks Tag. But that's awesome that the Academy and Embry Riddle are real possibilities. Congratulations!