After settling in last night at about 2:30 a.m., we tossed and turned and finally, at about 4:30, we started to fall asleep. That's when the alarm clock went off in our room. Needless to say, we didn't get much sleep. Left the hotel at 10:00 on our comfy bus. After a stop for lunch, we arrived at PNC Park in Pittsburgh at about 5:00, with plenty of time to explore before the game began at 7:00. Pennsylvania is just plain green green green. We're not sure many people live here, because all we saw on our drive was forests and [View Full Entry]

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We have arrived in St. Johnsbury, Vermont and have hit our first rain and cool weather in three weeks. We should be complaining but are actually rejoicing since we have been baking since we left BC. I haven't wriitten in here for a few days since I have not had access to the internet because of technical difficulties. In the last few days we have come from DC to Plattekill, New York to Gettysburg to here. Today we are off to Sherbrooke, Quebec, my old stomping grounds to spend a week with family at the cottage on Lake Memphremagog. I will [View Full Entry]

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Dear All, On this last day of the tour, I returned to Pennsylvania on my way home, and toured Bucknell and Susquehanna. BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY Student Body Population--3500 Classroom Performance 93% in top quarter of high school class Mid 50% Test Scores (if required) 1230-1400 % Out of State 77% % Male 50% This beautiful, well maintained campus reminded me of Wake Forest in its architecture, its students and its objectives. I met with Carol Gadd, associate director of Bucknell’s admissions office, prior to the 8:30 am information session, and then joined part of the campus tour. I only wish I could [View Full Entry]

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Dear All, Tours of Wesleyan University, Trinity and the United States Military Academy follow… WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Student Body Population--2800 Classroom Performance 78% had a 3.5 or higher Mid 50% Test Scores (if required) 1300-1490 % Out of State 92% % Male 49% I arrived to the campus early and enjoyed a hot breakfast in the school’s dining hall. I was particularly excited to see Wesleyan because of its strong academic reputation. Our tour guide described the school as “mellow”, “open”. I would add that it seems to attract an eclectic group of students. Note To Parents: The tour guides recommended parents [View Full Entry]

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where to start... my last entry left off when I was still in Seattle, at the end of May. After leaving Seattle I visited Rhea again in Portland, then travelled south to meet Spud in San Francisco. We met up with my dear friend Sunny who's currently living in Berkeley, and Sunny's friend Mik offered us a room at the place he was staying. With the luxury of a room to ourselves and a key to the back door, we set off to enjoy San Francisco. As usual, Spud wanted to check out the dancing scene and the bridges, so we [View Full Entry]

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I totally forgot that I have a vacation last week, and we decided at the last minute that we were going to go to Philadelphia to celebrate Independence Day!! Turned out that traveling by plane, train or bus cost about the same at that time, so I decided what the heck I will just drive there. It's more comfortable, and faster than train or bus, and I get to decide when and where to stop and take a rest. Sure was raining hard on the way there, but there were some gaps of sunshine when I drive past those dark clouds. [View Full Entry]

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will i figure out this travel blog site in time... hmmm? i'm currently clueless as to how to fixate a stinkin photo on to any of it's pages... and i'm nothing without spell check! damn it! why do you mock me lord?!? no but seriously, here i am. waiting... [View Full Entry]

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Dear All, I have logged nearly 600 miles of road time and boy does it feel nice to settle into my hotel tonight (Lancaster Arts Hotel, a national landmark) courtesy of Franklin and Marshall. I regret no pictures will accompany my postings until I return home. Until then, I will try to paint a word picture for you in the form of notes I create for myself as well. For a visual aid to my travels, click on the "blog map" found in the first entry. Schools Visited Today Dickinson College, (http://www.dickinson.edu) Student Body Population--2400 Classroom Performance of Students 48% in [View Full Entry]

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Dear All, The more schools I visit, the more I am convinced that there are so many schools that could be "great fits" for our students. Impressions of Lehigh, Lafayette and Muhlenburg follow. Lehigh University (www.lehigh.edu) Student Body Population--4800 Classroom Performance 90% of admitted students are in top tenth of high school class Mid 50% Test Scores (if required) SAT 1290-1400 % Out of State 75% % Male 61% Fifty miles south of Philly and 75 miles northeast of New York, this 1600 acre campus is simply spectacular in its beauty. The campus reminds me of Duke in terms of its [View Full Entry]

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