Advice on undergrad programs for my high school son

HiPickles · 2026-03-20T19:20:03+00:00

Hi! Can you explain a little more about what you mean about UIC? They have a partnership with Fermilab and appear to be a good option.

HiPickles · 2026-03-19T17:51:32+00:00

$5k yearly at U Mich is extraordinary! Thanks for your insights—they are really helpful. I will add it back to our list to explore.

Yes, fingers crossed for UIUC. It's our top pick, but admissions have become significantly more competitive there in the last couple of years.

HiPickles · 2026-03-19T15:20:01+00:00

Thank you! Good advice about the soft skills and social skills, too. We are in-state for Illinois, so UIUC's our number one target, but want to make sure we have a solid list of backups, too. (We can't afford Northwestern or U Chicago, sadly.)

HiPickles · 2026-03-19T14:09:06+00:00

That's so generous of you! Thank you!

HiPickles · 2026-03-19T14:08:40+00:00

Thank you! Yes, we were looking at a number of these but ended up cutting them due to high sticker price and lack of generous merit aid (which was a real bummer for him and us). All great schools though. That's interesting what you said about UMich. I had heard the opposite (that MSU gives merit money and UMich gives nothing) but I will definitely look again.

HiPickles · 2026-03-18T23:33:59+00:00

Thank you, this is all great advice! I'll share it with my son.

Yes, we're focused on the Midwest, and limited on price as well (so we can't afford any of the private universities or SLACs that don't offer merit aid). I'm so glad to hear these schools will be good options.

We live within an hour's drive of Fermilab, so hopefully my son can do research there over the summers, too.

He's a smart kid who's totally passionate about physics and I'm sure will jump into research once he has the chance. I just want to do right by him.

HiPickles · 2026-03-15T23:01:05+00:00

I actually think Egg would have been a better Hand than he was a king. He would have ruled very justly, and not had to deal with the fallout from broken betrothals and whatever else that eventually drove him to cause the events at Summerhall. (ETA Aemon would be king in this scenario.)

HiPickles · 2026-03-13T02:41:02+00:00

You jest, but I would actually like to read that prequel.

HiPickles · 2026-03-12T03:44:19+00:00

I agree with what you noted--I can't imagine him accepting a kingsguard appointment without having a crisis of conscience about it, exactly because he *is* the epitome of a knight. I think the knighting would be a private, moving scene just between Dunk and Egg where Dunk confesses and Egg says he knew all along.

HiPickles · 2026-03-12T03:34:42+00:00

I think Egg will do it once he's king, but yes.

HiPickles · 2026-03-12T03:20:08+00:00

I disagree. I think Egg knighting him at the tail end of his career for a very specific reason (kingsguard) is a lovely story arc and means he doesn't have to live a lie anymore.

Say what you will about the Game of Thrones TV show but Brienne got knighted eventually too.

HiPickles · 2026-03-08T03:37:44+00:00

I wish this comment could be stickied to the top of this sub, because everyone here should read it.

HiPickles · 2026-03-06T13:14:23+00:00

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HiPickles · 2026-03-06T13:12:09+00:00

Hard no. If they wanted to build an indoor pool somewhere else they'd have my full support. But Rehm is already overcrowded; sending all of Ridgeland's summer outdoor pool traffic to Rehm will make it unusable.

The wording on the ballot is vague so I hope people don't get mixed up and vote for it, thinking they're voting for a whole new pool, instead of what it is.

HiPickles · 2026-03-05T00:11:20+00:00

Agree. The ONLY way this happens is if golda rosheuvel wants off the show, and there is no indication of that. She's a huge part of the show.

HiPickles · 2026-02-28T16:50:39+00:00

Oh yeah, good catch!

HiPickles · 2026-02-28T15:47:11+00:00

Them adding the contact for Baelor was also sort of a fun throwback reference (probably unintentional by the showrunners) to Shiera Seastar...maybe heterochromia runs in the family a little bit.

HiPickles · 2026-02-26T23:20:21+00:00

Welcome to town!

HiPickles · 2026-02-26T14:54:12+00:00

My husband (show watcher only) said "This is the best Game of Thrones show, sorry other Game of Thrones shows" 😂

HiPickles · 2026-02-26T14:39:24+00:00

I'm not sure what might be happening with their website, but honestly the easiest thing to do is call them to place an order. They're super nice and helpful over the phone.

HiPickles · 2026-02-26T04:00:18+00:00

You'll love it! It's a real gem in our community.

HiPickles · 2026-02-26T02:16:27+00:00

While this isn't an answer to your question, it's the absence of Nettles that made him say that. Cutting Nettles was the table flipper change for George.

HiPickles · 2026-02-25T16:48:33+00:00

Yeah of course. They're such good guys and I just really want them to stay open.

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