Mt. Pleasant Classical Academy

DS and I went on our first college tour to University of Delaware, Newark, DE. We went since it is practically in our backyard but prior to this DS didn’t seem thrilled about the thought of attending UD.   Yes, I’ve never been on a college tour before so I don’t have anything to compare this tour against.

UD is set in the middle of the City of Newark Main Street and the bustling cars and other traffic is almost everywhere.   We’ve driven by it for years but just never stopped and walked the campus.

The tour was their short-tour, 2-1/2 hr walking campus tour, and a visit to a dorm room.  Oh, the dorm room was small, semi-neat and included a college freshman who was soundly sleeping until our tour guide knocked on the door.  The kids do know when the tours are going to happen, oh well.

DS liked what he heard though and on the way home spoke about the advantages of attending—close enough to home for visits, he could stay on his in-line speed skating team, do research work as an undergrad (I want to find out how true that really is), and walk in with almost his freshmen year completed since UD gives credit for AP courses. Our tour guide took 4 AP courses, 4s&5s, and walked in with 26 credits (~30 is what a freshmen has at the end of the first year). We also found the center of the campus to be green, quiet and calm. We finished our afternoon with a burrito and a hamburger from one of their snack areas and I heard DS say that he would have no problem eating there for 4 years.

More tours to go on but the first one is out of the way.

Oh, DS also added that he is both hesitant and excited to think about being in college in 2 years.    Yea, I thought, I’m hesitant too, but not excited by the thought.  Nope.  But only asked,  “Wouldn’t you like to be homeschooled through college just like you asked me to do for you back when you were in 3rd grade?”