Where should Will and Marie go to College?

[Mark Arbour]

I'm a little torn by this, so I'm asking you all for some advice.  I just posted Chapter 78.  Next weekend, when I post Chapter 79, the reason for the question become clearer.  I was going to wait to post this poll then, but figured it might be fun to see if you change your mind. 

[impunity]

I just earned a badge for voting in your poll. I'm turning into a GA overachiever, just accumulating the awards. Haha. 

Edited July 9, 2023 by impunity

[PrivateTim]

1 hour ago, Mark Arbour said:

I'm a little torn by this, so I'm asking you all for some advice.  I just posted Chapter 78.  Next weekend, when I post Chapter 79, the reason for the question become clearer.  I was going to wait to post this poll then, but figured it might be fun to see if you change your mind. 

Will should go to UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography and you know it. One of the best, if not the best school of oceanography in the world. Will can surf every day, troll Black's Beach, and study a subject he loves. 

But whatever he does, Harvard is not the right place for him. It might be okay for Marie.

[pickuptoy]

I think they both should go to school at Stanford, but I really don't think that it is important for them to go to school with each other. I really don't think Will would be happy at Harvard, Marie might be happy there, but think Stanford would be a better school for her. Will loves to surf way to much to be that far away from it would make his time at Harvard go by really slow. And with JP and Stef both being right there to help mold him for the future. JP more in the leadership part and Stef in business and investments. And I also think Will and the Old family money crowd at Harvard may really clash with each other. Just my thoughts.

[Mark Arbour]

1 hour ago, PrivateTim said:

Will should go to UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography and you know it. One of the best, if not the best school of oceanography in the world. Will can surf every day, troll Black's Beach, and study a subject he loves. 

But whatever he does, Harvard is not the right place for him. It might be okay for Marie.

Scripps is awesome.  I know it.  And Blacks Beach…there’s some memories.  😁
 

I’m not sure I see him there though.  I definitely don’t see Marie there.  

[centexhairysub]

I think they should both go to Harvard.  That said, I can be okay with them going anywhere, as long as they are going to the same place.  For Masters or a Doctorate program they can go their own way, but undergraduate, I want them to have each others backs...

[Daddydavek]

They are both going to Berkeley!  I've strongly felt Will would find Harvard to be full of stuck up assholes and way too cold in the winter!  Will needs to compete with Marie and she with him. Going to Berkeley gets them away from home, while Stanford is in their back yard.

[methodwriter85]

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 I've strongly felt Will would find Harvard to be full of stuck up assholes and way too cold in the winter! 

I've always kind of imagined that Harvard would go for Will the way it initially went for Elle in Legally Blonde.

That would be pretty funny to me, and I like the idea of Mark giving Will the Legally Blonde experience like he's giving JJ the Devil Wears Prada experience.

[PrivateTim]

1 hour ago, methodwriter85 said:

I've always kind of imagined that Harvard would go for Will the way it initially went for Elle in Legally Blonde.

That was a movie you know....  not real life like CAP. 🤣

[impunity]

I didn't get the impression Will enjoyed his recent visit to Harvard. I voted for Stanford but Cal would probably work as well, if you want to mix things up a little given the large number of characters who went to Stanford. He might get conflicted at sports events, though. 

[akascrubber]

Was it not too cold for Will's tastes when he arrived early in the year to visit Harvard ? He had sex with Peter Thiel and made an investment that will pay off handsomely in the future. By going to Harvard, he is closer to JJ, Patrick, Fashion Week and related people, and the hot guy running Stef's NY venture capital office.There is something to be said about the benefits of spreading your wings and moving away from home to go to college. He can get back to Palo Alta when he needs, I bet.

[PrivateTim]

58 minutes ago, akascrubber said:

Was it not too cold for Will's tastes when he arrived early in the year to visit Harvard ? He had sex with Peter Thiel and made an investment that will pay off handsomely in the future. By going to Harvard, he is closer to JJ, Patrick, Fashion Week and related people, and the hot guy running Stef's NY venture capital office.There is something to be said about the benefits of spreading your wings and moving away from home to go to college. He can get back to Palo Alta when he needs, I bet.

It is one thing to be in Boston for a week when it is cold, but when the first snow falls in October and is still around in April.... it gets old pretty fast.

[Mark Arbour]

6 hours ago, impunity said:

I didn't get the impression Will enjoyed his recent visit to Harvard. I voted for Stanford but Cal would probably work as well, if you want to mix things up a little given the large number of characters who went to Stanford. He might get conflicted at sports events, though. 

The problem is that people who go to Cal are usually total douches.  😀

[PrivateTim]

5 minutes ago, Mark Arbour said:

The problem is that people who go to Cal are usually total douches.  😀

OMG Stanfurd isn't even a full university, it is right there IN THEIR NAME, Leland Stanfurd, JUNIOR UNIVERSITY 🤣

[Mark Arbour]

23 minutes ago, PrivateTim said:

OMG Stanfurd isn't even a full university, it is right there IN THEIR NAME, Leland Stanfurd, JUNIOR UNIVERSITY 🤣

I couldn't help baiting you with that one.  💕

[Gary L]

So, can someone explain to this Brit, please, why the weather should be a deciding factor in choosing your university? Ummm. Also, Marie is important but what about his half sister in Boston?  

[impunity]

1 hour ago, Gary L said:

So, can someone explain to this Brit, please, why the weather should be a deciding factor in choosing your university? 

I couldn't agree more. It can be a consideration, but there are so many more important things to take into account. 

[PrivateTim]

2 hours ago, Gary L said:

So, can someone explain to this Brit, please, why the weather should be a deciding factor in choosing your university? Ummm. Also, Marie is important but what about his half sister in Boston?  

Pretty easy really. The U.S. is not like Britain. Britain is about 60% the size of California, the highest point in the country is only about 1,300m, so no matter where you go in the country, the weather is very similar, so it doesn't matter if you go the University of Edinburgh or the University of Bath, the weather isn't going to vary much.

For someone who likes to surf as much as they can, because they are in sunshine and temperate weather, going to a place where it snows six month out of the year puts a real damper on surfing..... and other outdoor activities like golfing, tennis, outdoor parties, etc.

Lots of students from the Northeast, and Northern Midwest wind up going to college in Florida, Arizona, California and other warm weather areas.

Marie is also a peer, vs a toddler.

[methodwriter85]

4 hours ago, PrivateTim said:

Marie is also a peer, vs a toddler.

 Matt, Wade, and Tiffany seem to have settled into a nice family life and I don't want Will to come around and wreck it with the chaos he always inevitably brings. LOL At least until Maddie and Riley are middle-school aged. LOL

Edited July 16, 2023 by methodwriter85

[Gary L]

13 hours ago, PrivateTim said:

Marie is also a peer, vs a toddler

Lost in translation?  

[Daddydavek]

JP's letter clearly indicates he will support them wherever they decide to go.  Marie's point about having their mentor closer was another plus. Marie is serious about her concerns for her parents.  The allure of surfing is mentioned.  Travis is there and will probably go to Arizona for his degree.  Neither Will or Marie need the prestige of a degree from Harvard to advance their careers.  The weather factor isn't major but it is just one more thing.

[Daddydavek]

14 minutes ago, Gary L said:

Lost in translation?  

Will's half sister in Boston is a toddler.

[Gary L]

1 hour ago, Daddydavek said:

Will's half sister in Boston is a toddler.

Ah, thanks.  But also cousin vs half-sister whom he promised to care for.

[Gary L]

6 hours ago, Daddydavek said:

JP's letter clearly indicates he will support them wherever they decide to go.  Marie's point about having their mentor closer was another plus. Marie is serious about her concerns for her parents.  The allure of surfing is mentioned.  Travis is there and will probably go to Arizona for his degree.  Neither Will or Marie need the prestige of a degree from Harvard to advance their careers.  The weather factor isn't major but it is just one more thing.

I can’t believe weather or surfing would be an acceptable reason for university choice for JP, Brad, or any family member.  Or Will, himself. Family trust issues are a minor concern once things get sorted.  
I await with huge interest to see how our author resolves this…… be strong Mark, trust me!,,,, 😛 

[PrivateTim]

7 hours ago, Gary L said:

I can’t believe weather or surfing would be an acceptable reason for university choice for JP, Brad, or any family member.  Or Will, himself. Family trust issues are a minor concern once things get sorted.

Will has not cared what Brad thought since he was 12.

What you asked was, "why the weather should be a deciding factor in choosing your university", and I am telling you A LOT of kids want OUT of places like MN, OH, NY, etc and they are applying to schools in FL, AZ, TX and CA. I have also seen A LOT of California kids go away to schools like Michigan, BU, BC, NYU, Ohio State, etc and transfer back to CA or maybe to AZ and most say the weather drove them nuts. The Ivy schools are a bit stickier because of the prestige factor, but I'd seen CA kids come back from Yale, Harvard and Princeton too.

I don't suppose you are a surfer, so you may not get how important it is in the lives of many CA coastal kids. UCSD, UCSB, UCSC, Pepperdine, LMU, CSUMB, CSULB and many other schools near the coast do get students who have among the factors important to them, access to surfing.

For Will specifically, since the ocean is so important to him, picking the university with the top oceanographic department in the world, would make sense. But we've never heard Will's reason for going to Harvard or what his future plans are.