Turning down Ivies

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Anonymous wrote:Brown and cornell turned down by 3 kids we know. They are going to:

Carnegie mellon (x2) for computer science
Yale

^ C-M makes sense. Maybe they don't game the USNWR rankings, but people in the know *know* they are studs on CS, quantum computing, etc.

What's the CS attrition rate at CMU? If CS students can't graduate, CMU name is meaningless in sociology or anthropology. A Princeton sociology major can go to the White House.

At CMU, the high school applicant applies directly to the school/major.

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Give up Cornell for u Chicago
Give up Cornell for UNC honors
Give up Dartmouth for Duke

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Know someone who turned down Columbia for Harvey Mudd this year.

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Cornell for Michigan (not uncommon)

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Princeton for Duke

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Anonymous wrote:my kid was going to turn down ivy.. but did't get accepted.. not sure if it counts

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Anonymous wrote:my kid was going to turn down ivy.. but did't get accepted.. not sure if it counts

My ivy kid said ivies aren't all that cuz 99% of recruiters and hiring managers who will give him jobs aren't ivy grads.

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Anonymous wrote:I have know people to turn down Ivy for full ride BK at UMD

My DC did this.

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Anonymous wrote:No - I think the media underreports the fact that the tip top schools have the most money to give. Our schools has plenty of middle class families and the ivies are generally a cheaper option than our state school. And def cheaper than the SLACS they got into.

I know one kid turning down Dartmouth for full ride at Duke, but that feels like splitting hairs. Not really about “turning down Ivy” but more “taking better deal at even higher ranked school”

And for those of us doughnut hole families with no financial aid, sometimes kids turn down an expensive Ivy for a full ride at State U...

I guess. We don’t have a lot of full rides at our state u and I’ve found donut hole families (making 250k) just say, what the hell, and pay the 350 for take over the 200k for state u. The delta isn’t enough to stop them.

More typically $350k vs. $120k.

you live in a state that's cheaper than mine! but these are people who also buy pricey houses and nice cars. really, the 200k over 4 years is not the end all when you're an empty nester making 250k and salary is still rising

You make a lot of assumptions there.

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Anonymous wrote:Any kids you know from this year’s class turning down an Ivy / Ivies? Where are they matriculating instead?

Kid we know is turning down Princeton, Yale, Cornell for Brown.

Life balance…

They didn’t turn down an Ivy. They chose one Ivy over 3 other Ivies.

That person turned down 3 Ivies.

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Anonymous wrote:Cornell for Michigan (not uncommon)

DC was in this boat but ended up choosing Cornell because they were equivalent cost and care more about academics than sports (although both are amazing schools)

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Turned down Princeton for Jefferson Scholarship at UVA

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Anonymous wrote:Cornell for Michigan (not uncommon)

DC was in this boat but ended up choosing Cornell because they were equivalent cost and care more about academics than sports (although both are amazing schools)

My kid too

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Anonymous wrote:Brown and cornell turned down by 3 kids we know. They are going to:

Carnegie mellon (x2) for computer science
Yale

^ C-M makes sense. Maybe they don't game the USNWR rankings, but people in the know *know* they are studs on CS, quantum computing, etc.

What's the CS attrition rate at CMU? If CS students can't graduate, CMU name is meaningless in sociology or anthropology. A Princeton sociology major can go to the White House.

NP - why can't a sociology major from CMU also go to White House?

There's no reason whatsoever. Honestly, the number of ignorant people on this site is infinite, and the poster above is one of them. And for the record, Princeton's sociology department technically doesn't even rank in the top ten. If graduating with an undergraduate major from a top-ranked sociology department were a prerequisite for a White House job, I'd be focusing on students from Wisconsin or Michigan.

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Anonymous wrote:No - I think the media underreports the fact that the tip top schools have the most money to give. Our schools has plenty of middle class families and the ivies are generally a cheaper option than our state school. And def cheaper than the SLACS they got into.

I know one kid turning down Dartmouth for full ride at Duke, but that feels like splitting hairs. Not really about “turning down Ivy” but more “taking better deal at even higher ranked school”

And for those of us doughnut hole families with no financial aid, sometimes kids turn down an expensive Ivy for a full ride at State U...

That's a pretty rich doughnut hole when it comes to Ivies.
Kids on 250k are getting aid at Ivies and top LACs.