People with kids at a safety school — How are they doing?

[Anonymous]

Choosing the right safety school is important. Feel free to share any comments, experiences, or advice if this applies to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Choosing the right safety school is important. Feel free to share any comments, experiences, or advice if this applies to you.

My kid's safety was Indiana. He was at a fancy private school and for a while he was embarrassed and truth be told so was I. He had been shut out of all the SLACs, and mid-tier mid-sized universities (Lehigh, Bucknell, etc.). 3 years later, he is happier than any one of his high school classmates and is the only one who has lined up a great internship which has a good chance of turning into a permanent offer upon graduation.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, that's all made up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Choosing the right safety school is important. Feel free to share any comments, experiences, or advice if this applies to you.

My kid's safety was Indiana. He was at a fancy private school and for a while he was embarrassed and truth be told so was I. He had been shut out of all the SLACs, and mid-tier mid-sized universities (Lehigh, Bucknell, etc.). 3 years later, he is happier than any one of his high school classmates and is the only one who has lined up a great internship which has a good chance of turning into a permanent offer upon graduation.

Embarrassed about Indiana? What on earth.

[Anonymous]

My DD is at Temple U. and is doing well and loving it.

[Anonymous]

I think you need to get a life. Nobody cares where your child goes to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that's all made up.

NP. We visited Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana and —this is strange to say about a huge state school- Indiana had the most liberal arts-y campus feel of them all. It’s pretty, has a nice town, and has a lot of cultural stuff for the Midwest. A kid who had been aiming for a SLAC might like the feel of Indiana better than more obvious choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Choosing the right safety school is important. Feel free to share any comments, experiences, or advice if this applies to you.

My kid's safety was Indiana. He was at a fancy private school and for a while he was embarrassed and truth be told so was I. He had been shut out of all the SLACs, and mid-tier mid-sized universities (Lehigh, Bucknell, etc.). 3 years later, he is happier than any one of his high school classmates and is the only one who has lined up a great internship which has a good chance of turning into a permanent offer upon graduation.

Is he in Kelley though?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. We visited Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana and —this is strange to say about a huge state school- Indiana had the most liberal arts-y campus feel of them all. It’s pretty, has a nice town, and has a lot of cultural stuff for the Midwest. A kid who had been aiming for a SLAC might like the feel of Indiana better than more obvious choices.

That's an interesting take. Thanks for posting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Choosing the right safety school is important. Feel free to share any comments, experiences, or advice if this applies to you.

My kid's safety was Indiana. He was at a fancy private school and for a while he was embarrassed and truth be told so was I. He had been shut out of all the SLACs, and mid-tier mid-sized universities (Lehigh, Bucknell, etc.). 3 years later, he is happier than any one of his high school classmates and is the only one who has lined up a great internship which has a good chance of turning into a permanent offer upon graduation.

That’s awesome! Indiana is a great school. My son has applied. What can you tell me about it? I’m hoping he gets in! (He’s at a private school too)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that's all made up.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that's all made up.

You don't have kids at top private. People are crazy. And obnoxious. I can totally believe a parent was made to feel embarrassed their DC was going to Indiana. Not that they should feel that way, or have any reason to feel that way, but that they did, and I appreciate the honesty. I recently had a parent at my DCs school tell me that another DC was going to INdiana, but they quickly followed up with "they're in Kelley," which is the Business School. Indiana is a great school in a great college town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that's all made up.

You don't have kids at top private. People are crazy. And obnoxious. I can totally believe a parent was made to feel embarrassed their DC was going to Indiana. Not that they should feel that way, or have any reason to feel that way, but that they did, and I appreciate the honesty. I recently had a parent at my DCs school tell me that another DC was going to INdiana, but they quickly followed up with "they're in Kelley," which is the Business School. Indiana is a great school in a great college town.

PP just happened to know that all of her kid's classmates were unhappy at their schools. An entire year, save one kid at Indiana, from a private are simply miserable with their choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that's all made up.

You don't have kids at top private. People are crazy. And obnoxious. I can totally believe a parent was made to feel embarrassed their DC was going to Indiana. Not that they should feel that way, or have any reason to feel that way, but that they did, and I appreciate the honesty. I recently had a parent at my DCs school tell me that another DC was going to INdiana, but they quickly followed up with "they're in Kelley," which is the Business School. Indiana is a great school in a great college town.

Help me understand though. What makes these privates "top privates"?? And what did you (and other parents) think college process will end up? Did you honestly think there aren't enough smart/qualified kids in public??

- np

[Anonymous]

And this is why I feel very fortunate to have a kid in public...I know that the "quality" of the education probably doesn't come close to that of the top privates in the area...but there are lots of very smart, high performing kids at the school...and many of them need merit or simply can't afford $70K/year in tuition even with whatever financial aid they might qualify for so there is no judgment whatsoever about where kids apply and ultimately go. As a result, though my DC is reaching for a highly selective private, she is applying to a wide range of schools, knowing that there are very bright kids everywhere.