Universally beloved schools

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Anonymous wrote:LOL. Penn has a reputation as a miserable place that never accepts anyone from our HS. Not loved.

Michigan is in a location with awful winter weather, is far too large and rah-rah and almost cult-like from what my DC and their friends could sense-- none of DC's (high achieving) peers had any interest in applying. Not universally loved.

No school is universally loved!

The climate crisis has probably affected the weather in Michigan. It used to be a real winter. You could depend on snow and frozen lakes. MTU in Houghton could be the way to go for decent winters. And Houghton's a cool little town.

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Anonymous wrote:Schools like Johns Hopkins are respected, but that’s different from being “loved,” which is more of a warm fuzzy feeling.

For warm and fuzzy it is Brown.

Lots of eye-rolling on our Brown tour (2021 or 2022) when all of the tour guides announced their pronouns. Also, a friend's daughter (now graduated) faced disciplinary action there for refusing to state her pronouns in a class group. So no, not warm and fuzzy.

you eye roll for pronouns? perhaps you would be more comfortable at liberty u

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Everyone I know who went to Bucknell loved it and has had highly successful careers.

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penn state, uva, ucla

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Anonymous wrote:Schools like Johns Hopkins are respected, but that’s different from being “loved,” which is more of a warm fuzzy feeling.

For warm and fuzzy it is Brown.

Lots of eye-rolling on our Brown tour (2021 or 2022) when all of the tour guides announced their pronouns. Also, a friend's daughter (now graduated) faced disciplinary action there for refusing to state her pronouns in a class group. So no, not warm and fuzzy.

[color=red]you eye roll for pronouns? perhaps you would be more comfortable at liberty u

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And you perhaps would be more comfortable at Lomonosov University in Moscow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you asking about what kids like or what parents like? Most kids love JMU but plenty of parents don’t think it’s prestigious enough. Same can be said for VT.

The only parents who feel that way are the snobs on DCUM. Everyone I know IRL is thrilled if their kids go to either of those schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Yale.

Everybody loves Yale and wants to go there.

Not really. It’s very far left and very gay, and New Haven is a dump.

DP. When I think of Yale, I think of the awful
Yale Law students shouting down an invited speaker. No thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL. Penn has a reputation as a miserable place that never accepts anyone from our HS. Not loved.

Michigan is in a location with awful winter weather, is far too large and rah-rah and almost cult-like from what my DC and their friends could sense-- none of DC's (high achieving) peers had any interest in applying. Not universally loved.

No school is universally loved!

Took the words right out of my mouth. Same experience with my kid's high-achieving friends.

This is ridiculous. So - spoken from two parents whose kid told them another kid did not like it, so did not apply. No actual experience at either school? Super intelligent commentary. From kids who did not apply though "high achieving" - no doubt from a public school.

Wow. Found the a$$hole.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you asking about what kids like or what parents like? Most kids love JMU but plenty of parents don’t think it’s prestigious enough. Same can be said for VT.

I have literally never read on here or heard IRL one negative thing about JMU. Kids love it, parents love it. Its for the plebes sure but sounds like a good time.

My nephew and a colleague's son both had serious issues at JMU. The drinking and hookup culture at JMU is so out of control. It's truly disgusting.

OMG drinking & hooking up? At a college in the USA? In the 2020s? Sources please.

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So ridiculous. The PP could be describing UVA or any college, anywhere. I’ve had three kids attend JMU and none had any issues with “out of control” drinking. Drink if you want, don’t if you’re not interested. Lots of different types of people attend JMU and there is something for everyone.

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Virginia Tech. Happy students and loyal alumni.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Michigan's undergrad population is woefully weak compared to stronger, usually private, seletive colleges. 40% of Michigan's freshmen class score below 1340. That is not a bad number, but definitely not elite.

You post this made up number on every single thread that mentions Michigan. The 50th percentile is 1470 and probably even higher for 2024. And, for out of state kids, even higher than that (my kid was in mid-1500s) and it was their top choice. Why are you always spreading misinformation about UMich?

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Anonymous wrote:Schools like Johns Hopkins are respected, but that’s different from being “loved,” which is more of a warm fuzzy feeling.

For warm and fuzzy it is Brown.

Lots of eye-rolling on our Brown tour (2021 or 2022) when all of the tour guides announced their pronouns. Also, a friend's daughter (now graduated) faced disciplinary action there for refusing to state her pronouns in a class group. So no, not warm and fuzzy.

[color=red]you eye roll for pronouns? perhaps you would be more comfortable at liberty u

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And you perhaps would be more comfortable at Lomonosov University in Moscow?

lol

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Michigan's undergrad population is woefully weak compared to stronger, usually private, seletive colleges. 40% of Michigan's freshmen class score below 1340. That is not a bad number, but definitely not elite.

You post this made up number on every single thread that mentions Michigan. The 50th percentile is 1470 and probably even higher for 2024. And, for out of state kids, even higher than that (my kid was in mid-1500s) and it was their top choice. Why are you always spreading misinformation about UMich?

Direct from University of Michigan's Common Data Set, available at the university website:

https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2022-2023_umaa.pdf


SAT
25% 75%
1350 1530

Percent submitting SAT score 52%
Percent submitting ACT scores 18%
Historically at Michigan about 10% of enrolled freshmen submitted both an ACT and SAT score.

Those students who scored below the 25th percentile are encouraged NOT to submit scores.

No matter how much you hope that it is not true that about 40% of Michigan's freshmen class have mediocre SAT scores, the facts DO NOT LIE. 25 percent of those who did submit scored below a 1350, and most likely a good percentage of the remaining cohort of test optional freshmen were low scorers (otherwise they would have submitted, doh!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Michigan's undergrad population is woefully weak compared to stronger, usually private, seletive colleges. 40% of Michigan's freshmen class score below 1340. That is not a bad number, but definitely not elite.

You post this made up number on every single thread that mentions Michigan. The 50th percentile is 1470 and probably even higher for 2024. And, for out of state kids, even higher than that (my kid was in mid-1500s) and it was their top choice. Why are you always spreading misinformation about UMich?

Direct from University of Michigan's Common Data Set, available at the university website:

https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2022-2023_umaa.pdf


SAT
25% 75%
1350 1530

Percent submitting SAT score 52%
Percent submitting ACT scores 18%
Historically at Michigan about 10% of enrolled freshmen submitted both an ACT and SAT score.

Those students who scored below the 25th percentile are encouraged NOT to submit scores.

No matter how much you hope that it is not true that about 40% of Michigan's freshmen class have mediocre SAT scores, the facts DO NOT LIE. 25 percent of those who did submit scored below a 1350, and most likely a good percentage of the remaining cohort of test optional freshmen were low scorers (otherwise they would have submitted, doh!)

So you have no proof. Got it.

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Michigan's 25th percentile SAT was 1340 in 2019, before test optional.