Dumb "W" school asking kids to wear their newly accepted College Shirts on May 1st

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Ooh. I have to get a George Washington University t-shirt for my son. That way people like you can look down on him for going to what DCUM calls the "rich international losers' school". Never mind that we are, in fact, dual citizens, that George Washington is exactly the same price as Georgetown and other privates, and that there are way more international kids at NYU and elsewhere than at George Washington. Also, he got in with a generous scholarship.

But none of this can be added to the t-shirt, so you can just keep making stupid assumptions! I feel you're the type that loves to be outraged

Holy defensiveness! Someone isn’t comfortable about where their kid is going to college…

Perhaps, but this practice is in bad taste.

No it’s not. There’s no reason kids can’t be proud of where they are going to college.

There's no reason kids can't be proud of where they are going to college without having a school-sponsored event where they're supposed to wear a shirt with the name of the college on it. Unless they're doing it for external validation, of course.

🤷🏻‍♀️Whelp guess you’ll just have to suck it up since this event is happening.

I'm the PP you're responding to, I've had kids in two different MCPS high schools, and it doesn't happen at either of them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our idiotic "W" school in MCPS has done it again. Such a disgusting place. Can't stand it anymore.

Dumb place sent out a notification for kids to wear their college sweatshirt to school on May 1st.

What is this? So kids can brag more about the swanky, expensive colleges they got into and make others feel badly who were waitlisted or had to take second choice? Yuck. I know I know - we bought here thinking it was a "good" School.. NO! A school of pushy, rude parents who only look out for number one. Themselves and their kids. It's awful.

What about a kid who may have to go to Montgomery College? What if someone isn't going to college? What if someone comes from low income housing and cannot afford college? What if What if What if?? Not bad in and of itself but geez. My kid is likely going to UMD and has already received a number of snarky comments. On waitlist that won't get off of while kid x, y, z parades in and out with a Michigan sweatshirt daily.

Why does this idiot school allow this? What is wrong with these people? Isn't the instagram they are exposed to daily bad enough???

Stop the madness. It's cruel to some of these kids who are not thrilled with college decision.

I think what you really mean is "It's cruel to parents like me who bragged about how bright my child was and how gifted they were and now my kid is going to regular state college where *gasp* some normal kids with normal IQs go. "

Nailed it!

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Ooh. I have to get a George Washington University t-shirt for my son. That way people like you can look down on him for going to what DCUM calls the "rich international losers' school". Never mind that we are, in fact, dual citizens, that George Washington is exactly the same price as Georgetown and other privates, and that there are way more international kids at NYU and elsewhere than at George Washington. Also, he got in with a generous scholarship.

But none of this can be added to the t-shirt, so you can just keep making stupid assumptions! I feel you're the type that loves to be outraged

Holy defensiveness! Someone isn’t comfortable about where their kid is going to college…

Perhaps, but this practice is in bad taste.

No it’s not. There’s no reason kids can’t be proud of where they are going to college.

There's no reason kids can't be proud of where they are going to college without having a school-sponsored event where they're supposed to wear a shirt with the name of the college on it. Unless they're doing it for external validation, of course.

🤷🏻‍♀️Whelp guess you’ll just have to suck it up since this event is happening.

Even if I got into Harvard I wouldn't bother with this nonsense nor should you.

I missed where OP said it was mandatory to participate?

[Anonymous]

May 1 is NATIONAL college commitment day and kids at high schools all over the country do this. Kids should be celebrating moving on to their next chapter. I’m sorry your child didn’t get in where she wanted, but she needs to come to terms with that and get excited about UMD or wherever she decides to go. Otherwise she is setting herself up for a miserable college experience. And who are you to tell other kids they can’t celebrate because your child can’t get over her disappointment?
I have a hard time believing that kids at your “W” school are making fun of UMD. It looks like 10% of Whitman is going there next year!

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Anonymous wrote:May 1 is NATIONAL college commitment day and kids at high schools all over the country do this. Kids should be celebrating moving on to their next chapter. I’m sorry your child didn’t get in where she wanted, but she needs to come to terms with that and get excited about UMD or wherever she decides to go. Otherwise she is setting herself up for a miserable college experience. And who are you to tell other kids they can’t celebrate because your child can’t get over her disappointment?
I have a hard time believing that kids at your “W” school are making fun of UMD. It looks like 10% of Whitman is going there next year!

Yep. But in the Snowflake View, just one look equals "Ew, gross, you're going *there*?!".

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Anonymous wrote:This tradition helps kids transition from high school to college. Its a big change for them, for everyone, and not just a celebration. I've only seen kids be happy for each other when they finalize their choices, or be sad about leaving their friends.

You are naive.

No! My kid has been tormented with comments about choices "Thats a party school!" or "What are you going do with a degree in THAT" or "Why are you going to the MIDWEST" or "Why is the acceptance rate there so HIGH"

Seriously. Teach the kids some manners. Geez.

Maybe your kid needs to rethink who she associates with. I can’t see my kids or any of her friends making comments like this. They are all supportive of each other regardless of where they have decided to go.

And I suspect that your child would also wear the Michigan sweatshirt if she got in. The only reason why your are criticizing it now is because she didn’t and feels bad.

[Anonymous]

I went to an elite (and elitist) prep school and the kids going to HSYP+ schools considered it gauche to flaunt where they were going.

The problem with May 1 is it doesn’t give the kids stuck going to their safeties time to adjust to that and to feel better about it.

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Anonymous wrote:May 1 is NATIONAL college commitment day and kids at high schools all over the country do this. Kids should be celebrating moving on to their next chapter. I’m sorry your child didn’t get in where she wanted, but she needs to come to terms with that and get excited about UMD or wherever she decides to go. Otherwise she is setting herself up for a miserable college experience. And who are you to tell other kids they can’t celebrate because your child can’t get over her disappointment?
I have a hard time believing that kids at your “W” school are making fun of UMD. It looks like 10% of Whitman is going there next year!

THIS! It’s a nice thing to celebrate.

[Anonymous]

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Ooh. I have to get a George Washington University t-shirt for my son. That way people like you can look down on him for going to what DCUM calls the "rich international losers' school". Never mind that we are, in fact, dual citizens, that George Washington is exactly the same price as Georgetown and other privates, and that there are way more international kids at NYU and elsewhere than at George Washington. Also, he got in with a generous scholarship.

But none of this can be added to the t-shirt, so you can just keep making stupid assumptions! I feel you're the type that loves to be outraged

Holy defensiveness! Someone isn’t comfortable about where their kid is going to college…

Perhaps, but this practice is in bad taste.

No it’s not. There’s no reason kids can’t be proud of where they are going to college.

There's no reason kids can't be proud of where they are going to college without having a school-sponsored event where they're supposed to wear a shirt with the name of the college on it. Unless they're doing it for external validation, of course.

I’m sorry you’re so insecure. Must be hard. Hugs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP the US is imploding and this is what you focus on?

Schools all over the country have done this since before 1980

I did it in Florida in 1976 [/quote]


Me too. this is NOTHING compared to what's going on on Instagram

[Anonymous]

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Ooh. I have to get a George Washington University t-shirt for my son. That way people like you can look down on him for going to what DCUM calls the "rich international losers' school". Never mind that we are, in fact, dual citizens, that George Washington is exactly the same price as Georgetown and other privates, and that there are way more international kids at NYU and elsewhere than at George Washington. Also, he got in with a generous scholarship.

But none of this can be added to the t-shirt, so you can just keep making stupid assumptions! I feel you're the type that loves to be outraged

Holy defensiveness! Someone isn’t comfortable about where their kid is going to college…

Perhaps, but this practice is in bad taste.

No it’s not. There’s no reason kids can’t be proud of where they are going to college.

There's no reason kids can't be proud of where they are going to college without having a school-sponsored event where they're supposed to wear a shirt with the name of the college on it. Unless they're doing it for external validation, of course.

🤷🏻‍♀️Whelp guess you’ll just have to suck it up since this event is happening.

Even if I got into Harvard I wouldn't bother with this nonsense nor should you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Ooh. I have to get a George Washington University t-shirt for my son. That way people like you can look down on him for going to what DCUM calls the "rich international losers' school". Never mind that we are, in fact, dual citizens, that George Washington is exactly the same price as Georgetown and other privates, and that there are way more international kids at NYU and elsewhere than at George Washington. Also, he got in with a generous scholarship.

But none of this can be added to the t-shirt, so you can just keep making stupid assumptions! I feel you're the type that loves to be outraged

Holy defensiveness! Someone isn’t comfortable about where their kid is going to college…

Perhaps, but this practice is in bad taste.

No it’s not. There’s no reason kids can’t be proud of where they are going to college.

There's no reason kids can't be proud of where they are going to college without having a school-sponsored event where they're supposed to wear a shirt with the name of the college on it. Unless they're doing it for external validation, of course.

I’m sorry you’re so insecure. Must be hard. Hugs.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to an elite (and elitist) prep school and the kids going to HSYP+ schools considered it gauche to flaunt where they were going.

The problem with May 1 is it doesn’t give the kids stuck going to their safeties time to adjust to that and to feel better about it.

Hmm. Me too, but I’m not sure I see it quite the same. Maybe it depends on how old you are, but I was there when everyone went to the same Post Office room on letter day and there were kids who walked out with stacks of fat envelopes and kids who didn’t. It was sort of surreal in retrospect. Way more emotionally charged than kids wearing sweatshirts to school after they’ve had at least a little time to digest.

I do agree that we had manners about it. The facts were the facts, but no one would openly gloat when there were kids literally in tears sitting on the steps outside. But other than the occasional jerk, I think the kids today have the same (if not better) sense of kindness and empathy toward their peers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:May 1 is NATIONAL college commitment day and kids at high schools all over the country do this. Kids should be celebrating moving on to their next chapter. I’m sorry your child didn’t get in where she wanted, but she needs to come to terms with that and get excited about UMD or wherever she decides to go. Otherwise she is setting herself up for a miserable college experience. And who are you to tell other kids they can’t celebrate because your child can’t get over her disappointment?
I have a hard time believing that kids at your “W” school are making fun of UMD. It looks like 10% of Whitman is going there next year!

Well said.
People need to frigging unclench.

[Anonymous]

Ah these are parents upset their kids were out worked and outclassed by other - largely immigrant- kids who will proudly wear their Columbia gear. They drank the MCPS cool-aide.