Need ideas for a sporty school

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Anonymous wrote:OP, your DD sounds annoying. And Indiana is probably more conservative and racist than a lot of the south. IYKYK

Yes, Indiana is very conservative. You need to research.

A conservative going to IU thinking it's conservative is going to be very disappointed. It's more liberal than MI or Wisconsin.

Check voting records. Close to 85% democratic. That's Park Slope level

I think a big question is whether you have a kid who plans to stay on campus, or leave campus.

Being part of a broader community, with people of all ages, was important to me in college. By the end of freshmen orientation, I had arranged a job, and a regular volunteer commitment in the community. I was visiting parts of my new city. Two of my kids will be also be accessing medical care in whatever community he ends up living in, due to a chronic issue.

So, while the political climate on campus might be a factor, the political climate in the broader community, and the state matters too.

I have 3 kids who will be going off to college in the next few years. For one of my kids, a red state would be a deal breaker. He would not look at Indiana. One of my kids will stay close to home, and one is considering schools around the country although he's more likely to pick Purdue, or Rose Hulman than IU based on his specific interests. Each kid will need to make their own decision.

Jesus Christ.

The point is to not have to worship him, thank you.

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Anonymous wrote:Daughter would like a USC kinda school. Good academics with sports, parties, greek life.

She doesn't want south or conservative. in DCUM parlance, we're very woke. She has good academics but USC is a tough admit. a place like Syracuse would be a safety, possibly with merit. She has Michigan and Wisconsin and some UCs on her list. Cornell is possible, but she wants to study business and she won't get into Dyson. She'd get into Tulane, but is put off by male/female lopsided nature. We'll look at Indiana. I tried to talk her into BC but we toured and she's not down for Catholic. (we're also not white and it seemed very white on tour).

Coming from NYC. Full pay

Any ideas?

How about Vandy although a harder admit than either of the USCs. Nashville is more mid-south than true south and more liberal than TN (with Vandy more liberal than Nashville as a whole). Tons of fun. Great academics. Rapidly improving sports. No shortage of party opportunities.

She said “no South.” Agree that Nashville is as blue as they come but NYC types who insist on No South imagine that every single resident is MTG or Marsha Blackburn. Plus, they’ll face barriers to all the many abortions they’re anticipating in college

Interesting that the poster complains about stereotyping the South while crudely stereotyping NYC before doing so

PP. i am accurately reporting how it actually goes on DCUM.

Q: should ‘my daughter’ (aka, me, a teen posing as a parent) consider any school south of Delaware for biomedical engineering? Thinking of,
say, Rice, Emory or Vandy. Which of these offers better internships?

A: No!!!!! You will have No Reproductive Rights anywhere not on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor!!!!!!!! What if you bleed out from a perforated uterus at 2 am ????!!!!! The chance of this happening at age 19 even though you aren’t pregnant is 0.0000008% but STILL!!!!!

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Ohio State, UMD, Penn State, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Virginia Tech, UVA

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Anonymous wrote:She doesn't want south or conservative.

No one down south wants to deal with people from NYC either.

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Anonymous wrote:She doesn't want south or conservative.

No one down south wants to deal with people from NYC either.

Then it's perfect

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, your DD sounds annoying. And Indiana is probably more conservative and racist than a lot of the south. IYKYK

Yes, Indiana is very conservative. You need to research.

A conservative going to IU thinking it's conservative is going to be very disappointed. It's more liberal than MI or Wisconsin.

Check voting records. Close to 85% democratic. That's Park Slope level

I think a big question is whether you have a kid who plans to stay on campus, or leave campus.

Being part of a broader community, with people of all ages, was important to me in college. By the end of freshmen orientation, I had arranged a job, and a regular volunteer commitment in the community. I was visiting parts of my new city. Two of my kids will be also be accessing medical care in whatever community he ends up living in, due to a chronic issue.

So, while the political climate on campus might be a factor, the political climate in the broader community, and the state matters too.

I have 3 kids who will be going off to college in the next few years. For one of my kids, a red state would be a deal breaker. He would not look at Indiana. One of my kids will stay close to home, and one is considering schools around the country although he's more likely to pick Purdue, or Rose Hulman than IU based on his specific interests. Each kid will need to make their own decision.

Jesus Christ.

The point is to not have to worship him, thank you.

Just don't go to an overtly religious school, geed. Do you or your kid honestly think there's a de facto requirement at party schools like UF, LSU, and South Carolina to be a born-again Christian just because you're in a red state? Don't be dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Daughter would like a USC kinda school. Good academics with sports, parties, greek life.

She doesn't want south or conservative. in DCUM parlance, we're very woke. She has good academics but USC is a tough admit. a place like Syracuse would be a safety, possibly with merit. She has Michigan and Wisconsin and some UCs on her list. Cornell is possible, but she wants to study business and she won't get into Dyson. She'd get into Tulane, but is put off by male/female lopsided nature. We'll look at Indiana. I tried to talk her into BC but we toured and she's not down for Catholic. (we're also not white and it seemed very white on tour).

Coming from NYC. Full pay

Any ideas?

How about Vandy although a harder admit than either of the USCs. Nashville is more mid-south than true south and more liberal than TN (with Vandy more liberal than Nashville as a whole). Tons of fun. Great academics. Rapidly improving sports. No shortage of party opportunities.

She said “no South.” Agree that Nashville is as blue as they come but NYC types who insist on No South imagine that every single resident is MTG or Marsha Blackburn. Plus, they’ll face barriers to all the many abortions they’re anticipating in college

Interesting that the poster complains about stereotyping the South while crudely stereotyping NYC before doing so

PP. i am accurately reporting how it actually goes on DCUM.

Q: should ‘my daughter’ (aka, me, a teen posing as a parent) consider any school south of Delaware for biomedical engineering? Thinking of,
say, Rice, Emory or Vandy. Which of these offers better internships?

A: No!!!!! You will have No Reproductive Rights anywhere not on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor!!!!!!!! What if you bleed out from a perforated uterus at 2 am ????!!!!! The chance of this happening at age 19 even though you aren’t pregnant is 0.0000008% but STILL!!!!!

you have woke derangement syndrome

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, your DD sounds annoying. And Indiana is probably more conservative and racist than a lot of the south. IYKYK

Yes, Indiana is very conservative. You need to research.

A conservative going to IU thinking it's conservative is going to be very disappointed. It's more liberal than MI or Wisconsin.

Check voting records. Close to 85% democratic. That's Park Slope level

I think a big question is whether you have a kid who plans to stay on campus, or leave campus.

Being part of a broader community, with people of all ages, was important to me in college. By the end of freshmen orientation, I had arranged a job, and a regular volunteer commitment in the community. I was visiting parts of my new city. Two of my kids will be also be accessing medical care in whatever community he ends up living in, due to a chronic issue.

So, while the political climate on campus might be a factor, the political climate in the broader community, and the state matters too.

I have 3 kids who will be going off to college in the next few years. For one of my kids, a red state would be a deal breaker. He would not look at Indiana. One of my kids will stay close to home, and one is considering schools around the country although he's more likely to pick Purdue, or Rose Hulman than IU based on his specific interests. Each kid will need to make their own decision.

Bloomington indiana is very progressive. Not sure how many NYC kids who go to Indiana are venturing past Bloomington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, your DD sounds annoying. And Indiana is probably more conservative and racist than a lot of the south. IYKYK

Yes, Indiana is very conservative. You need to research.

A conservative going to IU thinking it's conservative is going to be very disappointed. It's more liberal than MI or Wisconsin.

Check voting records. Close to 85% democratic. That's Park Slope level

I think a big question is whether you have a kid who plans to stay on campus, or leave campus.

Being part of a broader community, with people of all ages, was important to me in college. By the end of freshmen orientation, I had arranged a job, and a regular volunteer commitment in the community. I was visiting parts of my new city. Two of my kids will be also be accessing medical care in whatever community he ends up living in, due to a chronic issue.

So, while the political climate on campus might be a factor, the political climate in the broader community, and the state matters too.

I have 3 kids who will be going off to college in the next few years. For one of my kids, a red state would be a deal breaker. He would not look at Indiana. One of my kids will stay close to home, and one is considering schools around the country although he's more likely to pick Purdue, or Rose Hulman than IU based on his specific interests. Each kid will need to make their own decision.

Bloomington indiana is very progressive. Not sure how many NYC kids who go to Indiana are venturing past Bloomington.

Yep. Columbus is also progressive. In general, the Big 10 college towns lean very progressive.

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Anonymous wrote:Holy Cross does place well. WalletHub ranked them in top 10 of all SLACs. Good school for full pay families. Babson might be another but no sports scene.

You appear to have referenced this list, in which Holy Cross placed 8th by Career Outcomes:

Best Colleges Ranking in 2026 https://wallethub.com/edu/e/best-colleges-in-the-us-ranking/40748

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Woke and rah rah football schools seem incongruent. I do think Wisconsin is pretty progressive. Indiana is not. What about UMD? They give merit to OOS students.

Perhaps more about budget, stats, major.

UCLA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Daughter would like a USC kinda school. Good academics with sports, parties, greek life.

She doesn't want south or conservative. in DCUM parlance, we're very woke. She has good academics but USC is a tough admit. a place like Syracuse would be a safety, possibly with merit. She has Michigan and Wisconsin and some UCs on her list. Cornell is possible, but she wants to study business and she won't get into Dyson. She'd get into Tulane, but is put off by male/female lopsided nature. We'll look at Indiana. I tried to talk her into BC but we toured and she's not down for Catholic. (we're also not white and it seemed very white on tour).

Coming from NYC. Full pay

Any ideas?

How about Vandy although a harder admit than either of the USCs. Nashville is more mid-south than true south and more liberal than TN (with Vandy more liberal than Nashville as a whole). Tons of fun. Great academics. Rapidly improving sports. No shortage of party opportunities.

She said “no South.” Agree that Nashville is as blue as they come but NYC types who insist on No South imagine that every single resident is MTG or Marsha Blackburn. Plus, they’ll face barriers to all the many abortions they’re anticipating in college

Interesting that the poster complains about stereotyping the South while crudely stereotyping NYC before doing so

PP. i am accurately reporting how it actually goes on DCUM.

Q: should ‘my daughter’ (aka, me, a teen posing as a parent) consider any school south of Delaware for biomedical engineering? Thinking of,
say, Rice, Emory or Vandy. Which of these offers better internships?

A: No!!!!! You will have No Reproductive Rights anywhere not on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor!!!!!!!! What if you bleed out from a perforated uterus at 2 am ????!!!!! The chance of this happening at age 19 even though you aren’t pregnant is 0.0000008% but STILL!!!!!

PP here: I’ve frequently posted here about how Southern schools, including some SEC ones, are often located in more diverse, racially tolerant settings than many NE SLACs.

Regional stereotypes are crude and simpleminded. But so are ones about NYC kids.

I do, however, respect the reproductive rights concerns. Is your daughter likely to get caught up in the restrictions in many Southern states? No. But if they do, it is a serious problem. Even trying to assist them to get out of state is considered criminal.

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I wish people would stop arguing and starting side debates when a student and family mention their geographic preferences for college. If someone prefers the northeast or mid Atlantic (for whatever reason) respect that. If someone prefers the south or Midwest (for whatever reason) respect that. Those are reasonable parameters and just about everyone has some type of location preference connected to the college search.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish people would stop arguing and starting side debates when a student and family mention their geographic preferences for college. If someone prefers the northeast or mid Atlantic (for whatever reason) respect that. If someone prefers the south or Midwest (for whatever reason) respect that. Those are reasonable parameters and just about everyone has some type of location preference connected to the college search.

+1

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You might look into Indiana. Doing some pretty conservative MAGA stuff over there.