when your child likes a college that you don’t think much of
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Anonymous
| If you took DC there twice, it is suss to now pull the plug. |
Anonymous
| It’s not your choice. |
Anonymous
| Put your ego on ice. |
Anonymous
| I used to think people should go to the most prestigious college they can. After 20 years in the workplace, I no longer think that at all. Let this be DC’s choice within your budget constraints. |
Anonymous
| The school in question is Duke. I just know a lot of cringey Duke alums and would hate for my kid to always have that hanging above them. |
Anonymous
A way for OP to do this without self-doxxing is to refer to a similar school. Such as, a school like Catholic University, or a school like Creighton. |
Anonymous
I hope you are not the OP.... |
Anonymous
It’s Duke |
Anonymous
If this is Op and you’re upset that your kid may ED at Duke because it’s not a higher ranked school, then I think I can officially be done with DCUM forever. What a joke! |
Anonymous
That is a valid issue |
Anonymous
| I am glad I went to state school as did most of my friends. And we all do quite well for ourselves. |
Anonymous
| I am OP and the school is not Duke! It is a small liberal arts college, ranked in the 40-50 range. |
Anonymous
Forget the rankings after you get out of the top 20 or so schools which have name recognition, even though they don’t necessarily provide a better education. I think it becomes a wash from 20-80ish where kids need to go where they’re most likely to thrive. A top 40-50 liberal arts school can be a springboard to many successes in life. |
Anonymous
Is it necessary to ED to a SLAC ranked 40-50, just do RC and see if she changes her mind by then |
Anonymous
DP: It is necessary; they only take about 1000 students and some of them fill more than half the class ED. |