How many have a kid who turned down an Ivy or Ivies to attend another school?

[Anonymous]

I know two people who turned down an Ivy and MIT for UF, because UF would have been a free ride.

[Anonymous]

Yes, some people turn them down if they get good scholarships elsewhere and earn too much to qualify for significant aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blah blah blah ….who cares!

People do it all the time

My kid turned down Hopkins, Pomona for a lower ranked better fit.

People choose in-state to save $.

OP- you are having a rough day. It’s ok. Your kid will be happy. You shouldn’t keep up with the Joneses. You do you. Bitterness and pettiness is never a good look.

I don't see how OP expressed bitterness or pettiness in any way. Your response on the other hand...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blah blah blah ….who cares!

People do it all the time

My kid turned down Hopkins, Pomona for a lower ranked better fit.

People choose in-state to save $.

OP- you are having a rough day. It’s ok. Your kid will be happy. You shouldn’t keep up with the Joneses. You do you. Bitterness and pettiness is never a good look.

I don't see how OP expressed bitterness or pettiness in any way. Your response on the other hand...

Same, went back to reread where the bitter and petty was that I missed.

[Anonymous]

Turned down Yale for Williams. It was a hard decision - mostly because she felt like she *should* pick Yale (she was one of 3 kids who got in from her high school that year), but she fell in love with Williams and has thrived there. Doing study abroad next year and is already sad she will miss a year in Williamstown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine did this year. I've decided that it's something my son can silently be proud of. Both the Ivy admission and the fact that they did what is right for them and didn't just follow the name.

What school did your kid choose over Cornell and why?

Random Cornell-bashing is inherited from a privileged caste of early 20th century white men who didn't really have to work for a living because of Daddy's money. Be careful whose values you are aping.

[Anonymous]

Lots of students turn down Ivies for MIT, Stanford, Chicago, Vanderbilt, Rice, Northwestern, CalTech, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Williams, Pomona, Amherst, Michigan, Berkeley, Texas, not to mention all the schools that offered significant merit aid. It's actually quite common to turn down paying $400,000 for Harvard or Penn and choosing the free ride at the state flagship instead. I know a couple of STEM kids at UMD that did exactly that.

[Anonymous]

It's not uncommon, especially for a SLAC that the student loves or for a ton of merit money. Ivies aren't "all that." It's going to be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of students turn down Ivies for MIT, Stanford, Chicago, Vanderbilt, Rice, Northwestern, CalTech, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Williams, Pomona, Amherst, Michigan, Berkeley, Texas, not to mention all the schools that offered significant merit aid. It's actually quite common to turn down paying $400,000 for Harvard or Penn and choosing the free ride at the state flagship instead. I know a couple of STEM kids at UMD that did exactly that.

It's rare to turn down Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know someone who turned down Harvard for the 1693 scholarship at W&M

I know someone who did the same but it was Yale he turned down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know two people who turned down an Ivy and MIT for UF, because UF would have been a free ride.

I'm assuming you're from Florida. Are outcomes in terms of placements or post grad acceptances good at UF? We're far away, but DC will be considered in-state, so UF is an option.

[Anonymous]

at least half the kids at Williams either got into or would’ve gotten into ivies.

[Anonymous]

Turned down MIT for a direct admit to a med program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of students turn down Ivies for MIT, Stanford, Chicago, Vanderbilt, Rice, Northwestern, CalTech, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Williams, Pomona, Amherst, Michigan, Berkeley, Texas, not to mention all the schools that offered significant merit aid. It's actually quite common to turn down paying $400,000 for Harvard or Penn and choosing the free ride at the state flagship instead. I know a couple of STEM kids at UMD that did exactly that.

It's rare to turn down Harvard.

Harvard and Stanford have similar yield rates in the 80s. I don't think that 15-20% rate of people turning down an acceptance counts as rare. But I would bet a lot of people turn down one for the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:at least half the kids at Williams either got into or would’ve gotten into ivies.

Which would seem to explain why their yield is well under 50 percent.
https://williamsrecord.com/469492/news/college-admits-8-5-percent-of-applicants-to-class-of-2029/