Elon University

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Anonymous wrote:Look at Elon’s social media feeds - pre-COVID. This is why kids want to go there. It is a ton of fun.

It seems like a fun place to party and slay, but are the academics even remotely rigorous? I know it made a bit of a splash when it entered the USNWR National rankings in the top 100, but I find it hard to believe it has superior academics to many of the schools ranked below it (e.g., University of Oregon, CU-Boulder, etc.).

what matters most rigor or the people happy and having fun while they are young and enjoying themselves. I am not saying failing out of school but come on, how many people do we know who went to not so rigorous schools who are successful and happy? Most of them.

I mean it depends on goals beyond school right? If somebody wants to jump straight into business/sales type jobs then it's probably a great choice because thats not a field you can learn much about as an undergraduate. But if grad school of any type is in the plan then I wouldn't want to waste 4 (expensive) years on having a great time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at Elon’s social media feeds - pre-COVID. This is why kids want to go there. It is a ton of fun.

It seems like a fun place to party and slay, but are the academics even remotely rigorous? I know it made a bit of a splash when it entered the USNWR National rankings in the top 100, but I find it hard to believe it has superior academics to many of the schools ranked below it (e.g., University of Oregon, CU-Boulder, etc.).

what matters most rigor or the people happy and having fun while they are young and enjoying themselves. I am not saying failing out of school but come on, how many people do we know who went to not so rigorous schools who are successful and happy? Most of them.

I mean it depends on goals beyond school right? If somebody wants to jump straight into business/sales type jobs then it's probably a great choice because thats not a field you can learn much about as an undergraduate. But if grad school of any type is in the plan then I wouldn't want to waste 4 (expensive) years on having a great time.

successful people have great times as well. success isn't measured by a job or money but happiness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at Elon’s social media feeds - pre-COVID. This is why kids want to go there. It is a ton of fun.

It seems like a fun place to party and slay, but are the academics even remotely rigorous? I know it made a bit of a splash when it entered the USNWR National rankings in the top 100, but I find it hard to believe it has superior academics to many of the schools ranked below it (e.g., University of Oregon, CU-Boulder, etc.).

what matters most rigor or the people happy and having fun while they are young and enjoying themselves. I am not saying failing out of school but come on, how many people do we know who went to not so rigorous schools who are successful and happy? Most of them.

I mean it depends on goals beyond school right? If somebody wants to jump straight into business/sales type jobs then it's probably a great choice because thats not a field you can learn much about as an undergraduate. But if grad school of any type is in the plan then I wouldn't want to waste 4 (expensive) years on having a great time.

successful people have great times as well. success isn't measured by a job or money but happiness.

The second sentence of your post is Polyanna nonsense. How many times have you pointed to a guy in the welfare line and said to your kid, "Look at the smile on that guy's face. That's where you want to be in 20 years."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at Elon’s social media feeds - pre-COVID. This is why kids want to go there. It is a ton of fun.

It seems like a fun place to party and slay, but are the academics even remotely rigorous? I know it made a bit of a splash when it entered the USNWR National rankings in the top 100, but I find it hard to believe it has superior academics to many of the schools ranked below it (e.g., University of Oregon, CU-Boulder, etc.).

what matters most rigor or the people happy and having fun while they are young and enjoying themselves. I am not saying failing out of school but come on, how many people do we know who went to not so rigorous schools who are successful and happy? Most of them.

This is nonsense. Look at the school’s most popular majors: psychology, communications, cinema, sports management, and exercise. Are you kidding me? This sounds like summer camp.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at Elon’s social media feeds - pre-COVID. This is why kids want to go there. It is a ton of fun.

It seems like a fun place to party and slay, but are the academics even remotely rigorous? I know it made a bit of a splash when it entered the USNWR National rankings in the top 100, but I find it hard to believe it has superior academics to many of the schools ranked below it (e.g., University of Oregon, CU-Boulder, etc.).

what matters most rigor or the people happy and having fun while they are young and enjoying themselves. I am not saying failing out of school but come on, how many people do we know who went to not so rigorous schools who are successful and happy? Most of them.

This is nonsense. Look at the school’s most popular majors: psychology, communications, cinema, sports management, and exercise. Are you kidding me? This sounds like summer camp.

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maybe you will get in next summer then

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at Elon’s social media feeds - pre-COVID. This is why kids want to go there. It is a ton of fun.

It seems like a fun place to party and slay, but are the academics even remotely rigorous? I know it made a bit of a splash when it entered the USNWR National rankings in the top 100, but I find it hard to believe it has superior academics to many of the schools ranked below it (e.g., University of Oregon, CU-Boulder, etc.).

what matters most rigor or the people happy and having fun while they are young and enjoying themselves. I am not saying failing out of school but come on, how many people do we know who went to not so rigorous schools who are successful and happy? Most of them.

This is nonsense. Look at the school’s most popular majors: psychology, communications, cinema, sports management, and exercise. Are you kidding me? This sounds like summer camp.

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maybe you will get in next summer then

Wouldn’t waste my time or money. If I want a camp, it can be had for much less.

[Anonymous]

It's four year summer camp for richer people. I mean, it's fun and they get a degree. There will be poorer scholarship kids there actually studying.

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Anonymous wrote:Yikes! Safety for my son, too. And I hate this school. I swear, if he gets deferred...well, maybe that will be for the best. I really don't get the hype.

+2 I don’t like it either and my kid has it as a safety.

Would either poster please explain the hate? Would like to know, as during an on-campus tour last year (pre-COVID) my DC and I fell in love with it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yikes! Safety for my son, too. And I hate this school. I swear, if he gets deferred...well, maybe that will be for the best. I really don't get the hype.

+2 I don’t like it either and my kid has it as a safety.

Would either poster please explain the hate? Would like to know, as during an on-campus tour last year (pre-COVID) my DC and I fell in love with it.

it reminds of a Hollywood version of a school. Beautiful and fun with great food and nice dorms. It's a set where the actual school part seems like a tacked on afterthought

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yikes! Safety for my son, too. And I hate this school. I swear, if he gets deferred...well, maybe that will be for the best. I really don't get the hype.

+2 I don’t like it either and my kid has it as a safety.

Would either poster please explain the hate? Would like to know, as during an on-campus tour last year (pre-COVID) my DC and I fell in love with it.

it reminds of a Hollywood version of a school. Beautiful and fun with great food and nice dorms. It's a set where the actual school part seems like a tacked on afterthought

Wow, "Beautiful and fun with great food and nice dorms"..."reminds" you of a Hollywood version of a school. So your ire is that it is an established university with nice amenities and good quality of life...weird flex.

[Anonymous]

Disneyland! Summer camp! Yeah!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yikes! Safety for my son, too. And I hate this school. I swear, if he gets deferred...well, maybe that will be for the best. I really don't get the hype.

+2 I don’t like it either and my kid has it as a safety.

Would either poster please explain the hate? Would like to know, as during an on-campus tour last year (pre-COVID) my DC and I fell in love with it.

it reminds of a Hollywood version of a school. Beautiful and fun with great food and nice dorms. It's a set where the actual school part seems like a tacked on afterthought

Wow, "Beautiful and fun with great food and nice dorms"..."reminds" you of a Hollywood version of a school. So your ire is that it is an established university with nice amenities and good quality of life...weird flex.

the same can be said of a Caribbean resort, I don't want my pay for my kid spend 4 years though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at Elon’s social media feeds - pre-COVID. This is why kids want to go there. It is a ton of fun.

It seems like a fun place to party and slay, but are the academics even remotely rigorous? I know it made a bit of a splash when it entered the USNWR National rankings in the top 100, but I find it hard to believe it has superior academics to many of the schools ranked below it (e.g., University of Oregon, CU-Boulder, etc.).

what matters most rigor or the people happy and having fun while they are young and enjoying themselves. I am not saying failing out of school but come on, how many people do we know who went to not so rigorous schools who are successful and happy? Most of them.

I mean it depends on goals beyond school right? If somebody wants to jump straight into business/sales type jobs then it's probably a great choice because thats not a field you can learn much about as an undergraduate. But if grad school of any type is in the plan then I wouldn't want to waste 4 (expensive) years on having a great time.

successful people have great times as well. success isn't measured by a job or money but happiness.

The second sentence of your post is Polyanna nonsense. How many times have you pointed to a guy in the welfare line and said to your kid, "Look at the smile on that guy's face. That's where you want to be in 20 years."

Oh, yeah, tons of Elon grads in the welfare line fail

[Anonymous]

I want my kid to have fun at college! Is that do wrong?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want my kid to have fun at college! Is that do wrong?

It’s not that your kid shouldn’t have fun in college, but that you’re missing the main point of college, which is an education. If you just care about the fun, have your child take a gap year and travel the country or the globe (once the pandemic abates).