Are the Northeast colleges not as popular in the DMV?

[Anonymous]

Always amazing when it’s called “health care.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know people in DC’s class applied to most the schools mentioned and ended up at several of them. I can’t think of anyone who applied to southern schools. Maryland public.

I also don’t have the impression that applying to southern schools is preferred over NE schools.

Moms and teens who I talk to are worried about attending schools in states with strong anti abortion laws and nutty monitoring of women’s private medical matters. It also impacts quality of reproductive care for all women in those states as so many ob/ gyn doctors and clinics have closed services in those states for fear of getting sued if they provide relevant medical care.

The bizarre war on Wokeism is also off putting. Not that my kid is trans or wants to study black history that includes experiences around slavery but she would prefer that her peers who are gender fluid or want to understand how black history impacts modern day patterns are not harassed/ restricted.

Between lack of preparation for climate change induced extreme weather and lack of reproductive health services in southern states, it is not a big draw for our teen. And she likes warm weather.

Your bubble seems small and full of hate and ignorance about what diversity truly means.

DP: How so? She sounds reasonable. Are who made you gatekeeper on what diversity "truly" means?

[Anonymous]

I dunno, but all of cousins in the Mid-Atlantic want to go to Southern schools. It's strange. There's just this aura southern schools have now. They all have excellent grades and give zero craps about applying to ivies in the north east.

It is all about the weather, big football schools, and student life. I think most kids these days realize you can get pretty much the same undergrad education anywhere, whether it is at Auburn or Harvard. Calculus doesn't really change between the schools. Basic physics doesn't change. What is different are the student life activities and student body.

You can save the prestige for grad school or professional school degrees when the name actually matters more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know people in DC’s class applied to most the schools mentioned and ended up at several of them. I can’t think of anyone who applied to southern schools. Maryland public.

I also don’t have the impression that applying to southern schools is preferred over NE schools.

Moms and teens who I talk to are worried about attending schools in states with strong anti abortion laws and nutty monitoring of women’s private medical matters. It also impacts quality of reproductive care for all women in those states as so many ob/ gyn doctors and clinics have closed services in those states for fear of getting sued if they provide relevant medical care.

The bizarre war on Wokeism is also off putting. Not that my kid is trans or wants to study black history that includes experiences around slavery but she would prefer that her peers who are gender fluid or want to understand how black history impacts modern day patterns are not harassed/ restricted.

Between lack of preparation for climate change induced extreme weather and lack of reproductive health services in southern states, it is not a big draw for our teen. And she likes warm weather.

Your bubble seems small and full of hate and ignorance about what diversity truly means.

Nice try but our “bubble” is extensive spreading across three continents and our students will apply to diverse schools in much of the NE and West coast as well as abroad.

She doesn’t want to attend schools where women do not have full human rights and access to reproductive health care - or experience loss of life/ property due to climate change induced extreme weather.

There is no hate involved - just a rational response to current affairs.

3 continents?

You have no idea what you're talking about. There is no ONE continent, much less 3, where abortion is legal at will regardless of age/ viability the way you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dunno, but all of cousins in the Mid-Atlantic want to go to Southern schools. It's strange. There's just this aura southern schools have now. They all have excellent grades and give zero craps about applying to ivies in the north east.

It is all about the weather, big football schools, and student life. I think most kids these days realize you can get pretty much the same undergrad education anywhere, whether it is at Auburn or Harvard. Calculus doesn't really change between the schools. Basic physics doesn't change. What is different are the student life activities and student body.

You can save the prestige for grad school or professional school degrees when the name actually matters more.

Auburn may be a great school for the extroverted, sports-crazed socialite, but let’s not kid ourselves that the average kid at Auburn is as bright as the same at Harvard. Let’s also agree that average class size, rigor of class presentation, discussion, and assignments is very, very different. Every kid who graduates from Harvard can write well and think critically. At Auburn, most graduates couldn’t produce a publishable research paper if they tried. Harvard kids go on to greatness. Auburn kids become salespeople and teachers - all needed by society, but not Harvard material.

[Anonymous]

No. Kids almost always go south to go to college, not north.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always amazing when it’s called “health care.”

That’s what it is. Unless you’re a misogynist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. Kids almost always go south to go to college, not north.

There is certainly a contingent that seeks out the Southern lifestyle.

Shudder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know people in DC’s class applied to most the schools mentioned and ended up at several of them. I can’t think of anyone who applied to southern schools. Maryland public.

I also don’t have the impression that applying to southern schools is preferred over NE schools.

Moms and teens who I talk to are worried about attending schools in states with strong anti abortion laws and nutty monitoring of women’s private medical matters. It also impacts quality of reproductive care for all women in those states as so many ob/ gyn doctors and clinics have closed services in those states for fear of getting sued if they provide relevant medical care.

The bizarre war on Wokeism is also off putting. Not that my kid is trans or wants to study black history that includes experiences around slavery but she would prefer that her peers who are gender fluid or want to understand how black history impacts modern day patterns are not harassed/ restricted.

Between lack of preparation for climate change induced extreme weather and lack of reproductive health services in southern states, it is not a big draw for our teen. And she likes warm weather.

Your bubble seems small and full of hate and ignorance about what diversity truly means.

Nice try but our “bubble” is extensive spreading across three continents and our students will apply to diverse schools in much of the NE and West coast as well as abroad.

She doesn’t want to attend schools where women do not have full human rights and access to reproductive health care - or experience loss of life/ property due to climate change induced extreme weather.

There is no hate involved - just a rational response to current affairs.

3 continents?

You have no idea what you're talking about. There is no ONE continent, much less 3, where abortion is legal at will regardless of age/ viability the way you want.

There are plenty of places where abortion is all out BANNED in many red states.

The US is no longer a safe place for women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always amazing when it’s called “health care.”

Fair point.

Someone should ask the baby what to call it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. Kids almost always go south to go to college, not north.

Huh? That's not what the data suggests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Always amazing when it’s called “health care.”

Fair point.

Someone should ask the baby what to call it.

You are welcome to ask the unviable cluster of cells whatever you like but it doesn't change the reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. Kids almost always go south to go to college, not north.

Literally nearly all the children of everyone I know from DMV went either north, west or mid west. Only a couple went south, and that was before the war on women debacle .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know people in DC’s class applied to most the schools mentioned and ended up at several of them. I can’t think of anyone who applied to southern schools. Maryland public.

I also don’t have the impression that applying to southern schools is preferred over NE schools.

Moms and teens who I talk to are worried about attending schools in states with strong anti abortion laws and nutty monitoring of women’s private medical matters. It also impacts quality of reproductive care for all women in those states as so many ob/ gyn doctors and clinics have closed services in those states for fear of getting sued if they provide relevant medical care.

The bizarre war on Wokeism is also off putting. Not that my kid is trans or wants to study black history that includes experiences around slavery but she would prefer that her peers who are gender fluid or want to understand how black history impacts modern day patterns are not harassed/ restricted.

Between lack of preparation for climate change induced extreme weather and lack of reproductive health services in southern states, it is not a big draw for our teen. And she likes warm weather.

Your bubble seems small and full of hate and ignorance about what diversity truly means.

Nice try but our “bubble” is extensive spreading across three continents and our students will apply to diverse schools in much of the NE and West coast as well as abroad.

She doesn’t want to attend schools where women do not have full human rights and access to reproductive health care - or experience loss of life/ property due to climate change induced extreme weather.

There is no hate involved - just a rational response to current affairs.

3 continents?

You have no idea what you're talking about. There is no ONE continent, much less 3, where abortion is legal at will regardless of age/ viability the way you want.

You are Joking right? There are universities and colleges all over the world that happily accept international students. Our children
and friends’ children are seriously considering applying to colleges/ unis on three different continents where they have either citizenship or permanent resident rights. Many teens in DMV have multiple passports and will consider different options. I just don’t know anyone seriously considering southern Schools. It is not due to cultural snobbery but related to genuine concerns around the rights and health of female students plus lack of basic gun safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dunno, but all of cousins in the Mid-Atlantic want to go to Southern schools. It's strange. There's just this aura southern schools have now. They all have excellent grades and give zero craps about applying to ivies in the north east.

It is all about the weather, big football schools, and student life. I think most kids these days realize you can get pretty much the same undergrad education anywhere, whether it is at Auburn or Harvard. Calculus doesn't really change between the schools. Basic physics doesn't change. What is different are the student life activities and student body.

You can save the prestige for grad school or professional school degrees when the name actually matters more.

Auburn may be a great school for the extroverted, sports-crazed socialite, but let’s not kid ourselves that the average kid at Auburn is as bright as the same at Harvard. Let’s also agree that average class size, rigor of class presentation, discussion, and assignments is very, very different. Every kid who graduates from Harvard can write well and think critically. At Auburn, most graduates couldn’t produce a publishable research paper if they tried. Harvard kids go on to greatness. Auburn kids become salespeople and teachers - all needed by society, but not Harvard material.

New poster here.

That poster never said once that the average Auburn student is just as smart as the average Harvard student. No idea where you got that from.

One thing I will say, though, is that I’ve worked with plenty of Harvard undergrads at my law firm and it’s simply not true that they all write well. Some can’t write well at all.

Just as you can’t generalize about the average Auburn student, you can’t generalize about the average Harvard student - except, maybe, to say that they had excellent high school records.