BREAKING: Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) gets a $480 million gift from the Ryan Family

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Anonymous wrote:But none of his kids went to Northwestern for undergrad. I wonder why? One went to Notre Dame, one went to Georgetown, and one to Dartmouth.

Both Pat and Shirley Ryan went to Northwestern and met there, and apparently love the school very much. They're also wildly wealthy, and it's good ol' alma mater. What's there to be surprised about?

Who are these people?

They're the alums who donated $480 million to Northwestern.

Did you learn those circular reasoning skills at Northwestern?

No affiliation to Northwestern. You asked a question, and I answered.

Do you have difficulty with reading comprehension and/or an inability to conduct basic Google searches?

Have you considered it might not be the same poster you are arguing with about the two pp?

This is true. I am the PP who asked about circular reasoning, but I was not the PP who had previously asked who the Ryans are. But, that being said, who are they?

[Anonymous]

I can't speak about NU's graduate programs but its undergrad college is very Jewish. And I'm a Jew. Most Midwest gentiles either stick with their in-state flagship, a regional LAC, or try to get into Notre Dame if they're a top five senior at their Catholic high school. I grew up in the Midwest and didn't know anyone who "dreamed" of going to Northwestern.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But none of his kids went to Northwestern for undergrad. I wonder why? One went to Notre Dame, one went to Georgetown, and one to Dartmouth.

Both Pat and Shirley Ryan went to Northwestern and met there, and apparently love the school very much. They're also wildly wealthy, and it's good ol' alma mater. What's there to be surprised about?

Who are these people?

They're the alums who donated $480 million to Northwestern.

Did you learn those circular reasoning skills at Northwestern?

No affiliation to Northwestern. You asked a question, and I answered.

Do you have difficulty with reading comprehension and/or an inability to conduct basic Google searches?

Have you considered it might not be the same poster you are arguing with about the two pp?

This is true. I am the PP who asked about circular reasoning, but I was not the PP who had previously asked who the Ryans are. But, that being said, who are they?

There’s this really neat invention called Google. You should try it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Northwestern’s excellent and has produced a lot of big names and prolific alumni. I’d easily place it as one of the top ten schools in the country. Why all the hate? I attended a prestigious prep school in NJ in the early 80’s and even then Northwestern was a very popular school among the high achieving student body, among other schools such as Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, and Georgetown.

+1, this isn't anything new.

Agree. When I graduated high school over 20 years ago, there were many kids in the top 10% whose first choice was Northwestern. It was not an ivy backup. It was a dream School among the honors kids.

Please cite some alums in the last 20 years who've done anything really noteworthy. Please don't name any j-school dorks. The only one I can think of is the former Groupon guy, Andrew Mason? He seems like like more of an outlier than anything. In my experience, Northwestern undergrad is honestly a cringy nerd college which has more of a state school vibe than an elite college ethos. The social kids we know transferred out. It's also really tough with a quarter system, so it's both hard and expensive, but with basically zero prestige or brand appeal nationwide.

Stephen Colbert? Seth Meyers? Meghan Markle? David Schwimmer? Pharrell Williams?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Northwestern’s excellent and has produced a lot of big names and prolific alumni. I’d easily place it as one of the top ten schools in the country. Why all the hate? I attended a prestigious prep school in NJ in the early 80’s and even then Northwestern was a very popular school among the high achieving student body, among other schools such as Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, and Georgetown.

+1, this isn't anything new.

Agree. When I graduated high school over 20 years ago, there were many kids in the top 10% whose first choice was Northwestern. It was not an ivy backup. It was a dream School among the honors kids.

Please cite some alums in the last 20 years who've done anything really noteworthy. Please don't name any j-school dorks. The only one I can think of is the former Groupon guy, Andrew Mason? He seems like like more of an outlier than anything. In my experience, Northwestern undergrad is honestly a cringy nerd college which has more of a state school vibe than an elite college ethos. The social kids we know transferred out. It's also really tough with a quarter system, so it's both hard and expensive, but with basically zero prestige or brand appeal nationwide.

Stephen Colbert? Seth Meyers? Meghan Markle? David Schwimmer? Pharrell Williams?

Also two of my favorite working actors right now, Billy Eichner and Lily Rabe!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Northwestern’s excellent and has produced a lot of big names and prolific alumni. I’d easily place it as one of the top ten schools in the country. Why all the hate? I attended a prestigious prep school in NJ in the early 80’s and even then Northwestern was a very popular school among the high achieving student body, among other schools such as Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, and Georgetown.

+1, this isn't anything new.

Agree. When I graduated high school over 20 years ago, there were many kids in the top 10% whose first choice was Northwestern. It was not an ivy backup. It was a dream School among the honors kids.

Please cite some alums in the last 20 years who've done anything really noteworthy. Please don't name any j-school dorks. The only one I can think of is the former Groupon guy, Andrew Mason? He seems like like more of an outlier than anything. In my experience, Northwestern undergrad is honestly a cringy nerd college which has more of a state school vibe than an elite college ethos. The social kids we know transferred out. It's also really tough with a quarter system, so it's both hard and expensive, but with basically zero prestige or brand appeal nationwide.

Stephen Colbert? Seth Meyers? Meghan Markle? David Schwimmer? Pharrell Williams?

Also two of my favorite working actors right now, Billy Eichner and Lily Rabe!

Oh don't forget Kathryn Hahn! She IS the moment. Love seeing her in her golden age right now, and she loves her alma mater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But none of his kids went to Northwestern for undergrad. I wonder why? One went to Notre Dame, one went to Georgetown, and one to Dartmouth.

Both Pat and Shirley Ryan went to Northwestern and met there, and apparently love the school very much. They're also wildly wealthy, and it's good ol' alma mater. What's there to be surprised about?

Who are these people?

They're the alums who donated $480 million to Northwestern.

Did you learn those circular reasoning skills at Northwestern?

No affiliation to Northwestern. You asked a question, and I answered.

Do you have difficulty with reading comprehension and/or an inability to conduct basic Google searches?

Have you considered it might not be the same poster you are arguing with about the two pp?

This is true. I am the PP who asked about circular reasoning, but I was not the PP who had previously asked who the Ryans are. But, that being said, who are they?

There’s this really neat invention called Google. You should try it.

Meh, I don’t care enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But none of his kids went to Northwestern for undergrad. I wonder why? One went to Notre Dame, one went to Georgetown, and one to Dartmouth.

Both Pat and Shirley Ryan went to Northwestern and met there, and apparently love the school very much. They're also wildly wealthy, and it's good ol' alma mater. What's there to be surprised about?

Who are these people?

They're the alums who donated $480 million to Northwestern.

Did you learn those circular reasoning skills at Northwestern?

No affiliation to Northwestern. You asked a question, and I answered.

Do you have difficulty with reading comprehension and/or an inability to conduct basic Google searches?

Have you considered it might not be the same poster you are arguing with about the two pp?

This is true. I am the PP who asked about circular reasoning, but I was not the PP who had previously asked who the Ryans are. But, that being said, who are they?

There’s this really neat invention called Google. You should try it.

Meh, I don’t care enough.

Hahah and yet you care enough to post multiple times in this thread. Sure, Jan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But none of his kids went to Northwestern for undergrad. I wonder why? One went to Notre Dame, one went to Georgetown, and one to Dartmouth.

Both Pat and Shirley Ryan went to Northwestern and met there, and apparently love the school very much. They're also wildly wealthy, and it's good ol' alma mater. What's there to be surprised about?

Who are these people?

They're the alums who donated $480 million to Northwestern.

Did you learn those circular reasoning skills at Northwestern?

No affiliation to Northwestern. You asked a question, and I answered.

Do you have difficulty with reading comprehension and/or an inability to conduct basic Google searches?

Have you considered it might not be the same poster you are arguing with about the two pp?

This is true. I am the PP who asked about circular reasoning, but I was not the PP who had previously asked who the Ryans are. But, that being said, who are they?

There’s this really neat invention called Google. You should try it.

Meh, I don’t care enough.

Hahah and yet you care enough to post multiple times in this thread. Sure, Jan.

When Jan, who I presume to be a top gun of the HYPSM prestige defense squad, is confronted with facts not serving her rambles too well, she doesn't really care.

Jan only cares about facts that work in her favor, or in Kellyanne Conway's words, "Alternative Facts."

[Anonymous]

Is the "who are they" refrain supposed to be some insult? I don't get it, if it is. I mean, they're multibillionaires. What more do you want to know about them? The vast majority of people who make mega-donations to these kinds of universities are not household names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the "who are they" refrain supposed to be some insult? I don't get it, if it is. I mean, they're multibillionaires. What more do you want to know about them? The vast majority of people who make mega-donations to these kinds of universities are not household names.

I think Jan is in some mad disbelief that Northwestern, a second-tier mediocre university in a crime-ridden and deteriorating city in her eyes, is even capable of producing multibillionaires.

She said in an earlier post that the word "leaders" only belong to HYP. A Stanford grad myself, I laughed out loud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern’s excellent and has produced a lot of big names and prolific alumni. I’d easily place it as one of the top ten schools in the country. Why all the hate? I attended a prestigious prep school in NJ in the early 80’s and even then Northwestern was a very popular school among the high achieving student body, among other schools such as Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, and Georgetown.

+1, this isn't anything new.

Agree. When I graduated high school over 20 years ago, there were many kids in the top 10% whose first choice was Northwestern. It was not an ivy backup. It was a dream School among the honors kids.

Please cite some alums in the last 20 years who've done anything really noteworthy. Please don't name any j-school dorks. The only one I can think of is the former Groupon guy, Andrew Mason? He seems like like more of an outlier than anything. In my experience, Northwestern undergrad is honestly a cringy nerd college which has more of a state school vibe than an elite college ethos. The social kids we know transferred out. It's also really tough with a quarter system, so it's both hard and expensive, but with basically zero prestige or brand appeal nationwide.

You sound really bitter for some reason? And your assertions are nowhere near accurate or true.

Just use Google next time, it's easier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_University#Alumni

Ok, yeah, distinguished alumni is one area where Northwestern most certainly isn't lacking. Pick better battles next time, PP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern’s excellent and has produced a lot of big names and prolific alumni. I’d easily place it as one of the top ten schools in the country. Why all the hate? I attended a prestigious prep school in NJ in the early 80’s and even then Northwestern was a very popular school among the high achieving student body, among other schools such as Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, and Georgetown.

+1, this isn't anything new.

Agree. When I graduated high school over 20 years ago, there were many kids in the top 10% whose first choice was Northwestern. It was not an ivy backup. It was a dream School among the honors kids.

Please cite some alums in the last 20 years who've done anything really noteworthy. Please don't name any j-school dorks. The only one I can think of is the former Groupon guy, Andrew Mason? He seems like like more of an outlier than anything. In my experience, Northwestern undergrad is honestly a cringy nerd college which has more of a state school vibe than an elite college ethos. The social kids we know transferred out. It's also really tough with a quarter system, so it's both hard and expensive, but with basically zero prestige or brand appeal nationwide.

You sound really bitter for some reason? And your assertions are nowhere near accurate or true.

Just use Google next time, it's easier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_University#Alumni

Ok, yeah, distinguished alumni is one area where Northwestern most certainly isn't lacking. Pick better battles next time, PP!

Is it so lacking that Northwestern has to count Meghan as one its distinguished alumni? What distinguishable thing did she accomplish to warrant that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern’s excellent and has produced a lot of big names and prolific alumni. I’d easily place it as one of the top ten schools in the country. Why all the hate? I attended a prestigious prep school in NJ in the early 80’s and even then Northwestern was a very popular school among the high achieving student body, among other schools such as Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, and Georgetown.

+1, this isn't anything new.

Agree. When I graduated high school over 20 years ago, there were many kids in the top 10% whose first choice was Northwestern. It was not an ivy backup. It was a dream School among the honors kids.

Please cite some alums in the last 20 years who've done anything really noteworthy. Please don't name any j-school dorks. The only one I can think of is the former Groupon guy, Andrew Mason? He seems like like more of an outlier than anything. In my experience, Northwestern undergrad is honestly a cringy nerd college which has more of a state school vibe than an elite college ethos. The social kids we know transferred out. It's also really tough with a quarter system, so it's both hard and expensive, but with basically zero prestige or brand appeal nationwide.

You sound really bitter for some reason? And your assertions are nowhere near accurate or true.

Just use Google next time, it's easier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_University#Alumni

Ok, yeah, distinguished alumni is one area where Northwestern most certainly isn't lacking. Pick better battles next time, PP!

Is it so lacking that Northwestern has to count Meghan as one its distinguished alumni? What distinguishable thing did she accomplish to warrant that?

Dp. That looks to be from Wikipedia, not compiled by Northwestern. Even if you take Meghan out that’s quite an accomplished roster.

Given that Meghan’s a household name and very popular with the younger generations, I would say she’s “notable,” opinions of her notwithstanding.

[Anonymous]

This is bizarre. Can you, off the top of your head, name anyone who graduated from Princeton in the past 20 years?

Northwestern is particularly good at producing famous people because of their theater program.

Also fame is definitely not the only measure of success.