Elon University - is it as good as it "looks"?

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter got a full scholarship to Elon and American university. She went to Elon and graduates in may. She is going to law school after and American university offered her another scholarship for law school. No my child isn't a drunk white kid. She was raised by me a single mom. She graduated high school with a 4.9 GPA. Has kept nothing best top grades at Elon. So for all you butts saying rich kids go there because they can't get in anywhere else. Well your wrong. Let's face it! All university's has the not so great kids that rich parents paid a big sum to get them in. But for my poor daughter she got in on her own smarts and amazing essay and being a top notch student. So now she has to decide which scholarship to take for law school. Because of course there's more then one. Because my daughter is smart and she has been accepted and respected and loved at Elon from the rich kids. Yes!! There's some poor kids there to like my daughter. But these kids worked their asses off to get the scholarships. So don't lump every young person into mom and dad is rich and paid to get them in because they could not get in anywhere else. Elon is a great university and they expect the best from their students and if you don't give your best and act your best. They will inform the parents we don't need your kid here. I know for a fact it's happened. So talk about what you know or shut the hell up. Elon is number one in my book and has made a dream come to for this very poor single mom who raised her daughter to reach for the stars and hang on. I also have eanothwr daughter in college who is also an academic student. So to you married couples that could not raise your kids as well as this poor parents did alone. I would say your the sorry ones and it landed on your kids. You get out of your kids what you put into them.

wow. What's an academic student?

Can your daughter take a year off, work and reapply to law schools? It's very difficult to get a job out of American Univ. Law School. https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk/blog/13068976/why-did-american-universitys-law-school-plunge-in-the-rankings

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I see the last post was a while ago but let me chime in here. My son was this year accepted into a number of safety schools as well PITT, Penn State, UDEl, JMU , Rutgers and now Elon. He's going to ELON. Academics appear strong, great experiential learning and supportive faculty, good school spirit and study abroad with ~ 7k undergrad. He is thrilled and I could not be happier. Fin 2020 school is certainly respected by many guiidance counselors and has risen up in the review ranks. College is what you put into it and yes he could be successful anywhere but ELON just fit for him and for me. For all you miserable peeps with your miserable comments you all must have miserable lives as well.

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Anonymous wrote:I see the last post was a while ago but let me chime in here. My son was this year accepted into a number of safety schools as well PITT, Penn State, UDEl, JMU , Rutgers and now Elon. He's going to ELON. Academics appear strong, great experiential learning and supportive faculty, good school spirit and study abroad with ~ 7k undergrad. He is thrilled and I could not be happier. Fin 2020 school is certainly respected by many guiidance counselors and has risen up in the review ranks. College is what you put into it and yes he could be successful anywhere but ELON just fit for him and for me. For all you miserable peeps with your miserable comments you all must have miserable lives as well.

Good for you and your son. Congratulations! I hope he has a great experience.

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My DC was admitted there and is waiting to hear from some reaches. I’ve been so impressed by the Elon administration and parent community. Much more personal interactions and help provided than at the top 50 schools on kid’s list. It’s changed my thinking about how to choose a school.

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Anonymous wrote:My DC was admitted there and is waiting to hear from some reaches. I’ve been so impressed by the Elon administration and parent community. Much more personal interactions and help provided than at the top 50 schools on kid’s list. It’s changed my thinking about how to choose a school.

PP here - I should mention, though I was trying not to, in the context of the C-19 pandemic.

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My daughter was accepted at Elon and really liked it and would have gone there, but I could not get past the price tag. She is going to an out-of-state public for much less. Did anyone's kids going to Elon get merit?

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Elon is worth the money. Great investment in an undergraduate education.

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Elon had a huge increase in applications this year - 15,208 up from 10,500 last year.

Hard to tell how much is due to moving to the Common App this year.

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Anonymous wrote:Elon is worth the money. Great investment in an undergraduate education.

Is it worth the money Vs Lehigh or Bucknell? Just about 20k a year more for the two Patriot League schools.

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Shhhhh. Don’t tell. I don’t want too many kids discovering this little gem. My DD is a rising Senior and it’s her first choice. DCUM snarks it because it was set up with a mission to serve bright non-traditional learners, but now it’s been discovered by the mainstream. Who wouldn’t want classes capped at 32 students, a vibrant happy student body, a 91% freshman retention rate, a top notch experiential learning experience, one of the highest rated study abroad programs in the country, a truly phenomenal career office, and a bucolic campus. Oh wait, the DCUM parents who must have an Ivy. Shhhh. . .

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Anonymous wrote:Elon is worth the money. Great investment in an undergraduate education.

Is it worth the money Vs Lehigh or Bucknell? Just about 20k a year more for the two Patriot League schools.

All the Elon supporters will no doubt disagree, but as someone with no skin in this game (my child is interested in other colleges), there is no comparison between Lehigh and Bucknell on the one hand, and Elon on the other. I say this based on reputation and the types of students who go to these schools from my kids’ high school. I am sure that Elon is great for the right student but if my kid was making this decision I would strongly suggest Lehigh or Bucknell.

Elon reminds me of Northeastern, both have done a terrific job improving their images and rankings but I am not sure that the underlying colleges are so different than back in my day. I do think it is important to recognize that any college is what you make of it and kids can have a great experience anywhere.

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Not worth it unless you are a SN kid

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Anonymous wrote:Not worth it unless you are a SN kid

You again? You are the same person who says this every time Elon is mentioned.
Try educating yourself about the current school not the one from 30 years ago.
Better yet don't - keep being you.

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This is so DCUM. Ignorant pompous people who bash anything SN. These are the same bullies who branded non-traditional learners “retards” when they were in HS. Elon was designed with a mission to serve non traditional learners, so the hate from ignorant DCUM’ers will never die. Elon continues to serve the population of extremely bright kids with learning differences (2e, something the haters don’t like to acknowledge) but over the last 20 years or so the university has become a magnate also for all kids who want small classes, professors who know their name, and a warm, nurturing social and academic environment. That’s why Elon now has such high admission standards (average GPA 3.9 average ACT 27). My kid is 2e and the schools around here that serve these non traditional learners have pipelines to colleges like Elon, so my DC will get in with much lower stats. Elon continues to be an excellent choice for bright kids with challenges like dyslexia, ADHD, etc. So please stop throwing around SN like it’s a slur. You sound like an idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:Shhhhh. Don’t tell. I don’t want too many kids discovering this little gem. My DD is a rising Senior and it’s her first choice. DCUM snarks it because it was set up with a mission to serve bright non-traditional learners, but now it’s been discovered by the mainstream. Who wouldn’t want classes capped at 32 students, a vibrant happy student body, a 91% freshman retention rate, a top notch experiential learning experience, one of the highest rated study abroad programs in the country, a truly phenomenal career office, and a bucolic campus. Oh wait, the DCUM parents who must have an Ivy. Shhhh. . .

Us Elon alums love it too....I graduated many years ago and still support it. Great school, amazing study abroad programs and lifelong friendships. I hope your DD loves it as much as we did.