Why are ivies and other elite NE schools out, southern schools in?

[Anonymous]

Vandy is the place for social, smart kids now!

And if you like LACs, top pick is Davidson!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vandy is the place for social, smart kids now!

And if you like LACs, top pick is Davidson!

No, it's not! Davidson isn't even a top 20 most competitive LAC!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought all of the politics of the south made it toxic, yet all of my cousins in the DMV had absolutely zero desire to shoot for ivies or any of the other elite schools in the NE. They became enamored with the lifestyle on the campuses of southern schools by watching social media vids of girls getting ready to go to to tailgates at Alabama or UGA. Other types of of events and parties on the campuses of southern schools also had tons of social media coverage. The students themselves post the videos, so all of the southern schools get tons of free marketing. I heard this was also a big trend with all of the friends of my cousins - they’re applying to southern schools. Is the whole NE school a thing of the past?

NP. To put it in millennial/Gen X terms: Because the NE schools are filled with Tracy Flicks and the SE schools are filled with Elle Woodses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vandy is the place for social, smart kids now!

And if you like LACs, top pick is Davidson!

No, it's not! Davidson isn't even a top 20 most competitive LAC!!!!!

DP.

Davidson getting tons of attention from my 11th grader’s cohort.

It’s having a moment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vandy is the place for social, smart kids now!

And if you like LACs, top pick is Davidson!

No, it's not! Davidson isn't even a top 20 most competitive LAC!!!!!

DP.

Davidson getting tons of attention from my 11th grader’s cohort.

It’s having a moment.

That’s cool and all but we have actual stats and numbers. Davidson is not that competitive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even Apple Martin is going to Vanderbilt! (Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter)

But the smarter sibling is at Brown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vandy is the place for social, smart kids now!

And if you like LACs, top pick is Davidson!

No, it's not! Davidson isn't even a top 20 most competitive LAC!!!!!

DP.

Davidson getting tons of attention from my 11th grader’s cohort.

It’s having a moment.

That’s cool and all but we have actual stats and numbers. Davidson is not that competitive.

Speaking of actual numbers, 14% acceptance is “not that competitive”?

Lower than Carleton, Vassar, etc. and comparable to Midd, Hamilton, Colgate et al.

Not quite Williams or Pomona, but any fair assessment would conclude that it’s competitive.

Unless of course you’re just being a DCUM pedant. In which case, carry on.

[Anonymous]

I’m reading the recent biography on Gwyneth and she didn’t get accepted anywhere, even coming from Spence. In mean girl fashion, she lashed out at a Barnard-accepted classmate - sneering that it was a fake Ivy.

Interestingly her husband was able to get his kids admitted to Ivies (Cornell, Yale) but she couldn’t buy Apple’s way into one.

[Anonymous]

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Interestingly her husband was able to get his kids admitted to Ivies (Cornell, Yale) but she couldn’t buy Apple’s way into one.

She got expelled from her previous high school for bullying.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As someone looking to have a great college experience, what do you prefer?

this environment at the ivies

or this

Neither. The bottom videos are a nightmare of eating disorders, spray tans, and excessive reliance on men to do everything and drive all the decisions in your life. The top is just annoying.
I guess this is the conservative dream, though, which is pretty sad.

Sorry you wouldn’t get a bid.

I'm sorry that you want that so badly.

GFY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vandy is the place for social, smart kids now!

And if you like LACs, top pick is Davidson!

No, it's not! Davidson isn't even a top 20 most competitive LAC!!!!!

Sure it is.

[Anonymous]

For all their perceived “shortcomings”, many SEC schools still require test scores, are fairly transparent about admissions and turn out hordes of successful, well-adjusted alums

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For all their perceived “shortcomings”, many SEC schools still require test scores, are fairly transparent about admissions and turn out hordes of successful, well-adjusted alums

The majority of SEC schools don’t require SAT scores…only 5 of 16.

Most are transparent because they accept 75%+ of applicants, while the more selective like Vandy, UGA, UT most would consider head scratchers for OOS kids (except Vandy which is a head scratcher for everyone as private).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all their perceived “shortcomings”, many SEC schools still require test scores, are fairly transparent about admissions and turn out hordes of successful, well-adjusted alums

The majority of SEC schools don’t require SAT scores…only 5 of 16.

Most are transparent because they accept 75%+ of applicants, while the more selective like Vandy, UGA, UT most would consider head scratchers for OOS kids (except Vandy which is a head scratcher for everyone as private).

UGA is the hottest OOS flagship in our school right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ivies are not pretty people having parties and big football games positioning. Ivy females are posting fewer makeup, hair, clothes, lifestyle selfies.
Volvo vs Mustang.

Mustangs are so fun!😁