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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Multiple Pritzkers went to Northwestern for either undergrad or law school, which also happens to be where they've donated the most. Arguably the two most notable "Pritzkers" of late, Jay and JB Pritzker, both have degrees from Northwestern.

Two of the Ryans' kids have double degrees from the law and business schools.

The PP upthread doesn't have his/her facts right. And in any case, their line of thinking is flawed and doesn't have any weight. Also, it's strange that they would do so much research into the alumni of a school that they deem irrelevant. Seems more like the behavior of a spurned ex than anything else.

I don't ever see any Harvard, Stanford, or Columbia alums making a big kerfuffle on this forum when someone made a multi-million dollar donation to their alma mater...

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-biggest-private-donations-to-universities-by-individuals-2019-5

Except for Northwestern folks desperate for some attention... do you really need to start a new post to announce this to the entire DCUM community?

Not the OP, but how do you even know that the person who shared this news is a Northwestern alum?

Secondly, you are so desperate to prove that Northwestern is not at the level of HYPSM (which, again, seems like a strange mission to be on since no one has ever claimed that), so yes, a donation of that magnitude is more noteworthy than it would be at a Harvard or a Stanford. I recall there being a big kerfuffle for similar donations at places like UChicago and Johns Hopkins.

PP, as I said, every time when some non-HYPSM school gets brought up on DCUM, there will always be a swarth of lousy HYPSM aspirants on DCUM who rush to attack that school. It has happened to Columbia, UChicago, Johns Hopkins, and now they're turning up the heat on Northwestern. Who's next? Penn? Duke? Caltech?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many people in this thread acting like jilted lovers?

Wasn't there a UVA booster a while back on here that point-blank admitted that she hated on Northwestern because she ultimately couldn't afford sending her kid there, and instead sent her kid to UVA (which shouldn't even something to be sad about!)? Is that what this is all about?

PP, this post might have triggered either 1) the HYPSM prestige defense squad or 2) the Northwestern/Uchicago hating squad of DCUM

+1. They may be one and the same.

And their only line of defense is XXX is not on the level of HYPSM because they said so. When you bring up facts supported with statistics, they'll resort to 1) calling the stats incorrect/wrong/biased/outdated/non-inclusive/irrelevant/un-American or 2) ad hominem attacks or 3) bring up an irrelevant discussion to deflate the criticism

As long as any ranking is not about HYPSM being in the top 5, they'll disregard it. Any news that doesn't have HYPSM in it, they'll dismiss it as fake news. If someone made it big from a non-HYPSM school, they see it as an oddity because according to them, non-HYPSM grads are unworthy of success, even if you went to a T10 school or a non-HYP ivy, like Penn or Columbia. They can't live their life without a second not being obsessed over with that stupid, arbitrary acronym made up by prestige-obsessed parents on College Confidential.

Their line of thinking is pretty much that Northwestern doesn't deserve this big of a donation because it is not an HYPSM-level school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the first….

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2015/01/roberta-buffett-elliott-donates-more-than-100-million-to-northwestern

Northwestern has had several gifts in the range of $100 million, but a sum in the range $480 million is a first. Quite a difference between $100 million and $480 million.

If my inferior other Big10 school degree is accurate, then it is about $380 million.

[Anonymous]

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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?

His kids apparently don't see Northwestern as desirable as those three East Coast schools, as do many of Northwestern's most generous donors, like the Pritzkers.

I'm an HYP alum and though I didn't send any myself, I know a couple of HYP alums who very happily sent their kids to Northwestern. All were thrilled. Yours is a moot point.

In the real world, no one thinks the way you do. The very few who do are seen as weird and insufferable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many people in this thread acting like jilted lovers?

Wasn't there a UVA booster a while back on here that point-blank admitted that she hated on Northwestern because she ultimately couldn't afford sending her kid there, and instead sent her kid to UVA (which shouldn't even something to be sad about!)? Is that what this is all about?

PP, this post might have triggered either 1) the HYPSM prestige defense squad or 2) the Northwestern/Uchicago hating squad of DCUM

+1. They may be one and the same.

And their only line of defense is XXX is not on the level of HYPSM because they said so. When you bring up facts supported with statistics, they'll resort to 1) calling the stats incorrect/wrong/biased/outdated/non-inclusive/irrelevant/un-American or 2) ad hominem attacks or 3) bring up an irrelevant discussion to deflate the criticism

As long as any ranking is not about HYPSM being in the top 5, they'll disregard it. Any news that doesn't have HYPSM in it, they'll dismiss it as fake news. If someone made it big from a non-HYPSM school, they see it as an oddity because according to them, non-HYPSM grads are unworthy of success, even if you went to a T10 school or a non-HYP ivy, like Penn or Columbia. They can't live their life without a second not being obsessed over with that stupid, arbitrary acronym made up by prestige-obsessed parents on College Confidential.

Their line of thinking is pretty much that Northwestern doesn't deserve this big of a donation because it is not an HYPSM-level school.

Northwestern seems a fine school, but before bringing up the desire to blend with HYPSM how about catch up with UChicago first? Convince Chicago first, then you are on your way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many people in this thread acting like jilted lovers?

Wasn't there a UVA booster a while back on here that point-blank admitted that she hated on Northwestern because she ultimately couldn't afford sending her kid there, and instead sent her kid to UVA (which shouldn't even something to be sad about!)? Is that what this is all about?

PP, this post might have triggered either 1) the HYPSM prestige defense squad or 2) the Northwestern/Uchicago hating squad of DCUM

+1. They may be one and the same.

And their only line of defense is XXX is not on the level of HYPSM because they said so. When you bring up facts supported with statistics, they'll resort to 1) calling the stats incorrect/wrong/biased/outdated/non-inclusive/irrelevant/un-American or 2) ad hominem attacks or 3) bring up an irrelevant discussion to deflate the criticism

As long as any ranking is not about HYPSM being in the top 5, they'll disregard it. Any news that doesn't have HYPSM in it, they'll dismiss it as fake news. If someone made it big from a non-HYPSM school, they see it as an oddity because according to them, non-HYPSM grads are unworthy of success, even if you went to a T10 school or a non-HYP ivy, like Penn or Columbia. They can't live their life without a second not being obsessed over with that stupid, arbitrary acronym made up by prestige-obsessed parents on College Confidential.

Their line of thinking is pretty much that Northwestern doesn't deserve this big of a donation because it is not an HYPSM-level school.

Northwestern seems a fine school, but before bringing up the desire to blend with HYPSM how about catch up with UChicago first? Convince Chicago first, then you are on your way.

What is with these bizarre straw man arguments? Show me where someone said that Northwestern is on the level of HYPSM. And while you're at it, show me where they hurt you.

You're making weird arguments out of some weird perceived slight that didn't even happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many people in this thread acting like jilted lovers?

Wasn't there a UVA booster a while back on here that point-blank admitted that she hated on Northwestern because she ultimately couldn't afford sending her kid there, and instead sent her kid to UVA (which shouldn't even something to be sad about!)? Is that what this is all about?

PP, this post might have triggered either 1) the HYPSM prestige defense squad or 2) the Northwestern/Uchicago hating squad of DCUM

+1. They may be one and the same.

And their only line of defense is XXX is not on the level of HYPSM because they said so. When you bring up facts supported with statistics, they'll resort to 1) calling the stats incorrect/wrong/biased/outdated/non-inclusive/irrelevant/un-American or 2) ad hominem attacks or 3) bring up an irrelevant discussion to deflate the criticism

As long as any ranking is not about HYPSM being in the top 5, they'll disregard it. Any news that doesn't have HYPSM in it, they'll dismiss it as fake news. If someone made it big from a non-HYPSM school, they see it as an oddity because according to them, non-HYPSM grads are unworthy of success, even if you went to a T10 school or a non-HYP ivy, like Penn or Columbia. They can't live their life without a second not being obsessed over with that stupid, arbitrary acronym made up by prestige-obsessed parents on College Confidential.

Their line of thinking is pretty much that Northwestern doesn't deserve this big of a donation because it is not an HYPSM-level school.

Northwestern seems a fine school, but before bringing up the desire to blend with HYPSM how about catch up with UChicago first? Convince Chicago first, then you are on your way.

You seem young because there was a time not so long ago when Northwestern and UChicago were very much considered peers, especially on the undergraduate level, before UChicago had its meteoric rise through the rankings.

[Anonymous]

Northwestern has been gaining lots of momentum over the last couple years. I think a lot of people would now put NU over Duke for the 10th spot.

[Anonymous]

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.

Bc they all grew up nearby and wanted to leave the north shore…

Btw Ryan Specialty just sent public snd this was a tax savings structure for the family….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many people in this thread acting like jilted lovers?

Wasn't there a UVA booster a while back on here that point-blank admitted that she hated on Northwestern because she ultimately couldn't afford sending her kid there, and instead sent her kid to UVA (which shouldn't even something to be sad about!)? Is that what this is all about?

PP, this post might have triggered either 1) the HYPSM prestige defense squad or 2) the Northwestern/Uchicago hating squad of DCUM

+1. They may be one and the same.

And their only line of defense is XXX is not on the level of HYPSM because they said so. When you bring up facts supported with statistics, they'll resort to 1) calling the stats incorrect/wrong/biased/outdated/non-inclusive/irrelevant/un-American or 2) ad hominem attacks or 3) bring up an irrelevant discussion to deflate the criticism

As long as any ranking is not about HYPSM being in the top 5, they'll disregard it. Any news that doesn't have HYPSM in it, they'll dismiss it as fake news. If someone made it big from a non-HYPSM school, they see it as an oddity because according to them, non-HYPSM grads are unworthy of success, even if you went to a T10 school or a non-HYP ivy, like Penn or Columbia. They can't live their life without a second not being obsessed over with that stupid, arbitrary acronym made up by prestige-obsessed parents on College Confidential.

Their line of thinking is pretty much that Northwestern doesn't deserve this big of a donation because it is not an HYPSM-level school.

Northwestern seems a fine school, but before bringing up the desire to blend with HYPSM how about catch up with UChicago first? Convince Chicago first, then you are on your way.

UChicago needs sports and/or for the south side to not be a Third World hell hole. There’s the Ivies and MIT ... then there’s Northwestern, Stanford, Duke which have big sports to raise their profile and name rec. Plus Georgetown, Notre Dame, Vandy. UChicago is screwed. Nobody gives a crap about their old quirky reputation and nobody finds 0 degree weather and dodging stick-ups and shootings cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many people in this thread acting like jilted lovers?

Wasn't there a UVA booster a while back on here that point-blank admitted that she hated on Northwestern because she ultimately couldn't afford sending her kid there, and instead sent her kid to UVA (which shouldn't even something to be sad about!)? Is that what this is all about?

PP, this post might have triggered either 1) the HYPSM prestige defense squad or 2) the Northwestern/Uchicago hating squad of DCUM

+1. They may be one and the same.

And their only line of defense is XXX is not on the level of HYPSM because they said so. When you bring up facts supported with statistics, they'll resort to 1) calling the stats incorrect/wrong/biased/outdated/non-inclusive/irrelevant/un-American or 2) ad hominem attacks or 3) bring up an irrelevant discussion to deflate the criticism

As long as any ranking is not about HYPSM being in the top 5, they'll disregard it. Any news that doesn't have HYPSM in it, they'll dismiss it as fake news. If someone made it big from a non-HYPSM school, they see it as an oddity because according to them, non-HYPSM grads are unworthy of success, even if you went to a T10 school or a non-HYP ivy, like Penn or Columbia. They can't live their life without a second not being obsessed over with that stupid, arbitrary acronym made up by prestige-obsessed parents on College Confidential.

Their line of thinking is pretty much that Northwestern doesn't deserve this big of a donation because it is not an HYPSM-level school.

Or that Northwestern doesn’t deserve billionaire alums lol. They fail to realize that 95% of the billionaires in this world didn’t attend a HYPSM school for their undergrad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern has been gaining lots of momentum over the last couple years. I think a lot of people would now put NU over Duke for the 10th spot.

Duke has been lackluster recently. It’s endowment flopped and Durham isn’t really the most desirable place to be with young people all flocking to major cities like New York, LA or Chicago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many people in this thread acting like jilted lovers?

Wasn't there a UVA booster a while back on here that point-blank admitted that she hated on Northwestern because she ultimately couldn't afford sending her kid there, and instead sent her kid to UVA (which shouldn't even something to be sad about!)? Is that what this is all about?

PP, this post might have triggered either 1) the HYPSM prestige defense squad or 2) the Northwestern/Uchicago hating squad of DCUM

+1. They may be one and the same.

And their only line of defense is XXX is not on the level of HYPSM because they said so. When you bring up facts supported with statistics, they'll resort to 1) calling the stats incorrect/wrong/biased/outdated/non-inclusive/irrelevant/un-American or 2) ad hominem attacks or 3) bring up an irrelevant discussion to deflate the criticism

As long as any ranking is not about HYPSM being in the top 5, they'll disregard it. Any news that doesn't have HYPSM in it, they'll dismiss it as fake news. If someone made it big from a non-HYPSM school, they see it as an oddity because according to them, non-HYPSM grads are unworthy of success, even if you went to a T10 school or a non-HYP ivy, like Penn or Columbia. They can't live their life without a second not being obsessed over with that stupid, arbitrary acronym made up by prestige-obsessed parents on College Confidential.

Their line of thinking is pretty much that Northwestern doesn't deserve this big of a donation because it is not an HYPSM-level school.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern has been gaining lots of momentum over the last couple years. I think a lot of people would now put NU over Duke for the 10th spot.

Duke has been lackluster recently. It’s endowment flopped and Durham isn’t really the most desirable place to be with young people all flocking to major cities like New York, LA or Chicago.

In the world of academia at least, Northwestern has always had an edge over Duke. I think it's only in terms of undergrad where in recent years they've become head to head. Both great schools.

[Anonymous]

Per US News:

Per assessment scores

Duke 4.5
NU 4.4