Schools your kids love

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Anonymous wrote:Any CTCL school.

Ha ha! My kid just transferred out of her CTCL school. She thought it was her happy place but they snowed her. She said the classes (for the most part) we’re excellent and she learned a lot. But she realized that there is more to college than academics.

[Anonymous]

UVA, graduated with distinction, now at Cambridge doing graduate work. LOVED UVA. Not involved in the Greek houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA, graduated with distinction, now at Cambridge doing graduate work. LOVED UVA. Not involved in the Greek houses.

Awesome! I’ve got a kid there too, and he’s thriving, but we’re not supposed to say that on DCUM. First, posters will claim that every thread becomes a UVA thread. Then, they will tell you that it’s not a great school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA, graduated with distinction, now at Cambridge doing graduate work. LOVED UVA. Not involved in the Greek houses.

Awesome! I’ve got a kid there too, and he’s thriving, but we’re not supposed to say that on DCUM. First, posters will claim that every thread becomes a UVA thread. Then, they will tell you that it’s not a great school.

The annoyance with UVA comes from the fact that there are many (or maybe it's just one or a couple of very prolific posters) UVA boosters on here who will very aggressively and arrogantly proclaim UVA as a better school than X school, making it seem like it belongs with Harvard and Yale. No need to act like a victim here, UVA's a good school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any CTCL school.

Ha ha! My kid just transferred out of her CTCL school. She thought it was her happy place but they snowed her. She said the classes (for the most part) we’re excellent and she learned a lot. But she realized that there is more to college than academics.

What didn’t she like?

[Anonymous]

Georgetown. Turned down a couple of offers at higher ranked schools, because the program at Georgetown was best fit. Loves it! Highly involved in several high profile clubs, several offers from professors for research opportunities. Enjoying campus this year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UVa---not helpful, I know, but it's a great school.

Gettysburg---got a half-tuition scholarship and has worked his butt off. Is highly regarded by faculty and has been given opportunities and recognition he wouldn't likely have gotten if he'd gone to a school that others with his high numbers attend.

Lehigh---great engineering program and a good place for a kid with high numbers but not much self-confidence to start to believe in himself.

Virginia Tech---prepared another strong student well for applying to physical therapy programs. He currently attends U Delaware, always considered one of the top programs in the nation. Only problem he had was finding it more difficult than expected to get a spot in marching band freshman year.

RPI---great for engineering. Got a job with a nationally known company straight out of college.

Catholic U---turned down Johns Hopkins for a full-tuition scholarship and the traditional Catholic education she wanted. Got both an undergrad and Master's degree in biomedical engineering in 4 years, and got a job as a medical researcher at NIH before graduation. Liked Catholic enough that her younger sister and brother decided to go there, too.

What a weird mix.

Kids of family and friends. Some graduated in the past 2-3 years. Others are in their junior or senior year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Santa Clara University. Heaven on earth and a quality education and great alum network. Love it!

+2 from our family!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any CTCL school.

+1

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Agree on Wisconsin

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UNC

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone loves UW-Madison

NCAA women’s volleyball national champions!!!!!!

HS friend played for them years ago - she is over the moon!

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Wake Forest. We all love the school!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elon---turned down at Princeton and other highly selective schools, and was given a half-tuition scholarship to Elon. Prepared him well enough for the MCAT that he got a 514 and is now waiting to see where he's accepted. Peers were very accepting of his being gay.

Smartest, kindest, funniest colleague I ever had was an Elon grad - also gay and active in LGBTQ org. Congrats to your DS and GL with med school!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any CTCL school.

Ha ha! My kid just transferred out of her CTCL school. She thought it was her happy place but they snowed her. She said the classes (for the most part) we’re excellent and she learned a lot. But she realized that there is more to college than academics.

How did they snow her?