DS' college sent us a yard sign to announce his choice

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Are you certain your kid did not go online and purchase a sign? I don't know of any university that sends them. But if so, hey, you saved a couple of bucks

Here in the Bethesda area, the signs are quite common. I also see garden flags with the university.
I have one in my yard. My kid bought it when they went to student orientation.

[Anonymous]

I have spent more time reading the thread than I have ever given to my actual sightings of these signs in yards. Display it if you want but no big deal if not either!

[Anonymous]

HS class of 21 got one for U MD just for acceptance (child did not attend U MD)

[Anonymous]

Our HS offers to make/provide as part of a fundraiser for the all night grad party.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird flex to be too cool for the school your kid is going to attend (not pike those flyover nerds he'll be attending with!), but: congrats?

+1 LOL

[Anonymous]

This seems weirdly braggy. No one cares where you kid goes to school except your family. Ditto bumper stickers.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird flex to be too cool for the school your kid is going to attend (not pike those flyover nerds he'll be attending with!), but: congrats?

Thought the same thing. Learned about school spirit much?

NP, and I would never say never about this stuff (one of my kids struggled for a while in elementary school, and when he got an honor student decal in middle school, he wanted me to put it on my car, which I did), but why would strangers care where my kid goes to college? I'll tell the neighbors I chat with, because I'm sure it will come up.

I have young elementary kids, so I’m still pretty far removed from the college signs yet. But I care because, well it’s hard to explain. I guess it’s like looking at people’s fun Halloween decor, or Christmas lights, or new spring plantings. We live in a pretty dense/walkable neighborhood so we go on lots of walks. I might not know every neighbor, but I get a smile out of seeing the Happy 5th Birthday yard signs, the giant skeletons, the new front porch addition added on to someone’s house, the pretty wreaths hung on windows … seeing the yard signs pop up of kids getting admitted to college is just … joyful I guess is the right word? It’s a sign of life going on around me. Because my kids are so young I was pretty out of touch about college admissions going on until our HS babysitter mentioned her acceptance and I saw a few yard signs go up. And it makes me happy for all the college kids about to start their young adults lives in various parts of the country.

I guess I may be tacky to some for liking this stuff but oh well!

[Anonymous]

This started when grads didn't get to be in school or even have a graduation during COVID. It was the best people could think of to celebrate the kids.

But before that, it was very common for parents to hang the school banner on the front door or fly the school flag. In some vacation towns, the summer rentals will have flags from multiple colleges (assuming its a group rental or a big family).

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Anonymous wrote:This seems weirdly braggy. No one cares where you kid goes to school except your family. Ditto bumper stickers.

Celebrations are not braggy, but it is OK to be proud of your kid for going to college.

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Anonymous wrote:Not our style to display it in the front yard, but I imagine they go over big in the midwestern state where the college is located.

Wondering if this is a common thing to receive? I don't think I've noticed any such signs in our neighborhood, but not a lot of similarly aged kids around here either.

I think that the yard signs are fine, and I don't mind seeing them.

It sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder, however, about the Midwest where your child will be attending college. I have lived in the DC area for 20 years, but grew up in the Midwest. It's a pretty great place to be, depending on the neighborhood and the people with whom you associate (just like everywhere in the US).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This seems weirdly braggy. No one cares where you kid goes to school except your family. Ditto bumper stickers.

Celebrations are not braggy, but it is OK to be proud of your kid for going to college.

Sure, but why are you trying to involve the whole world in it? That's the braggy part. Take your kid to dinner, have a little party. But when you advertise it to the world, you're straight up bragging.

[Anonymous]

I live in Falls Church, and they're all over the place, as are the "Home of a 2023 grad" sign that the HS gives out.

I love seeing these signs -- to see where the neighbor kids are heading off to next year -- the kids who I've seen grow up but are not close with necessarily.

Parents, keep displaying the signs! It's great to be proud of where your kid is headed next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This seems weirdly braggy. No one cares where you kid goes to school except your family. Ditto bumper stickers.

Celebrations are not braggy, but it is OK to be proud of your kid for going to college.

Sure, but why are you trying to involve the whole world in it? That's the braggy part. Take your kid to dinner, have a little party. But when you advertise it to the world, you're straight up bragging.

Sounds like you're projecting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is inequitable. Think about the children who drop out, can’t afford college or choose a trade school.

Generally, those kids’ families don’t live in single family homes. They live in apartment buildings.

[Anonymous]

I saw them last year (or maybe the year before) for Hamilton. They struck me as weird then, but now I see more.