Shooting below your weight

[Anonymous]

It's punching below your weight, OP.

What matters most is fit. Where your student feels most at home, comfortable. This is where I want to be. Single most important factor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's punching below your weight, OP.

What matters most is fit. Where your student feels most at home, comfortable. This is where I want to be. Single most important factor.

That’s because you’re reasonable. 90% of DCUM probably thinks you’re a loser. But don’t worry, the non prestige/status driven 10% are with you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USC if you have high stats.

Do you mean University of Southern California? Costs $90k/yr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is he in at both UVA and W&M already? W&M doesn't have EA, only ED1, ED2, and RD. Calling troll.

Maybe he received a cypher card.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's punching below your weight, OP.

What matters most is fit. Where your student feels most at home, comfortable. This is where I want to be. Single most important factor.

+1000

Where will your DC thrive socially and emotionally as well as academically? That’s the key question that is often missing in the process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's punching below your weight, OP.

What matters most is fit. Where your student feels most at home, comfortable. This is where I want to be. Single most important factor.

That’s because you’re reasonable. 90% of DCUM probably thinks you’re a loser. But don’t worry, the non prestige/status driven 10% are with you!

That’s because you are financially comfortable. Unfortunately, even with lots of merit being given out, the ability to pay is often the most important factor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's punching below your weight, OP.

What matters most is fit. Where your student feels most at home, comfortable. This is where I want to be. Single most important factor.

+1000

Where will your DC thrive socially and emotionally as well as academically? That’s the key question that is often missing in the process.

Please. Telling my friends and neighbors “my DC is so socially and emotionally happy their school” pales in comparison to “my DC goes to Yale.”

C’mon. You know this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's punching below your weight, OP.

What matters most is fit. Where your student feels most at home, comfortable. This is where I want to be. Single most important factor.

That’s because you’re reasonable. 90% of DCUM probably thinks you’re a loser. But don’t worry, the non prestige/status driven 10% are with you!

Spare me the “fit” bullshit. It’s college, not a marriage. There’s more than one out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's punching below your weight, OP.

What matters most is fit. Where your student feels most at home, comfortable. This is where I want to be. Single most important factor.

+1000

Where will your DC thrive socially and emotionally as well as academically? That’s the key question that is often missing in the process.

Please. Telling my friends and neighbors “my DC is so socially and emotionally happy their school” pales in comparison to “my DC goes to Yale.”

C’mon. You know this.

Stop being a mean person.

How about:

My kid is getting top grades and really likes xxx vs. "My kid is taking a mental health gap year from Yale".

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/11/yale-suicides-mental-health-withdrawals/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son has been advised to shoot below his weight for merit. He is a junior, top 10% of class at a competitive high school with APs across the board, but we make too much and so we will be looking for merit. Our flagship is extremely competitive. That will be his first choice, however.

I know this a very common predicament, and so I am curious how other kids have fared when they ended up at schools that were not particularly competitive. Did they end up thriving? Were they disappointed? Do you regret settling? What were the schools? Our tuition budget for him is $60k, which will open some doors but close many others.

Kid studied business at U of Nebraska. Got merit aid what wiped out the out-of-state portion of the tuition. Had great time. Very compact campus.

Kid had internship during the school year & worked for same company after graduating. Career has progressed & subsequent jobs in financial hub cities have been easy to get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's punching below your weight, OP.

What matters most is fit. Where your student feels most at home, comfortable. This is where I want to be. Single most important factor.

That’s because you’re reasonable. 90% of DCUM probably thinks you’re a loser. But don’t worry, the non prestige/status driven 10% are with you!

Spare me the “fit” bullshit. It’s college, not a marriage. There’s more than one out there.

You misunderstand what we’re saying - there isn’t “the one” but there are things more important than BS USNWR rankings that matter when making a decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really hate the characterization that you're "shooting below your weight". Choosing the best college is the whole package, bet fit, etc. If that's Auburn or St Joes, or where ever, then so be it. Don't both accept the $$$$$ and act like you're too good for the school.

Please. A kid with the grades and scores for Duke or Northwestern is going to be the cream of the crop for a school like St. Joe’s. It is definitely several tiers lower and that’s a real consideration for OP. Why wouldn’t it be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:60k/year is not insignificant. How about focusing on honors colleges at larger state schools where cost would be close to that 60k? Florida, UGA etc. Strong schools in their own right and honors college will allow for greater opportunities (internships, research, access to professors etc) and likely highly motivated bright kids.

lolol! Florida has a sub 20% accept rate for OOS and top 10% won’t get you in honors there.

Acceptance rate for OOS applicants is supposedly now below 10%, FYI.

[Anonymous]

This thread is wild!

University of Vermont being tossed around with USC, Duke and others!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USC if you have high stats.

Do you mean University of Southern California? Costs $90k/yr.

Yes and 50% off if NMF…