The future of DCUM

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCum certainly is a lot less local now than then. Moms from everywhere, NYC CA in particular. There is also a St. Andrew booster from UK.

Drop DC from the UM.

+1. It's this. In actual DC, people are still Ivy focused. But in the online world of DCUM, it's not that way because lots of non-DC people are posting.

Why are people in DC obsessed with ivies?

It's a career and monsy obsessed bubble.

[Anonymous]

SEC is better than any IVY or NE private. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:SEC schools
Southern LAC’s
More print on regional universities as flagships become more competitive

SEC schools were a trend. Ship is already sailing. Tik tok sorority/frar Greek bs

lol wrong. SEC schools are receiving record apps. Best and brightest want SEC now.

Some kids who need financial aid and don’t mind being in a shthole state.

And have no shot at an Ivy or Northeast private

Most northeast privates do not give comprehensive aid to families with money.

[Anonymous]

Some MAGAs found this site and gradually ruined it.

[Anonymous]

When I started on DCUM, my kid was 4 and I wasn't reading the College Forum - maybe it didn't even exist!

Now he's 20, with siblings in high school. I've only been reading the College forum for about 5 years. I haven't really noticed any change in that time, but maybe I haven't been paying attention.

I anticipate, with the demographic cliff, that some smaller institutions will close. I do NOT anticipate any mess regarding the current political fallout: the effects of this administration will be short-lived, because no government in their right mind can continue doing what they're doing, whether they're conservative or progressive. This White House only has a few years to go...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only change I’ve noticed is that at some point since the pandemic, high school kids found the forum and post here more than ever. Usually trolling.

This. Lots of high school and college kids. They give themselves away with some regularity, so you can imagine how many other comments they are making where there are no clear tells.

The problem with an anonymous forum is that once the trolls take over, it’s hard to get it back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is definitely an anti-Ivy shift both on dcum and in DC. All the admissions scandals and the data about athletes and big donors, plus the shifts to and from testing have diluted the brand. MIT seems to have retained its status. The “pointy-ness” required for the unhooked is not what most of us want for our children.

I graduated HS in 1998 and believed Ivy to be the pinnacle of American education until about 5 years ago.

No anti-Ivy sentiment in DC, except for the current administration. DMV families still consider Ivy to be the best outcome. The brand is not diluted. That’s fantasy talk from MAGA.

The brand is not diluted but the rest of the country has moved on and realized that more than the ivy league are quality institutions.

+1. It’s inevitable since these colleges have gotten harder and harder to get into.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is definitely an anti-Ivy shift both on dcum and in DC. All the admissions scandals and the data about athletes and big donors, plus the shifts to and from testing have diluted the brand. MIT seems to have retained its status. The “pointy-ness” required for the unhooked is not what most of us want for our children.

I graduated HS in 1998 and believed Ivy to be the pinnacle of American education until about 5 years ago.

No anti-Ivy sentiment in DC, except for the current administration. DMV families still consider Ivy to be the best outcome. The brand is not diluted. That’s fantasy talk from MAGA.

NP. This made me laugh. "The best outcome"? No, sorry. We realize there are thousands of schools for our kids to choose from and the "best outcome" isn't a handful of Ivies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is definitely an anti-Ivy shift both on dcum and in DC. All the admissions scandals and the data about athletes and big donors, plus the shifts to and from testing have diluted the brand. MIT seems to have retained its status. The “pointy-ness” required for the unhooked is not what most of us want for our children.

I graduated HS in 1998 and believed Ivy to be the pinnacle of American education until about 5 years ago.

No anti-Ivy sentiment in DC, except for the current administration. DMV families still consider Ivy to be the best outcome. The brand is not diluted. That’s fantasy talk from MAGA.

The brand is not diluted but the rest of the country has moved on and realized that more than the ivy league are quality institutions.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is definitely an anti-Ivy shift both on dcum and in DC. All the admissions scandals and the data about athletes and big donors, plus the shifts to and from testing have diluted the brand. MIT seems to have retained its status. The “pointy-ness” required for the unhooked is not what most of us want for our children.

I graduated HS in 1998 and believed Ivy to be the pinnacle of American education until about 5 years ago.

No anti-Ivy sentiment in DC, except for the current administration. DMV families still consider Ivy to be the best outcome. The brand is not diluted. That’s fantasy talk from MAGA.

The brand is not diluted but the rest of the country has moved on and realized that more than the ivy league are quality institutions.

It also doesn’t help the elite colleges’ brands that so many of the slimiest politicians attended them. From where I sit, it’s folks like Schumer, Schiff, Comey, & the Clintons. And I’m sure Dems have a list of Republicans they can’t stand who attended top schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is definitely an anti-Ivy shift both on dcum and in DC. All the admissions scandals and the data about athletes and big donors, plus the shifts to and from testing have diluted the brand. MIT seems to have retained its status. The “pointy-ness” required for the unhooked is not what most of us want for our children.

I graduated HS in 1998 and believed Ivy to be the pinnacle of American education until about 5 years ago.

No anti-Ivy sentiment in DC, except for the current administration. DMV families still consider Ivy to be the best outcome. The brand is not diluted. That’s fantasy talk from MAGA.

NP. This made me laugh. "The best outcome"? No, sorry. We realize there are thousands of schools for our kids to choose from and the "best outcome" isn't a handful of Ivies.

+100

[Anonymous]

Hmmm I wonder if HS kids trolling here put this as an EC on their college apps…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SEC schools
Southern LAC’s
More print on regional universities as flagships become more competitive

SEC schools were a trend. Ship is already sailing. Tik tok sorority/frar Greek bs

lol wrong. SEC schools are receiving record apps. Best and brightest want SEC now.

Okay DJT. Everything is a "record".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

When I started on DCUM, my kid was 4 and I wasn't reading the College Forum - maybe it didn't even exist!

Now he's 20, with siblings in high school. I've only been reading the College forum for about 5 years. I haven't really noticed any change in that time, but maybe I haven't been paying attention.

I anticipate, with the demographic cliff, that some smaller institutions will close. I do NOT anticipate any mess regarding the current political fallout: the effects of this administration will be short-lived, because no government in their right mind can continue doing what they're doing, whether they're conservative or progressive. This White House only has a few years to go...

If trump gets the tax bill through, no democrat is going to reject it. It’s an inherently progressive bill, even if it’s done because trump hates institutions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is definitely an anti-Ivy shift both on dcum and in DC. All the admissions scandals and the data about athletes and big donors, plus the shifts to and from testing have diluted the brand. MIT seems to have retained its status. The “pointy-ness” required for the unhooked is not what most of us want for our children.

I graduated HS in 1998 and believed Ivy to be the pinnacle of American education until about 5 years ago.

No anti-Ivy sentiment in DC, except for the current administration. DMV families still consider Ivy to be the best outcome. The brand is not diluted. That’s fantasy talk from MAGA.

The brand is not diluted but the rest of the country has moved on and realized that more than the ivy league are quality institutions.

It also doesn’t help the elite colleges’ brands that so many of the slimiest politicians attended them. From where I sit, it’s folks like Schumer, Schiff, Comey, & the Clintons. And I’m sure Dems have a list of Republicans they can’t stand who attended top schools.

It’s really just Harvard and Yale pumping out evil people like there’s no tomorrow.