Wake Forest and media celebrities?

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Anonymous wrote:Do a lot of celebrity kids attend Wake?

Stephanopoulos?
Brooke Shields?
Now Stephanie Ruhle?
https://www.today.com/parents/family/stephanie-ruhle-dropping-son-college-rcna231374

Stephanopoulos’ kid transferred pretty quickly to Vanderbilt.

I wonder why? They seem like very similar schools.

No. Not in same league if students. And one is in Nashville vs Winston-Salem.

I have a hard time believing these two aren’t in the same league. They were very similarly ranked for YEARS until the very recent new scoring system went into effect and Wake lost ground on diversity or something? It’s been a beat, so I’d have to look it up. It was one metric. And they devalued things that Wake was strong in, like # of classes taught by full professors and average class size.

The locations are massively different.

Nashville is much bigger with many more off-campus options than W-S. For kids used to being in a city setting (or just having a larger life) I can see Wake / W-S getting old after a year.

Thats said, I can also see Wake / W-F being perfect for kids who want a more low-key, campus-based environment for four years. Different strokes for different folks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do a lot of celebrity kids attend Wake?

Stephanopoulos?
Brooke Shields?
Now Stephanie Ruhle?
https://www.today.com/parents/family/stephanie-ruhle-dropping-son-college-rcna231374

Stephanopoulos’ kid transferred pretty quickly to Vanderbilt.

I wonder why? They seem like very similar schools.

No. Not in same league if students. And one is in Nashville vs Winston-Salem.

I have a hard time believing these two aren’t in the same league. They were very similarly ranked for YEARS until the very recent new scoring system went into effect and Wake lost ground on diversity or something? It’s been a beat, so I’d have to look it up. It was one metric. And they devalued things that Wake was strong in, like # of classes taught by full professors and average class size.

The locations are massively different.

Nashville is much bigger with many more off-campus options than W-S. For kids used to being in a city setting (or just having a larger life) I can see Wake / W-S getting old after a year.

Thats said, I can also see Wake / W-F being perfect for kids who want a more low-key, campus-based environment for four years. Different strokes for different folks.

You make Wake sound like Williams or Colby. Winston is not Nashville but it is far from remote. It is a decent sized city with restaurants, shopping, events, an airport, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Do a lot of celebrity kids attend Wake?

Stephanopoulos?
Brooke Shields?
Now Stephanie Ruhle?
https://www.today.com/parents/family/stephanie-ruhle-dropping-son-college-rcna231374

Stephanopoulos’ kid transferred pretty quickly to Vanderbilt.

I wonder why? They seem like very similar schools.

No. Not in same league if students. And one is in Nashville vs Winston-Salem.

I have a hard time believing these two aren’t in the same league. They were very similarly ranked for YEARS until the very recent new scoring system went into effect and Wake lost ground on diversity or something? It’s been a beat, so I’d have to look it up. It was one metric. And they devalued things that Wake was strong in, like # of classes taught by full professors and average class size.

But the new scoring system also greatly devalued Vandy yet it is still top 20.

[Anonymous]

Vandy seems to have more celebrity kids, or at least kids of media figures:
Apple Martin
Stephanopolous
Lara Spencer
Willie Geist
Michale Strahan