Why are ivies and other elite NE schools out, southern schools in?

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Anonymous wrote:Just like we are all different, every kid is different, and every school and school experience is different. I don't know why people feel the need to come on an anonymous website and bash a set of schools or belittle people who choose schools they deem "inferior" or less than schools they either attended or feel their kids should attend.

I've lived in a lot of places throughout my life and each has its pluses and minuses. I'd go back to come in a heartbeat, and I'd never go back to others. That doesn't mean that people that choose those places are dumb, stuck up, more smart than me or aren't nice. They are just different, and isn't kind of makes the world go round?

I guarantee the person sitting at the desk next to you or in the house across the street didn't have the same experience as you. I don't know many college-educated people that can't read and write, whether they went to University of Washington, a UNC satellite campus or a Community College. They might be checking you in at the Doctor's Office, they might be a military spouse, they might be highly successful - and who are we to define someone else's idea of success, especially based on a decision they made at the age of 17 or 18?

I'd rather know, associate and work with pleasant people, not people who sit and pre-judge me for where I grew up, where I went to college or the diploma that hangs on my wall.

One thing Southern life does teach is how to be pleasant while being deeply judgmental.

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I didn't read this entire chain, but both of my kids ended up at schools in the south. They are smart and well adjusted, and one, in particular, really wanted out of the east coast competitive high-powered place he lived in for his first 18 years.

I love living on the east coast but he simply doesn't-- he enjoys the slower pace, the less competitive atmosphere and better weather of his southern school, where he joined a fraternity, has free student parking and has a great campus with guaranteed 4 hours of housing.

Other DD went to school in Florida, graduated and moved back here, but she had a lovely college experience and came back the same liberal she was when she left. And has a job in her field.

We encouraged both to find schools that were good fits, not ratings based, and both choose schools that were extremely good choices based on their personalities and academic interests and choice of weather.

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This seems like a normal adult lifestyle. Much preferred to living in a packed house and smiling with an obnoxious group of women.

Unattractive and cringe strivers pandering to creepy tigers cubs and tiger parents. Those hashtags are so thirsty and desperate.

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This seems like a normal adult lifestyle. Much preferred to living in a packed house and smiling with an obnoxious group of women.

Unattractive and cringe strivers pandering to creepy tigers cubs and tiger parents. Those hashtags are so thirsty and desperate.

She looks a lot more healthy than the orange messes screeching in the other video.

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This seems like a normal adult lifestyle. Much preferred to living in a packed house and smiling with an obnoxious group of women.

Unattractive and cringe strivers pandering to creepy tigers cubs and tiger parents. Those hashtags are so thirsty and desperate.

aw grandma is discovering YouTube for the first time, how cute

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Anonymous wrote:As someone looking to have a great college experience, what do you prefer?

this environment at the ivies

or this

Neither. The bottom videos are a nightmare of eating disorders, spray tans, and excessive reliance on men to do everything and drive all the decisions in your life. The top is just annoying.
I guess this is the conservative dream, though, which is pretty sad.

Sorry you wouldn’t get a bid.

This is such a lame comment and is exhibit A for why people look down on sorority girls. It’s so sad that you are a grown woman saying this - it makes you sound like a vapid mean girl. Not to mention we all know admission to a sorority doesn’t make you cool. Every campus has a few sororities filled with very undesirable girls that no one wants to party with. Sound familiar to you? Signed Sorority Rho Chi

My rising high school senior says most kids want balance—neither an Ivy like Columbia with constant protests nor an Alabama known for its sororities who live for TikTok dances and outfit showcases. Both extremes are annoying.

I know this is hard for you miserable old farts to admit but those cute "bimbo" and "mean girl" sorority girls are just... having fun and are super skilled at social media and content creation. Southern sororities are full of smart and sweet well-groomed overachievers who will become business executives, bankers, accountants, engineers, lawyers, doctors, dentists, RNs and teachers. They are outgoing Type A overachievers who study hard and play hard. And frankly, they usually don't "play" anywhere near as you dweebs expect.

No need to sell it. Most become teachers, and marry really young so they don’t have to work too hard.

It’s great for them, but a lot of people would be miserable in their position. It isn’t envious unless that’s your sort of thing, and you value that lifestyle.

Cite a source that most sorority girls at Southern flagships and selective privates become teachers. You're just an envious striver talking out of your ass. But it's funny how you mock teachers yet omit the fact that the average T20 girlie just segues to a worthless adult day care career; e.g. consultant, fed, and tech and financial sector email job nonsense.

how about pharma sales rep?

I assume you're a 50 year old Gen Xer because your corny tropes are about 20 years out of date. The average UMC state flagship sorority girl graduates and becomes a business-tech-finance girl boss, pursues an MBA, JD, DDS or MD, or maybe makes $100,000 as an RN coming out of college. The hot Southern universities are more competitive than ever. You all are incredibly out of touch.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone looking to have a great college experience, what do you prefer?

this environment at the ivies

or this

Neither. The bottom videos are a nightmare of eating disorders, spray tans, and excessive reliance on men to do everything and drive all the decisions in your life. The top is just annoying.
I guess this is the conservative dream, though, which is pretty sad.

Sorry you wouldn’t get a bid.

This is such a lame comment and is exhibit A for why people look down on sorority girls. It’s so sad that you are a grown woman saying this - it makes you sound like a vapid mean girl. Not to mention we all know admission to a sorority doesn’t make you cool. Every campus has a few sororities filled with very undesirable girls that no one wants to party with. Sound familiar to you? Signed Sorority Rho Chi

My rising high school senior says most kids want balance—neither an Ivy like Columbia with constant protests nor an Alabama known for its sororities who live for TikTok dances and outfit showcases. Both extremes are annoying.

I know this is hard for you miserable old farts to admit but those cute "bimbo" and "mean girl" sorority girls are just... having fun and are super skilled at social media and content creation. Southern sororities are full of smart and sweet well-groomed overachievers who will become business executives, bankers, accountants, engineers, lawyers, doctors, dentists, RNs and teachers. They are outgoing Type A overachievers who study hard and play hard. And frankly, they usually don't "play" anywhere near as you dweebs expect.

No need to sell it. Most become teachers, and marry really young so they don’t have to work too hard.

It’s great for them, but a lot of people would be miserable in their position. It isn’t envious unless that’s your sort of thing, and you value that lifestyle.

Cite a source that most sorority girls at Southern flagships and selective privates become teachers. You're just an envious striver talking out of your ass. But it's funny how you mock teachers yet omit the fact that the average T20 girlie just segues to a worthless adult day care career; e.g. consultant, fed, and tech and financial sector email job nonsense.

how about pharma sales rep?

I assume you're a 50 year old Gen Xer because your corny tropes are about 20 years out of date. The average UMC state flagship sorority girl graduates and becomes a business-tech-finance girl boss, pursues an MBA, JD, DDS or MD, or maybe makes $100,000 as an RN coming out of college. The hot Southern universities are more competitive than ever. You all are incredibly out of touch.

A first year RN doesn't make 100k, especially not in the south. Yes, they are more competitive colleges, but that means nothing compared to northeastern colleges. As said before, UConn, which isn't some substantial institution in new england, gets more apps than these supposed "hot" universities. The average salaries coming out of these southern publics is not...great, to say the least.

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There is a higher percentage of kids from the south at the elite North East Ivy/privates and places like U Chicago than vice versa at SEC schools…often much higher percentages.

Harvard is nearly 15% and Chicago is nearly 20%. Most SEC (that don’t severely restrict OOS like Texas which will automatically be very low) are only like 2%-8% from the northeast…with the exception of Vanderbilt which is also close to 20%.

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The SEC jealously is extreme. Something about attractive, fun, AND successful kids going south must really trigger you grannies.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone looking to have a great college experience, what do you prefer?

this environment at the ivies

or this

Neither. The bottom videos are a nightmare of eating disorders, spray tans, and excessive reliance on men to do everything and drive all the decisions in your life. The top is just annoying.
I guess this is the conservative dream, though, which is pretty sad.

Sorry you wouldn’t get a bid.

This is such a lame comment and is exhibit A for why people look down on sorority girls. It’s so sad that you are a grown woman saying this - it makes you sound like a vapid mean girl. Not to mention we all know admission to a sorority doesn’t make you cool. Every campus has a few sororities filled with very undesirable girls that no one wants to party with. Sound familiar to you? Signed Sorority Rho Chi

My rising high school senior says most kids want balance—neither an Ivy like Columbia with constant protests nor an Alabama known for its sororities who live for TikTok dances and outfit showcases. Both extremes are annoying.

I know this is hard for you miserable old farts to admit but those cute "bimbo" and "mean girl" sorority girls are just... having fun and are super skilled at social media and content creation. Southern sororities are full of smart and sweet well-groomed overachievers who will become business executives, bankers, accountants, engineers, lawyers, doctors, dentists, RNs and teachers. They are outgoing Type A overachievers who study hard and play hard. And frankly, they usually don't "play" anywhere near as you dweebs expect.

No need to sell it. Most become teachers, and marry really young so they don’t have to work too hard.

It’s great for them, but a lot of people would be miserable in their position. It isn’t envious unless that’s your sort of thing, and you value that lifestyle.

Cite a source that most sorority girls at Southern flagships and selective privates become teachers. You're just an envious striver talking out of your ass. But it's funny how you mock teachers yet omit the fact that the average T20 girlie just segues to a worthless adult day care career; e.g. consultant, fed, and tech and financial sector email job nonsense.

how about pharma sales rep?

I assume you're a 50 year old Gen Xer because your corny tropes are about 20 years out of date. The average UMC state flagship sorority girl graduates and becomes a business-tech-finance girl boss, pursues an MBA, JD, DDS or MD, or maybe makes $100,000 as an RN coming out of college. The hot Southern universities are more competitive than ever. You all are incredibly out of touch.

Hilarious. Another pick me trying to make southern sorority girls happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The SEC jealously is extreme. Something about attractive, fun, AND successful kids going south must really trigger you grannies.

You forgot “devout christian.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The SEC jealously is extreme. Something about attractive, fun, AND successful kids going south must really trigger you grannies.

I am genuinely glad there is something for everyone, but there is no jealousy. If the NE elite kids wanted the SEC they could have had it and likely with a full-ride. It doesn’t appeal to many, but obviously does for others.

[Anonymous]

Disingenuous question. The same Southern schools that were popular 5, 10, 20 years ago are still popular. Same with the Northeastern schools.

Nothing, actually nothing, has changed

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As someone looking to have a great college experience, what do you prefer?

this environment at the ivies

or this

Neither. The bottom videos are a nightmare of eating disorders, spray tans, and excessive reliance on men to do everything and drive all the decisions in your life. The top is just annoying.
I guess this is the conservative dream, though, which is pretty sad.

They all looks healthy to me and they are very athletic and not gaunt, not sure what you are talking about.

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