What do you think of when you see these schools names?
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Anonymous
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What do you think of as the "culture" or stereotype of these schools?
UNC UVA NYU UCLA USC VANDERBILT BROWN GEORGETOWN GW My son is considering applying to all of these and a few more. I feel like these are vastly different other than being large. I have my own stereotype but I could be off and am curious as to how other people react to these schools? |
Anonymous
| Why does reputation matter? |
Anonymous
| I am curious...no need to now turn this around and ask me. If you don't want to participate then move on.... |
Anonymous
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BROWN AND NYU LIBERAL and VERY GAY
UNC UVA LOTS OF RICH SPOILED SMART KIDS UCLA FUN BIG AND RARA (HARD TO GET INTO) |
Anonymous
| I look at that list and think they're all schools where kids have to show they are smart and hard working to get in. |
Anonymous
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UNC -- Good school, easier for a kid from NoVa to get into b/c out-of-state tuition. BIG. Typical research university in that the undergraduate school is probably a bit overrated. Basketball. UVA -- Hard for qualified NOVA kids to get into b/c quotas. Optimal. Public Ivy. Greek culture big-time. NYU -- Depends on the program you want, but good school. Manhattan living. $$$$$. UCLA -- Typical research university, only on the West Coast. Football. USC -- Private school version of UCLA. Bad neighborhood in L.A. Football. VANDERBILT -- SEC. Nashville. Good medical school, solid undergraduate. Private. BROWN -- Ivy. Lacrosse. SLAC-like. GEORGETOWN -- Across the river. Catholic. Basketball. $$. GW -- Overrated. Most $$$$$$$ school in the nation. |
Anonymous
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UNC - armpit of the South
UVA - rape factory GW - waste of money Georgetown - rich diplomat kids Brown - what's Brown? Vandy - fun in the South USC/UCLA - if you want to live in LA for four years. probably a really fun place to go. |
Anonymous
I think that some of these are wildly different schools. It's hard to think of Brown in the same sentence with UVA or Vanderbilt. |
Anonymous
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UNC - overrated state school, good deal for IS, bad deal for OOS
UVA - same as UNC NYU - overated so-so school. crazy to pay full tuition UCLA - same as UNC USC - same as NYU VANDERBILT - good school if you can get in. expensive if full pay BROWN - at least people would say it's an IVY... GEORGETOWN - same as Vandy GW - crazy to pay full cost.. so so school unless med school |
Anonymous
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All these schools have plenty of smart, hard-working kids, and are highly ranked. That said:
UNC--friendly, lots of school spirit, liberal, fairly laid back UVA--preppy, work hard/play hard, fratty NYU--very diverse, very urban, not a "rah-rah" type of environment at all. A very different campus experience compared to most of the others on this list. UCLA--more laid-back than USC, diverse, very sports-focused USC--fratty, wealthy, very Ocean City, pre-professional, very sports-focused Vanderbilt--very Southern, preppy, wealthy, Greek Brown--very laid-back & casual, quirkier, diverse, extremely liberal Georgetown--no greek life, more intense GW--honestly, this one is a big cipher to me. |
Anonymous
| USC - party school. |
Anonymous
+1 |
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Anonymous
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What does your son like about these very different schools? Is there a program they all have that he is interested in? What is the thread that links all these schools in his mind?
I think you can help him find schools that are a good fit if you know what it is about these schools that he finds appealing. |
Anonymous
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My DD is also applying to USC, Brown, UCLA, and others not on your list. I would be careful about listening to opinions denigrating schools. Do your own homework and a visit is worth it's weight in gold.
We visited USC (the neighborhood leaves much to be desired) but I liked the campus, liked the security, the weather is awesome, and the academics are superb. Many people call USC the 'university of spoiled children' but you could say the same about HYP. You have the option to associate with spoiled children or you can move on and find your own niche. And that's anywhere you go. |