Villanova

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Anonymous wrote:My Jr DS wants to go visit UPenn. I suggested we see Villanova while we are in the area. He said - Villa-who? Never heard of it. No one has heard of it. I want to go some place known.

We are in NoVa — public school. Is there anyone you know that’s gone? Is it more of a PA/NJ school??

He wants business probably. Maybe international relations/business.

Good school, elite basketball.

Elite in track. The number of Olympians they have had is astounding. I competed against their coach who is excellent. If you want to be world class in this marginal sport Villanova greatly enhances your prospects. You can bet that the sprint and middle distance kids who compete in the thousands at the Penn Relays from all over the country and Jamaica absolutely know Villanova, more than any other school at Penn.

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Anonymous wrote:My Jr DS wants to go visit UPenn. I suggested we see Villanova while we are in the area. He said - Villa-who? Never heard of it. No one has heard of it. I want to go some place known.

We are in NoVa — public school. Is there anyone you know that’s gone? Is it more of a PA/NJ school??

He wants business probably. Maybe international relations/business.

I know of a few high achieving DMV kids that went there after they got rejected from Penn and all the other ivy they applied to. You should nip your son's attitude in the bud since odds of getting into Penn are exceedingly low. So yes, visit Villanova. And some safeties because for some reason everyone thinks they want to go to Penn.

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My kid didn't know about Villanova either. I only knew about bc I was from NJ and a lot of the kids from my high school applied there.

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Anonymous wrote:My Jr DS wants to go visit UPenn. I suggested we see Villanova while we are in the area. He said - Villa-who? Never heard of it. No one has heard of it. I want to go some place known.

We are in NoVa — public school. Is there anyone you know that’s gone? Is it more of a PA/NJ school??

He wants business probably. Maybe international relations/business.

I know of a few high achieving DMV kids that went there after they got rejected from Penn and all the other ivy they applied to. You should nip your son's attitude in the bud since odds of getting into Penn are exceedingly low. So yes, visit Villanova. And some safeties because for some reason everyone thinks they want to go to Penn.

Villanova and Penn don't have a whole lot in common besides being private and in Philadelphia (and surrounding area). For a kid whose got their sights set on Penn, I think there are way better/more aligned safeties.

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Anonymous wrote:Villanova has mostly white/catholic/ privileged students. Everybody wears Villanova shirts. Smart kids who have been going to private schools their entire lives. Hard to think too seriously about this school if you don’t come from money.

Yep.

The nickname "Vanillanova" doesn't come from no where.

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Anonymous wrote:Your son is a total nerd who gets beat up in the locker room if he’s never heard of Villanova.

And probably by the prick you are raising if they are anything like you!

Well he had it coming because it’s such a stupid thread. No 16 year old boy who knows anything at all about college sports has never heard of Villanova. So the kid has to be a dweeb.

Ha. reminds me of the cheer that Thomas Jefferson athletes used when the school opened. That’s alright! That’s ok! You’ll be working for us someday!

TJ kids have heard of Villanova. They’re not that ignorant.

My daughter went to TJ and was a high skilled performer in crew. Went on to Princeton. I told her not to engage in the you will be working for us in garbage. Although not familiar to some DCUM, which has a group which does not understand athletics, you compete against who shows up, and it does not matter as to the academic background or socio-economic background of the competitors. That is the challenge of competition. My daughter knew I competed against athletes from all over the world in my university days. Sneering about academics is just a built in excuse for losing. Either you are tough enough to really go after it - or not.

Only on DCUM could someone have a kid not know of Villanova. Forget about whether the kid is a sports kid. The NCAA tournament is one of the dominant entertainment events in the nation. Villanova has won it twice in recent years, challenging the dominance of the Power 5 football schools. Certainly an odd circumstance to not to know.

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As a mom of a DMV kid at Villanova, they definitely know about it. VSB is highly regarded.

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Of course my DC has heard of Villanova. We know 3 students there currently and several recent graduates. That said if you’re going to look at Penn for business. I’d also look at Bucknell and Lehigh. Your kid is going to need some targets. I’d also look at Drexel as a safety.

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I say 10x people know Villanova over UPenn. Never heard of UPenn till recently

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A straight white Catholic male who likes sports would be in Heaven there.

My friends cousin was a cheerleader for the basketball team we went to a party after they won final four and I was so impressed at the absolute insane amount of rich, nice beautiful white Catholic girls at the party.

The men were equal high quality. My friends mom nick named if CC College as Catch a Catholic. Your son or daughter can meet a great spouse. Since majority of kids between the NYC and DC stretch your kid will have friends for life too.

The academics are great too. But it is not for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:A straight white Catholic male who likes sports would be in Heaven there.

My friends cousin was a cheerleader for the basketball team we went to a party after they won final four and I was so impressed at the absolute insane amount of rich, nice beautiful white Catholic girls at the party.

The men were equal high quality. My friends mom nick named if CC College as Catch a Catholic. Your son or daughter can meet a great spouse. Since majority of kids between the NYC and DC stretch your kid will have friends for life too.

The academics are great too. But it is not for everyone.

Just gross

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Anonymous wrote:A straight white Catholic male who likes sports would be in Heaven there.

My friends cousin was a cheerleader for the basketball team we went to a party after they won final four and I was so impressed at the absolute insane amount of rich, nice beautiful white Catholic girls at the party.

The men were equal high quality. My friends mom nick named if CC College as Catch a Catholic. Your son or daughter can meet a great spouse. Since majority of kids between the NYC and DC stretch your kid will have friends for life too.

The academics are great too. But it is not for everyone.

Just gross

Why? My rich Jewish neighbor sent his kid Yeshiva University, rich Mormons go to Brigham Young, rich blacks Howard, College is where lots of people meet spouse and get life time friends.

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Where do your kids learn about diversity?


[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A straight white Catholic male who likes sports would be in Heaven there.

My friends cousin was a cheerleader for the basketball team we went to a party after they won final four and I was so impressed at the absolute insane amount of rich, nice beautiful white Catholic girls at the party.

The men were equal high quality. My friends mom nick named if CC College as Catch a Catholic. Your son or daughter can meet a great spouse. Since majority of kids between the NYC and DC stretch your kid will have friends for life too.

The academics are great too. But it is not for everyone.

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Just gross [/quote]

Why? My rich Jewish neighbor sent his kid Yeshiva University, rich Mormons go to Brigham Young, rich blacks Howard, College is where lots of people meet spouse and get life time friends. [/quote]

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Anonymous wrote:Villanova has mostly white/catholic/ privileged students. Everybody wears Villanova shirts. Smart kids who have been going to private schools their entire lives. Hard to think too seriously about this school if you don’t come from money.

White, wealthy, privileged, private school - so basically the exact DCUM demographic.

It's just the Catholic part that has all the haters sneering.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Villanova has mostly white/catholic/ privileged students. Everybody wears Villanova shirts. Smart kids who have been going to private schools their entire lives. Hard to think too seriously about this school if you don’t come from money.

White, wealthy, privileged, private school - so basically the exact DCUM demographic.

It's just the Catholic part that has all the haters sneering.

That and the white part. The 'haters' feel free to make negative statements about white kids based solely on their race for some reason. But the Catholic part definitely puts it over the top.