DMV is not the most prestige-obsessed region

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a rich people + "intellectual" people + high potential dc thing.

That combination is less common in DC than other areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

I live in California now and you’re wrong, Duke and Columbia are both very desirable at top high schools here. HPSM are not the only schools people are looking at because they know odds are pretty low they’ll snag one.

Who the hell compares Duke with Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford? Let's just say many students write off southern schools - no matter how good they are. At best, they are niche schools, such as GeorgiaT, Rice for STEM, Duke for sports, Emory for I don't know what... These schools are a step or two below Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

I live in California now and you’re wrong, Duke and Columbia are both very desirable at top high schools here. HPSM are not the only schools people are looking at because they know odds are pretty low they’ll snag one.

Who the hell compares Duke with Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford? Let's just say many students write off southern schools - no matter how good they are. At best, they are niche schools, such as GeorgiaT, Rice for STEM, Duke for sports, Emory for I don't know what... These schools are a step or two below Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford...

If you're going to troll, at least put effort or it's a complete waste of your time. "Duke for sports" c'mon now. Columbia and Duke are at the same level, HPSM still a notch above but many top kids are going to opt for Columbia or Duke for a variety of reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

Duke is like a T10 school. So then they only care about like 5 schools??

That's according to US News. There might be a financial angle to it's ranking. San Francisco DA is looking into a possible financial connection between US News and its hospital rankings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

Generally speaking, if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is a "lesser" school on any level they are already deep into it. No matter where they live.

[Anonymous]

No horse in the race but it's always funny to see certain parents come out of the woodwork with pitchforks whenever Duke is mentioned on some of these threads. I visited with my kid and it seems like everything you would want in a top school. Did Duke do something to hurt some of you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

Generally speaking, if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is a "lesser" school on any level they are already deep into it. No matter where they live.

PP is welcome to speculate. if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is on any level similar to Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, they are already deep into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

Generally speaking, if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is a "lesser" school on any level they are already deep into it. No matter where they live.

PP is welcome to speculate. if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is on any level similar to Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, they are already deep into it.

Yikes for your kids. Hope they perform at a level that is satisfying enough for you, or if they don't, hope they can't tell how disappointed you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

Generally speaking, if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is a "lesser" school on any level they are already deep into it. No matter where they live.

PP is welcome to speculate. if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is on any level similar to Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, they are already deep into it.

Yikes for your kids. Hope they perform at a level that is satisfying enough for you, or if they don't, hope they can't tell how disappointed you are.

From Wiki:

Duke Rankings and reputation

Academic rankings
National

ARWU[175]
22
Forbes[176]
17
THE / WSJ[177]
16
U.S. News & World Report[178]
7 (tie)
Washington Monthly[179]
6

#6 and 7 for rankings only from ranking games that emphasize social mobility, pell grants, DEI, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

Generally speaking, if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is a "lesser" school on any level they are already deep into it. No matter where they live.

PP is welcome to speculate. if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is on any level similar to Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, they are already deep into it.

Harvard and Stanford are in a class of their own but Columbia? Duke and Columbia are absolutely peers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DMV comes in below NY, CT, NJ, CA, and MA.

It’s only a small % of parents here.

agree. my order having lived in most of these:

NYC
Bay Area
NY-area
MA and Los Angeleis
DMV

Completely Agree. The NYC Tri-State in INSANE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

Generally speaking, if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is a "lesser" school on any level they are already deep into it. No matter where they live.

PP is welcome to speculate. if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is on any level similar to Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, they are already deep into it.

Yikes for your kids. Hope they perform at a level that is satisfying enough for you, or if they don't, hope they can't tell how disappointed you are.

From Wiki:

Duke Rankings and reputation

Academic rankings
National

ARWU[175]
22
Forbes[176]
17
THE / WSJ[177]
16
U.S. News & World Report[178]
7 (tie)
Washington Monthly[179]
6

#6 and 7 for rankings only from ranking games that emphasize social mobility, pell grants, DEI, etc.

If you want to combine multiple outside rankings, all these rankings change year-to-year. This was just from last year:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I've always supposed it's a direct reflection of cost of living. Wealthy, educated parents see how expensive it is to raise a kid in a very high COL location, and get worried their kid won't be able to replicate the same success unless they have a particular brand name on their diploma.

I know this is so crazy, right! My degree is from the Univsersity of Oklahoma and I got here (wealthy UMC) without Harvard. I just don’t see how my kids need Harvard. It will never replace drive and ambition. Plus, coming from a place that isn’t even on people’s radar has been great - everyone thinks I’m “down to Earth”, “grounded”, “easy to get along with”, “unintimidating”. The stereotypes have helped me in a highly competitive world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to some old college friends who are now in the Bay Area and they’re on another level it seems. Many of them are pushing their kids pretty hard to get Harvard, Stanford, Duke, Columbia, etc. Just goes to show it’s all relative

Troll.

No one outside the DMV area considers Duke in this group. Bay area people don't.

Generally speaking, if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is a "lesser" school on any level they are already deep into it. No matter where they live.

PP is welcome to speculate. if someone is dug into the mindset that a school like Duke is on any level similar to Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, they are already deep into it.

Yikes for your kids. Hope they perform at a level that is satisfying enough for you, or if they don't, hope they can't tell how disappointed you are.

From Wiki:

Duke Rankings and reputation

Academic rankings
National

ARWU[175]
22
Forbes[176]
17
THE / WSJ[177]
16
U.S. News & World Report[178]
7 (tie)
Washington Monthly[179]
6

#6 and 7 for rankings only from ranking games that emphasize social mobility, pell grants, DEI, etc.

If you want to combine multiple outside rankings, all these rankings change year-to-year. This was just from last year:

Wow UChicago is barely T20, goes to show they really gamed the crap out of US News.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I've always supposed it's a direct reflection of cost of living. Wealthy, educated parents see how expensive it is to raise a kid in a very high COL location, and get worried their kid won't be able to replicate the same success unless they have a particular brand name on their diploma.

I know this is so crazy, right! My degree is from the Univsersity of Oklahoma and I got here (wealthy UMC) without Harvard. I just don’t see how my kids need Harvard. It will never replace drive and ambition. Plus, coming from a place that isn’t even on people’s radar has been great - everyone thinks I’m “down to Earth”, “grounded”, “easy to get along with”, “unintimidating”. The stereotypes have helped me in a highly competitive world.

Did you like the University of Oklahoma?