Any colleges you wouldn't allow your kid to go to?

[Anonymous]

To the Greek Life haters, I don't get it. If you hated it in college, fine. Great. I am sure you didn't join. But you are not your children. Can't they make their own decisions. Will you ban them from joining the Lions Club or The Women's Clubs or Rotary or any other benevolent organization. I am guessing that you are unaware that every greek organization has a mission and the "social" greek organizations all raise money for causes such as Komen for the Cure and The Children's Miracle Network.

So when I was in college, I spent part of most weekends at a Greek sponsored event that had the goal to raise money for the host sorority or fraternities philanthropy. What do you do for society that was so much better?

I love to volunteer but hate to do it alone. So I did volunteering in college via my greek organization and now through local philanthropic organizations. If you have a like-minded child, please fight your own prejudices and let him or her find a social network that at least makes giving back to society part of the deal.

Or don't. Ridicule it and make fun it with your kids while you all hang out and lament how nobody takes the time to volunteer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown

I'm really interested to know why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any school that focuses on Greek Life...I don't like sororities or fraternities.

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Wait. Are y'all going to the college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the Greek Life haters, I don't get it. If you hated it in college, fine. Great. I am sure you didn't join. But you are not your children. Can't they make their own decisions. Will you ban them from joining the Lions Club or The Women's Clubs or Rotary or any other benevolent organization. I am guessing that you are unaware that every greek organization has a mission and the "social" greek organizations all raise money for causes such as Komen for the Cure and The Children's Miracle Network.

So when I was in college, I spent part of most weekends at a Greek sponsored event that had the goal to raise money for the host sorority or fraternities philanthropy. What do you do for society that was so much better?

I love to volunteer but hate to do it alone. So I did volunteering in college via my greek organization and now through local philanthropic organizations. If you have a like-minded child, please fight your own prejudices and let him or her find a social network that at least makes giving back to society part of the deal.

Or don't. Ridicule it and make fun it with your kids while you all hang out and lament how nobody takes the time to volunteer.

My kid goes to a college that banned fraternities and sororities some time ago. Volunteerism isn't imperiled there. Pretty much the entire student body volunteers at the homeless shelter, the Boys and Girls Club or tutors/mentors students in the local public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the Greek Life haters, I don't get it. If you hated it in college, fine. Great. I am sure you didn't join. But you are not your children. Can't they make their own decisions. Will you ban them from joining the Lions Club or The Women's Clubs or Rotary or any other benevolent organization. I am guessing that you are unaware that every greek organization has a mission and the "social" greek organizations all raise money for causes such as Komen for the Cure and The Children's Miracle Network.

So when I was in college, I spent part of most weekends at a Greek sponsored event that had the goal to raise money for the host sorority or fraternities philanthropy. What do you do for society that was so much better?

I love to volunteer but hate to do it alone. So I did volunteering in college via my greek organization and now through local philanthropic organizations. If you have a like-minded child, please fight your own prejudices and let him or her find a social network that at least makes giving back to society part of the deal.

Or don't. Ridicule it and make fun it with your kids while you all hang out and lament how nobody takes the time to volunteer.

My kid goes to a college that banned fraternities and sororities some time ago. Volunteerism isn't imperiled there. Pretty much the entire student body volunteers at the homeless shelter, the Boys and Girls Club or tutors/mentors students in the local public schools.

I never said that the only people who volunteer are greek. But greek is more than beer. What school does your child attend? I would love to know the name of the school where everyone volunteers at homeless shelters and boys and girls clubs. I call BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any school that offers DC a merit scholarship. It's a pretty good sign that the school is desperate for stronger students to boost their averages. Plus it redistributes money from needier students to families that don't need the financial help.

I don't understand this logic.

For me it's NYU or really any school in NYC. Too many distractions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any school that offers DC a merit scholarship. It's a pretty good sign that the school is desperate for stronger students to boost their averages. Plus it redistributes money from needier students to families that don't need the financial help.

I don't understand this logic.

For me it's NYU or really any school in NYC. Too many distractions.

Don't be so sure. Some kids don't need the help but go to the school that gives them the biggest merit scholarship. If it was need based, it would be about redistributing wealth. Merit is about, well, merit. Smartest kids get the most offers of money. Dumb kids may really need it but they don't get it.

[Anonymous]

University of Maryland any campus. Awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any school that offers DC a merit scholarship. It's a pretty good sign that the school is desperate for stronger students to boost their averages. Plus it redistributes money from needier students to families that don't need the financial help.

Hilarious! We push our kids to succeed...and then don't want them rewarded for it!
I assume you work in the non-profit sector?

[Anonymous]

Virginia tech

Awful and haunted.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke.

what? I'd be thrilled if Dc could get in, but it is super selective.

I have two kids that go there. They are happy, and oldest has a number of job prospects. Employers appreciate the school's academic reputation. No, they don't play Lacrosse. Yes, they are in fraternities. No, they aren't prepsters, aren't abnoxious to women, and don't have a sense of over-entitlement.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Penn State

+1

+3

"Atrocity Valley "

[Anonymous]

UVA .

The plantation aura gives me the creeps .

[Anonymous]

^^^ plus Charlottesville is trauma central with extremely high violent crime rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any school that offers DC a merit scholarship. It's a pretty good sign that the school is desperate for stronger students to boost their averages. Plus it redistributes money from needier students to families that don't need the financial help.

Hilarious! We push our kids to succeed...and then don't want them rewarded for it!
I assume you work in the non-profit sector?

Top schools don't offer merit aid. Schools tend to offer merit aid to students that are better prepared than their average admit. Professors teach to the average admit. You just want to be careful that the classes aren't pitched at such as low level that your kid will be bored.

Signed, former professor