Would you let your DC attend an inferior university because they wanted rah-rah sports culture?

[Anonymous]

Totally depends on which Ivy and which rah-rah school. Cornell to Notre Dame/UVa/UCLA/Michigan--absolutely. Princeton to Wisconsin/Clemson/Alabama--no. Other combinations would depend on the kid and the goals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not at all. You can get a good education at (nearly) any college if you put your mind to it. A HUGE part of picking a school is student life and the campus culture- for example, would you ridicule a girl who wanted to attend Sarah Lawrence because of the campus vibe? Probably not.

Yes. And also, I'm not paying for it.

[Anonymous]

Totally depend on the schools in question and the kid in question.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only good schools with football programs are Southern Cal and Notre Dame. (Occasionally Cal Berkeley will slip in there).

Uh, Stanford.

OP isn't talking about Stanford or any other school in the top 15 or 20, obviously.

She could be. There are plenty of DCUMs who would object to their DC choosing ND over Brown.

[Anonymous]

nope

[Anonymous]

My DD was admitted to a top 4 public U with big sports culture and the facebook group had a few kids intro themselves in April but then they left the group (their name turns a different color) and they ended up at Brown, Chicago and Cornell. I assume they got off waiting lists. I doubt there are students going the other way, t15 to Tailgate University.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only good schools with football programs are Southern Cal and Notre Dame. (Occasionally Cal Berkeley will slip in there).

Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Cornell, etc- these aren't good schools?

They don't have football programs... they play football, i get it, but lets be real.

Stanford Cardinal School History
Seasons: 98 (1918 to 2018)
Record (W-L-T): 570-438-34
Conferences: Pac-12, Pac-10, Pac-8, AAWU, PCC
Conf. Championships: 14
Bowl Record: 28 Bowls, 14-13-1, .537 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 22 Times (Preseason), 20 Times (Final), 295 Weeks (Total)

Feel stupid?

I skimmed the list and missed Stanford so no I don't feel stupid.

Which is funny because that is where my daughter goes.

You don't feel stupid when you make mistakes that make you look stupid?

You should run for president.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous[b wrote:]The only good schools with football programs are Southern Cal and Notre Dame. [/b] (Occasionally Cal Berkeley will slip in there).

And UNC, plus I'm sure there are plenty of others.

Lol! UNCHEAT! I guess you forgot 20 years of academic fraud!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends (in part) on the schools in question. Skipping Harvard to attend Mizzou? I'd shudder a little bit, granted. Skipping Brown to attend Virginia Tech or UCLA? Totally different story.

You must be joking. UCLA would be an upgrade compared to Brown

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Depends (in part) on the schools in question. Skipping Harvard to attend Mizzou? I'd shudder a little bit, granted. Skipping Brown to attend Virginia Tech or UCLA? Totally different story.

You must be joking. UCLA would be an upgrade compared to Brown

You should consider running for president also.

[Anonymous]

Don’t applications and yield go up at sporty colleges when they’re successful? e.g., Michigan, Clemson, Villanova, Alabama

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only good schools with football programs are Southern Cal and Notre Dame. (Occasionally Cal Berkeley will slip in there).

And Michigan

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only good schools with football programs are Southern Cal and Notre Dame. (Occasionally Cal Berkeley will slip in there).

And Michigan

Stanford as well. Texas and Wisconsin are pretty good publics and have had some success (Texas more than Wisconsin).

Duke, Northwestern, Rice, and Vanderbilt have all historically been pretty bad at football.