DCUM's least favorite schools

[Anonymous]

Four pages in and not one mention of Cornell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have loved for my kid to attend Richmond, U Chicago or Tufts. I reminded them repeatedly to NOT put down their friends’ and classmates’ choices because they’re not them and someone else’s “safety” or “scam school” could be someone else’s dream school.

Where’d your kid go? Just curious. Sure he’s happy. Nice attitude.

[Anonymous]

There is a vocal anti SLAC contingent on this board and the schools become more and more “worthless” as you make your way down the us News rankings past the WASP schools. Special honors to Richmond, which seems very similar to lots of other schools that don’t catch as many strays, and Bucknell. Bucknell hate has got to be in part response to the “pipeline to the Street” poster, who I found amusing. Then it started being listed with other more “prestigious” undergrad business programs and the prestige police had to put them in their place.
Emory also catches lots of ire on this board. I think people hate it because it’s not Duke or Vandy?

[Anonymous]

The mention of Richmond is recency bias. Normally posters don't give it a second thought.

[Anonymous]

Emory attracts a lot of hate because it’s in a red state AND “niche”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The mention of Richmond is recency bias. Normally posters don't give it a second thought.

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[Anonymous]

Why the hate on Richmond?
Never heard of it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone seems really hell-bent on convincing people how ugly Amherst's campus is.

Oh good point. I have never understood this. I think it's really pretty and the quintessential New England LAC.

And no I don't have a connection to it at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why the hate on Richmond?
Never heard of it

Yes you have it's in Ted Lasso.

[Anonymous]

Northeastern

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern
Tufts
Chicago
And Lately Mich, UCs, Georgetown

These because 10 years ago they were safeties that parents would have been thrilled to send their high stats kids to but now they are reaches for everyone so are awful/not-worth-the-mone/yield-protecting scam schools

Most of the schools were easy admits back in the days. Many Ivies had 50 60 70% acceptance rates. Ivies invented all sorts of gaming including ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern
Tufts
Chicago
And Lately Mich, UCs, Georgetown

These because 10 years ago they were safeties that parents would have been thrilled to send their high stats kids to but now they are reaches for everyone so are awful/not-worth-the-mone/yield-protecting scam schools

Most of the schools were easy admits back in the days. Many Ivies had 50 60 70% acceptance rates. Ivies invented all sorts of gaming including ED.

Higher yes. This high, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern
Tufts
Chicago
And Lately Mich, UCs, Georgetown

These because 10 years ago they were safeties that parents would have been thrilled to send their high stats kids to but now they are reaches for everyone so are awful/not-worth-the-mone/yield-protecting scam schools

Ten years ago was 2015. Except for Northeastern, none of these were anyone’s safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Chicago

This is the answer. No other school has its own stalker that appears to pop up on every single post even tangentially related to the school.

I find the vitriol so insane that I keep jumping in to defend UChicago even though my kid didn’t even apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern
Tufts
Chicago
And Lately Mich, UCs, Georgetown

These because 10 years ago they were safeties that parents would have been thrilled to send their high stats kids to but now they are reaches for everyone so are awful/not-worth-the-mone/yield-protecting scam schools

Most of the schools were easy admits back in the days. Many Ivies had 50 60 70% acceptance rates. Ivies invented all sorts of gaming including ED.

What century are we talking about here?