CTCL schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, people on DCUM bring up CTCL constantly ("I went to a CTCL") -- it's really a bit bizarre, acting as if it's a term that's actually used or even recognized.

Constantly? How many times in this nearly 40-page thread has a poster written "I went to a CTCL"? References?

Plenty of people do this in threads like these and as myself and others have said repeatedly it's a way to preserve anonymity. Just like saying "I went to an Ivy" is a way to preserve anonymity. Or "I went to my state's flagship." Or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, people on DCUM bring up CTCL constantly ("I went to a CTCL") -- it's really a bit bizarre, acting as if it's a term that's actually used or even recognized.

Constantly? How many times in this nearly 40-page thread has a poster written "I went to a CTCL"? References?

Plenty of people do this in threads like these and as myself and others have said repeatedly it's a way to preserve anonymity. Just like saying "I went to an Ivy" is a way to preserve anonymity. Or "I went to my state's flagship." Or whatever.

IRL, no one uses ANY of those terms! Not CTCL, not Ivy, not "state flagship," not "small Jesuit LAC." People just name the college. But when you're on an anonymous message board, *particularly* when discussing colleges with small student bodies, people like to remain anonymous!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, people on DCUM bring up CTCL constantly ("I went to a CTCL") -- it's really a bit bizarre, acting as if it's a term that's actually used or even recognized.

Constantly? How many times in this nearly 40-page thread has a poster written "I went to a CTCL"? References?

Plenty of people do this in threads like these and as myself and others have said repeatedly it's a way to preserve anonymity. Just like saying "I went to an Ivy" is a way to preserve anonymity. Or "I went to my state's flagship." Or whatever.

IRL, no one uses ANY of those terms! Not CTCL, not Ivy, not "state flagship," not "small Jesuit LAC." People just name the college. But when you're on an anonymous message board, *particularly* when discussing colleges with small student bodies, people like to remain anonymous!

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, people on DCUM bring up CTCL constantly ("I went to a CTCL") -- it's really a bit bizarre, acting as if it's a term that's actually used or even recognized.

Constantly? How many times in this nearly 40-page thread has a poster written "I went to a CTCL"? References?

LOL. Look at the comment right below yours.

You all are so oblivious.

That doesn't constitute "constantly." Kind of sad that you don't seem to grasp the definition of the words you bandy around here.

[Anonymous]

I know families, especially UMC and UC ones, where each kid goes to a completely different school in ranking. Prestige matters more for FGLI kids who never had connections.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Start your own college guidebook and hope it catches on. Things stick for a reason.

Yes because of desperate boosters who feel they need some contrived qualification to help them feel special

Because not everyone is completely sold on the merits of the Ivy-or-bust grind, and they want to know about other approaches to a college search. They also want other ideas about what college is FOR. Is it just credential mining? Is it about becoming a better person? Is it about partying for 4 years? What's the point?

Baloney. It’s because they know they’re not getting INTO the Ivies etc.

Not. everyone. wants. to. go. to. an. Ivy.

I got into Swarthmore and Carlton. Neither offered enough aid to make them worth it. Went to a CTCL instead. Graduated with 9K in debt.

Sure you did. By the way,it's CarlEton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Start your own college guidebook and hope it catches on. Things stick for a reason.

Yes because of desperate boosters who feel they need some contrived qualification to help them feel special

Because not everyone is completely sold on the merits of the Ivy-or-bust grind, and they want to know about other approaches to a college search. They also want other ideas about what college is FOR. Is it just credential mining? Is it about becoming a better person? Is it about partying for 4 years? What's the point?

Baloney. It’s because they know they’re not getting INTO the Ivies etc.

Not. everyone. wants. to. go. to. an. Ivy.

I got into Swarthmore and Carlton. Neither offered enough aid to make them worth it. Went to a CTCL instead. Graduated with 9K in debt.

Sure you did. By the way,it's CarlEton.

Oops, sorry, phone autocorrected it.

But, yeah... I mean, I did. But you do you and keep your tiny vendetta going. I also got significant merit aid from a Claremont college but chose the place I went instead.

People like us exist. No way were my middle class parents going to let me go 100k into debt, and no way could they afford to pay more than the, like, 5k/yr they contributed. This was in the early part of the 2000s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Start your own college guidebook and hope it catches on. Things stick for a reason.

Yes because of desperate boosters who feel they need some contrived qualification to help them feel special

Because not everyone is completely sold on the merits of the Ivy-or-bust grind, and they want to know about other approaches to a college search. They also want other ideas about what college is FOR. Is it just credential mining? Is it about becoming a better person? Is it about partying for 4 years? What's the point?

Baloney. It’s because they know they’re not getting INTO the Ivies etc.

Not. everyone. wants. to. go. to. an. Ivy.

I got into Swarthmore and Carlton. Neither offered enough aid to make them worth it. Went to a CTCL instead. Graduated with 9K in debt.

Sure you did. By the way,it's CarlEton.

Not the PP, but all my VA cousins got into Duke, but each one ended up at UVA as parents would not pay full freight. (Hope springs eternal.) I don't think it is unfathomable that a student might very well turn down Carleton and Swarthmore: let's say they were both $60K a clip at the time - for a CTCL providing $25K merit and bringing annual cost down to $35K, this would be a no-brainer for many families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Start your own college guidebook and hope it catches on. Things stick for a reason.

Yes because of desperate boosters who feel they need some contrived qualification to help them feel special

Because not everyone is completely sold on the merits of the Ivy-or-bust grind, and they want to know about other approaches to a college search. They also want other ideas about what college is FOR. Is it just credential mining? Is it about becoming a better person? Is it about partying for 4 years? What's the point?

Baloney. It’s because they know they’re not getting INTO the Ivies etc.

Not. everyone. wants. to. go. to. an. Ivy.

I got into Swarthmore and Carlton. Neither offered enough aid to make them worth it. Went to a CTCL instead. Graduated with 9K in debt.

Sure you did. By the way,it's CarlEton.

Oops, sorry, phone autocorrected it.

But, yeah... I mean, I did. But you do you and keep your tiny vendetta going. I also got significant merit aid from a Claremont college but chose the place I went instead.

People like us exist. No way were my middle class parents going to let me go 100k into debt, and no way could they afford to pay more than the, like, 5k/yr they contributed. This was in the early part of the 2000s.

Uh huh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Start your own college guidebook and hope it catches on. Things stick for a reason.

Yes because of desperate boosters who feel they need some contrived qualification to help them feel special

Because not everyone is completely sold on the merits of the Ivy-or-bust grind, and they want to know about other approaches to a college search. They also want other ideas about what college is FOR. Is it just credential mining? Is it about becoming a better person? Is it about partying for 4 years? What's the point?

Baloney. It’s because they know they’re not getting INTO the Ivies etc.

Not. everyone. wants. to. go. to. an. Ivy.

I got into Swarthmore and Carlton. Neither offered enough aid to make them worth it. Went to a CTCL instead. Graduated with 9K in debt.

Sure you did. By the way,it's CarlEton.

Oops, sorry, phone autocorrected it.

But, yeah... I mean, I did. But you do you and keep your tiny vendetta going. I also got significant merit aid from a Claremont college but chose the place I went instead.

People like us exist. No way were my middle class parents going to let me go 100k into debt, and no way could they afford to pay more than the, like, 5k/yr they contributed. This was in the early part of the 2000s.

Uh huh.

DP. My niece got into Penn State main and not for summer start and couldn’t go because of money. She goes to Allegheny.

[Anonymous]

DCUM can’t comprehend that some kids come from families that make $100k+ but that those kids parents don’t have any savings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Start your own college guidebook and hope it catches on. Things stick for a reason.

Yes because of desperate boosters who feel they need some contrived qualification to help them feel special

Because not everyone is completely sold on the merits of the Ivy-or-bust grind, and they want to know about other approaches to a college search. They also want other ideas about what college is FOR. Is it just credential mining? Is it about becoming a better person? Is it about partying for 4 years? What's the point?

Baloney. It’s because they know they’re not getting INTO the Ivies etc.

Not. everyone. wants. to. go. to. an. Ivy.

I got into Swarthmore and Carlton. Neither offered enough aid to make them worth it. Went to a CTCL instead. Graduated with 9K in debt.

Sure you did. By the way,it's CarlEton.

Not the PP, but all my VA cousins got into Duke, but each one ended up at UVA as parents would not pay full freight. (Hope springs eternal.) I don't think it is unfathomable that a student might very well turn down Carleton and Swarthmore: let's say they were both $60K a clip at the time - for a CTCL providing $25K merit and bringing annual cost down to $35K, this would be a no-brainer for many families.

You've told this story before. It's a totally different situation. Duke is not leaps and bounds above UVA in academic circles. In fact, many in academia consider them to be peers. Virginia residents routinely turn down Duke (or don't even bother applying if they know they can get into UVA) for this reason.

Duke > Virginia (maybe)
Swarthmore >> Reed
Swarthmore >>>> every other CTCL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Start your own college guidebook and hope it catches on. Things stick for a reason.

Yes because of desperate boosters who feel they need some contrived qualification to help them feel special

Because not everyone is completely sold on the merits of the Ivy-or-bust grind, and they want to know about other approaches to a college search. They also want other ideas about what college is FOR. Is it just credential mining? Is it about becoming a better person? Is it about partying for 4 years? What's the point?

Baloney. It’s because they know they’re not getting INTO the Ivies etc.

Not. everyone. wants. to. go. to. an. Ivy.

I got into Swarthmore and Carlton. Neither offered enough aid to make them worth it. Went to a CTCL instead. Graduated with 9K in debt.

Sure you did. By the way,it's CarlEton.

Oops, sorry, phone autocorrected it.

But, yeah... I mean, I did. But you do you and keep your tiny vendetta going. I also got significant merit aid from a Claremont college but chose the place I went instead.

People like us exist. No way were my middle class parents going to let me go 100k into debt, and no way could they afford to pay more than the, like, 5k/yr they contributed. This was in the early part of the 2000s.

Uh huh.

DP. My niece got into Penn State main and not for summer start and couldn’t go because of money. She goes to Allegheny.

Penn State isn't Swarthmore.

[Anonymous]

Just say LAC, not CTCL. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, people on DCUM bring up CTCL constantly ("I went to a CTCL") -- it's really a bit bizarre, acting as if it's a term that's actually used or even recognized.

Constantly? How many times in this nearly 40-page thread has a poster written "I went to a CTCL"? References?

Plenty of people do this in threads like these and as myself and others have said repeatedly it's a way to preserve anonymity. Just like saying "I went to an Ivy" is a way to preserve anonymity. Or "I went to my state's flagship." Or whatever.

IRL, no one uses ANY of those terms! Not CTCL, not Ivy, not "state flagship," not "small Jesuit LAC." People just name the college. But when you're on an anonymous message board, *particularly* when discussing colleges with small student bodies, people like to remain anonymous!

What? People use the terms like Ivy, state flagship, small Jesuit liberal arts college IRL. People don't use CTCL IRL because it's a made-up, contrived term.