Where do smart kids go now?

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Anonymous wrote:Let’s put it this way. I’m smart. I went to an T20 school and majored in Math and have an IVY MBA. I now work for a Fortune 500 company with people who went to a whole range of schools.

Guess what, I work with a lot of smart people who went to a wide range of schools. Many are smarter than me. Any good college your kid chooses will be full of smart people.

Why is “Ivy MBA” in ALL CAPS?

Anyone who ever attended an IVY knows to capitalize it. It's the strivers that don't know that.

Nobody who went to a good Ivy refers to their school by the athletic conference. It is only used at the lesser schools and is a sign of insecurity.

I’m capitalizing from here on, need to think of more ways to work IVY into posts. Cannot believe a simple mistake gets everyone riled up

I’m the PP who accidentally put it in caps. But I’m finding it hilarious how it got some people so worked up. 😂

My point was that in the end schools don’t really matter that much. There are smart people everywhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are smart kids at almost every school. You just have to take the higher level classes, major in the hard sciences, join the honors program, etc.

My husband and I are both honors program grads from second tier state schools. Our classmates' lives are now indistinguishable from our friends and colleagues who went to Ivy league undergrads.

We are hoping for a honors college type situation for our kid. Not sure that she has the stats to get in at Pitt for the honors college. Could you please share what the second tier state schools are that you're referring to?

What are second tier state schools? AS USNEWS defines them? 20-40?

I would not call T20 to 40 second tier schools. Have you seen the acceptance rates at some of those schools?

I guess it depends on the size and definition of your tiers. There are elite states schools (UCLA, UCB, Michigan, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA, UF - apologies if I missed one) then there are some really great state schools such as William and Mary, UCSD, UCSB, UCD, etc. The second set are not elite but they are great institutions accepting very competitive students. Then there are great state schools with some amazing programs such as Georgia Tech, University of Washington, UMD, etc. is one of these groups second tier?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are smart kids at almost every school. You just have to take the higher level classes, major in the hard sciences, join the honors program, etc.

My husband and I are both honors program grads from second tier state schools. Our classmates' lives are now indistinguishable from our friends and colleagues who went to Ivy league undergrads.

We are hoping for a honors college type situation for our kid. Not sure that she has the stats to get in at Pitt for the honors college. Could you please share what the second tier state schools are that you're referring to?

What are second tier state schools? AS USNEWS defines them? 20-40?

I would not call T20 to 40 second tier schools. Have you seen the acceptance rates at some of those schools?

I guess it depends on the size and definition of your tiers. There are elite states schools (UCLA, UCB, Michigan, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA, UF - apologies if I missed one) then there are some really great state schools such as William and Mary, UCSD, UCSB, UCD, etc. The second set are not elite but they are great institutions accepting very competitive students. Then there are great state schools with some amazing programs such as Georgia Tech, University of Washington, UMD, etc. is one of these groups second tier?

There are literally hundreds of state schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Let’s put it this way. I’m smart. I went to an T20 school and majored in Math and have an IVY MBA. I now work for a Fortune 500 company with people who went to a whole range of schools.

Guess what, I work with a lot of smart people who went to a wide range of schools. Many are smarter than me. Any good college your kid chooses will be full of smart people.

Why is “Ivy MBA” in ALL CAPS?

Anyone who ever attended an IVY knows to capitalize it. It's the strivers that don't know that.

Nobody who went to a good Ivy refers to their school by the athletic conference. It is only used at the lesser schools and is a sign of insecurity.

I’m capitalizing from here on, need to think of more ways to work IVY into posts. Cannot believe a simple mistake gets everyone riled up

I’m the PP who accidentally put it in caps. But I’m finding it hilarious how it got some people so worked up. 😂

My point was that in the end schools don’t really matter that much. There are smart people everywhere.

Nobody should listen to someone claiming to be smart themselves and offering their MBA as proof. It isn't interpreted how you think it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are smart kids at almost every school. You just have to take the higher level classes, major in the hard sciences, join the honors program, etc.

My husband and I are both honors program grads from second tier state schools. Our classmates' lives are now indistinguishable from our friends and colleagues who went to Ivy league undergrads.

We are hoping for a honors college type situation for our kid. Not sure that she has the stats to get in at Pitt for the honors college. Could you please share what the second tier state schools are that you're referring to?

What are second tier state schools? AS USNEWS defines them? 20-40?

I would not call T20 to 40 second tier schools. Have you seen the acceptance rates at some of those schools?

I guess it depends on the size and definition of your tiers. There are elite states schools (UCLA, UCB, Michigan, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA, UF - apologies if I missed one) then there are some really great state schools such as William and Mary, UCSD, UCSB, UCD, etc. The second set are not elite but they are great institutions accepting very competitive students. Then there are great state schools with some amazing programs such as Georgia Tech, University of Washington, UMD, etc. is one of these groups second tier?

Futile. Stop trying to sort 4000 educational institutions from 50 states into a linear equation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let’s put it this way. I’m smart. I went to an T20 school and majored in Math and have an IVY MBA. I now work for a Fortune 500 company with people who went to a whole range of schools.

Guess what, I work with a lot of smart people who went to a wide range of schools. Many are smarter than me. Any good college your kid chooses will be full of smart people.

Why is “Ivy MBA” in ALL CAPS?

Anyone who ever attended an IVY knows to capitalize it. It's the strivers that don't know that.

Nobody who went to a good Ivy refers to their school by the athletic conference. It is only used at the lesser schools and is a sign of insecurity.

I’m capitalizing from here on, need to think of more ways to work IVY into posts. Cannot believe a simple mistake gets everyone riled up

I’m the PP who accidentally put it in caps. But I’m finding it hilarious how it got some people so worked up. 😂

My point was that in the end schools don’t really matter that much. There are smart people everywhere.

Nobody should listen to someone claiming to be smart themselves and offering their MBA as proof. It isn't interpreted how you think it is.

Calm down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve recently learned that excellent grades and top test scores is not what prestigious/expensive colleges are looking for. I don’t really care about prestige, and I’d rather save my money, but my smart kid would like to study math with a bunch of other smart kids. Some weed-out is ok, but preferably not too cut-throat.

Where do the boring smart kids go?

Oh, good grief. Of course top schools want excellent grades and top test scores, but so many students have these. They are just not enough.

Like PPs have said, there are smart kids at every school

Quit trolling.

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Definitely trolling. And to add, many brilliant kids who can’t afford an elite private or OOS school go to their state schools. There are tons of extremely smart kids at all these schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My current senior is a “boring smart kid.” Applied and was accepted to Pitt (honors and merit aid), UMD (in state), William & Mary (oos), Emory, Rochester (merit), Northeastern, Case Western (merit). Was rejected at several others!

Several excellent choices. What did they ultimately choose?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are smart kids at almost every school. You just have to take the higher level classes, major in the hard sciences, join the honors program, etc.

My husband and I are both honors program grads from second tier state schools. Our classmates' lives are now indistinguishable from our friends and colleagues who went to Ivy league undergrads.

Totally agree

From the perspective of someone who went to ivy for undergrad and postgrad, totally agree

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve recently learned that excellent grades and top test scores is not what prestigious/expensive colleges are looking for. I don’t really care about prestige, and I’d rather save my money, but my smart kid would like to study math with a bunch of other smart kids. Some weed-out is ok, but preferably not too cut-throat.

Where do the boring smart kids go?

Oh, good grief. Of course top schools want excellent grades and top test scores, but so many students have these. They are just not enough.

Like PPs have said, there are smart kids at every school

Quit trolling.

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Definitely trolling. And to add, many brilliant kids who can’t afford an elite private or OOS school go to their state schools. There are tons of extremely smart kids at all these schools.

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The honors college a most state universities is filled with extremely smart kids who chose there because the privates or OOS flagships are not affordable. Many attend the honors college in-state with great merit and smartly graduate with minimal debt, leaving them able to more easily afford graduate school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are smart kids at almost every school. You just have to take the higher level classes, major in the hard sciences, join the honors program, etc.

My husband and I are both honors program grads from second tier state schools. Our classmates' lives are now indistinguishable from our friends and colleagues who went to Ivy league undergrads.

We are hoping for a honors college type situation for our kid. Not sure that she has the stats to get in at Pitt for the honors college. Could you please share what the second tier state schools are that you're referring to?

What are second tier state schools? AS USNEWS defines them? 20-40?

But all state schools are in this group or lower so all of them are 2nd tier

[Anonymous]

Combo of cluelessness and cringe in this thread is impressive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Let’s put it this way. I’m smart. I went to an T20 school and majored in Math and have an IVY MBA. I now work for a Fortune 500 company with people who went to a whole range of schools.

Guess what, I work with a lot of smart people who went to a wide range of schools. Many are smarter than me. Any good college your kid chooses will be full of smart people.

Why is “Ivy MBA” in ALL CAPS?

Anyone who ever attended an IVY knows to capitalize it. It's the strivers that don't know that.

Nobody who went to a good Ivy refers to their school by the athletic conference. It is only used at the lesser schools and is a sign of insecurity.

I’m capitalizing from here on, need to think of more ways to work IVY into posts. Cannot believe a simple mistake gets everyone riled up

I’m the PP who accidentally put it in caps. But I’m finding it hilarious how it got some people so worked up. 😂

My point was that in the end schools don’t really matter that much. There are smart people everywhere.

Nobody should listen to someone claiming to be smart themselves and offering their MBA as proof. It isn't interpreted how you think it is.

Calm down.

Then stop the clown show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let’s put it this way. I’m smart. I went to an T20 school and majored in Math and have an IVY MBA. I now work for a Fortune 500 company with people who went to a whole range of schools.

Guess what, I work with a lot of smart people who went to a wide range of schools. Many are smarter than me. Any good college your kid chooses will be full of smart people.

Why is “Ivy MBA” in ALL CAPS?

Anyone who ever attended an IVY knows to capitalize it. It's the strivers that don't know that.

You mean IV.

[Anonymous]

Cornell socks was my favorite snarky poster. Keep it coming.