Talk to me about the Gonzaga college Instagram

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love my kids’ schools (not Gonzaga) but don’t talk about or post obsessively about them. To me it is weird for parents to have their identities wired so hard to their kids’ high school.

Then exactly what I said, it’s on you. those are your feelings. No need to make fun of people who have a different approach than you. Wouldn’t that be a lesson you teach your children?

But practically an entire school’s worth of families behave in this fashion at GZ. People say they have drank the kool aid for a reason. It’s not personal, PP, it is a common observation.

I should say, I feel like an anomaly at time as a GZ parent. The school is great, just like many others in our area! For example, my DDs school, which has many of the same families who I should note, don’t behave this way for that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I have been following the college announcement Instagrams of several potential schools for a son, and I am curious about the Gonzaga one. An extraordinarily high percentage of the boys seem to be going into finance/business/economics and the accompanying goal statement (admittedly it is a jokey thing) is something to the effect of "I want to be rich". There isn't generally a whole lot about service or Men for Others or wanting to make the world a better place (although there is for some). Gonzaga is obviously a big school with a huge and very diverse alumni base, but how would people say the service mission of the school plays out for young men after they leave the school or later in life? I would add that the choice of majors and stated life goals for the other schools' college Instagrams are more diverse and more ... high-minded I guess.

LOL
MAGA rules theses boys don’t make it through college in those majors

[Anonymous]

Yep, just an observation! The behavior from the person I know is just so extreme and out of the ordinary that it really stands out. Never seen another adult be so obsessed and wrapped up in their kids’ high school and constantly name-drop it [💜🦅].

[Anonymous]

Wish I could I’ve never seen a poster so obsessed and wrapped up in a school their kids don’t go to and constantly posting about it. But it happens all the time. You’re weird, OP, but not special.

[Anonymous]

Another stalking thread by the stalking OP obsessed with Gonzaga IG and then runs to DCUM to lie about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love my kids’ schools (not Gonzaga) but don’t talk about or post obsessively about them. To me it is weird for parents to have their identities wired so hard to their kids’ high school.

Then exactly what I said, it’s on you. those are your feelings. No need to make fun of people who have a different approach than you. Wouldn’t that be a lesson you teach your children?

But practically an entire school’s worth of families behave in this fashion at GZ. People say they have drank the kool aid for a reason. It’s not personal, PP, it is a common observation.

I should say, I feel like an anomaly at time as a GZ parent. The school is great, just like many others in our area! For example, my DDs school, which has many of the same families who I should note, don’t behave this way for that school.

Ok, but you’re still super judgmental about it. I don’t see the problem with loving your school. Or drinking the kool aid. What exactly is wrong with their enthusiasm?

I am a huge ultra of my undergrad. I loved it. I donate money. I go to games in almost any sport whenever I can. I watch them on tv. I have all the swag. It’s fun and a hobby. I even, OMG, have a magnet on my car. it’s not my entire personality but it’s definitely a part. I would begrudge someone who loved their kid’s high school. You’re really kind of mean about it.

[Anonymous]

I hate the “talk to me” lady.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love my kids’ schools (not Gonzaga) but don’t talk about or post obsessively about them. To me it is weird for parents to have their identities wired so hard to their kids’ high school.

Then exactly what I said, it’s on you. those are your feelings. No need to make fun of people who have a different approach than you. Wouldn’t that be a lesson you teach your children?

But practically an entire school’s worth of families behave in this fashion at GZ. People say they have drank the kool aid for a reason. It’s not personal, PP, it is a common observation.

I should say, I feel like an anomaly at time as a GZ parent. The school is great, just like many others in our area! For example, my DDs school, which has many of the same families who I should note, don’t behave this way for that school.

I am a huge ultra of my undergrad. I loved it. I donate money. I go to games in almost any sport whenever I can. I watch them on tv. I have all the swag. It’s fun and a hobby. I even, OMG, have a magnet on my car. it’s not my entire personality but it’s definitely a part. I would begrudge someone who loved their kid’s high school. You’re really kind of mean about it.

Totally different. It’s normal to love your undergrad (maybe even be mildly obsessed) where you spent four years of your life as a young adult and earned your degree. It’s not normal to have those same strong feelings towards your child’s high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love my kids’ schools (not Gonzaga) but don’t talk about or post obsessively about them. To me it is weird for parents to have their identities wired so hard to their kids’ high school.

Then exactly what I said, it’s on you. those are your feelings. No need to make fun of people who have a different approach than you. Wouldn’t that be a lesson you teach your children?

But practically an entire school’s worth of families behave in this fashion at GZ. People say they have drank the kool aid for a reason. It’s not personal, PP, it is a common observation.

I should say, I feel like an anomaly at time as a GZ parent. The school is great, just like many others in our area! For example, my DDs school, which has many of the same families who I should note, don’t behave this way for that school.

I am a huge ultra of my undergrad. I loved it. I donate money. I go to games in almost any sport whenever I can. I watch them on tv. I have all the swag. It’s fun and a hobby. I even, OMG, have a magnet on my car. it’s not my entire personality but it’s definitely a part. I would begrudge someone who loved their kid’s high school. You’re really kind of mean about it.

Totally different. It’s normal to love your undergrad (maybe even be mildly obsessed) where you spent four years of your life as a young adult and earned your degree. It’s not normal to have those same strong feelings towards your child’s high school.

Nor is the amount of time you spend complaining about it normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love my kids’ schools (not Gonzaga) but don’t talk about or post obsessively about them. To me it is weird for parents to have their identities wired so hard to their kids’ high school.

Then exactly what I said, it’s on you. those are your feelings. No need to make fun of people who have a different approach than you. Wouldn’t that be a lesson you teach your children?

But practically an entire school’s worth of families behave in this fashion at GZ. People say they have drank the kool aid for a reason. It’s not personal, PP, it is a common observation.

I should say, I feel like an anomaly at time as a GZ parent. The school is great, just like many others in our area! For example, my DDs school, which has many of the same families who I should note, don’t behave this way for that school.

I am a huge ultra of my undergrad. I loved it. I donate money. I go to games in almost any sport whenever I can. I watch them on tv. I have all the swag. It’s fun and a hobby. I even, OMG, have a magnet on my car. it’s not my entire personality but it’s definitely a part. I would begrudge someone who loved their kid’s high school. You’re really kind of mean about it.

Totally different. It’s normal to love your undergrad (maybe even be mildly obsessed) where you spent four years of your life as a young adult and earned your degree. It’s not normal to have those same strong feelings towards your child’s high school.

But you do realize this is just your opinion, correct? I went to a small, urban school and had a tough major. I am certainly not obsessed with my 4 year undergrad experience. I have spent numerous years volunteering and going to sporting events at Gonzaga. I have a lot of friends, many of them from when DC were in elementary school. They are one of the many communities in my life and I have spent decades with them.

[Anonymous]

purple people eaters all butt hurt.

😂

[Anonymous]

OP, if you think rich people don't like being rich, I don't know if your kids' genes are smart enough for Gonzaga.

[Anonymous]

On a related note, the college outcomes for this year's class at Gonzaga are pretty good, I think. No Harvard, but an MIT, Stanford, Yale and most of the other Ivies are represented. Two kids going to USNA and one to USAFA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These read very inside joke-y to me. Satire. Some are serious but really, common sense people...obviously many of these are purposely ridiculous. These are the some of the most recent ones:

"After college, he plans on going to law school so he can fight for puppies!!!!!!!"

"After college he plans on being a good person."

"After college, he plans on heading to Wall Street and cornering the frozen concentrated orange juice market."

"After college, he hopes to post Family Guy clips on TikTok for a living."

"After college, he hopes to build robots and take over the world."

"After school, he hopes to live as a sherpa in the Himalayan Mountains with his pet yak, Jean Jacques."

"After college, he plans on exploring the American frontier on his horse."

"After college, he hopes to dig a hole to China and fix the traffic on GW and Canal."

"After college, he hopes to be a trophy husband and a stay-at-home dad."

"After college, he hopes to fly jets and fight bad guys like Tom Cruise."

"After college, he plans on attending dental school and learning kung fu from Master Shifu so he can become the next dragon warrior."

"After college, he plans on beginning a coconut empire."

Student studying economics: "After college, he plans on returning home to industrialize Tenleytown."

"After college, he intends on harvesting maple syrup professionally and starting a moose grooming company."

"After college, he hopes to become a genius billionaire philanthropist."

"After college he looks forward to starting a clandestine black box organization along with [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and [REDACTED]."

"After college, he plans on becoming a famous pirate."

"After college he wants to hop around with the kangaroos down under in Australia."

"After college he is going to escape the matrix and live on an undisclosed mountain."

"He hopes to break into the fast food scene as a Taco Bell product tester after college."

I would like to compliment the parents of the student who wrote the bolded - a reference to a fantastic 80's movie. Well done!

[Anonymous]

Mom of son who just graduated here, these responses were tongue and cheek and the boys were just goofing around with it. They are, after all, teenage boys. Some were serious, some where.

In terms of the major it's not surprising, I find most schools lean heavily towards stem / business, because it's the most solid choice in terms of career.