Where did the parents and kids in a family attend college?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s interesting that so many of the parents went to the same school. Did you meet while you were there? Do you know other couples who met while at your school?

I'm 50. Most of the couples we know and relatives around our age met their spouses in college or grad school. Pre- internet dating.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s interesting that so many of the parents went to the same school. Did you meet while you were there? Do you know other couples who met while at your school?

I'm 50. Most of the couples we know and relatives around our age met their spouses in college or grad school. Pre- internet dating.

57, and the same.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s interesting that so many of the parents went to the same school. Did you meet while you were there? Do you know other couples who met while at your school?

I'm 50. Most of the couples we know and relatives around our age met their spouses in college or grad school. Pre- internet dating.

Yep only 43 here, but still met in (different) colleges - UVA & Mary Washington

TBD where the kids go but not in VA anymore.

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Why aren’t parents listing grad school?

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Me: Emory
DH: NYU Stern
DS: UChicago

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Parents: Howard (6 years apart)
DS: Morehouse

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Anonymous wrote:Why aren’t parents listing grad school?

Because that wasn’t the question

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Parents: Northwestern and BU
Kids: Penn x 2

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DW: Notre Dame
DH: Drury University (bet no one here has heard of it!)
DD: TBD but probably Fordham or Pitt
DS: only 10th grade

We didn't meet until we were in our mid-20s at work.

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Parents: UNC Chapel Hill
Kids: Elon, Delaware, UNC Charlotte

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Anonymous wrote:Parents: UNC Chapel Hill
Kids: Elon, Delaware, UNC Charlotte

We don't live in NC anymore.

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Parents: Penn, Brown
Kids: Brandeis, Elon, Elon

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Parents: Duke, UMD
Kids: Haverford, TBD

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Anonymous wrote:Parents: UVA, UVA
Kids: VT, VCU, CNU

How are you handling this?

In what way? Rivalries?

VT and UVA are football rivals, maybe, but beyond that these schools aren't really rivals.

My question is how are you handling the disappointment that none of the kids got into UVA? I don't mean this in a bad or trolling way. It's an honest question. There's no way that you two Wahoos didn't want your kids at UVA.

DP. As a Hokie, I cringed a bit at UVA admitted student day and razzed my kid. But- it’s a wonderful school. I think it’s much different than it was in the early 90s. I really like it now. I was a STEM major so chose VT.

My sons are both International Relations/policy/govt. Firstborn ultimately ended up at an Ivy, but UVA is my younger ones top 2 picks (possibly first choice). I’d be thrilled if he went there…and as full pay so would my pocketbook.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents: UVA, UVA
Kids: VT, VCU, CNU

How are you handling this?

In what way? Rivalries?

VT and UVA are football rivals, maybe, but beyond that these schools aren't really rivals.

My question is how are you handling the disappointment that none of the kids got into UVA? I don't mean this in a bad or trolling way. It's an honest question. There's no way that you two Wahoos didn't want your kids at UVA.

DP. As a Hokie, I cringed a bit at UVA admitted student day and razzed my kid. But- it’s a wonderful school. I think it’s much different than it was in the early 90s. I really like it now. I was a STEM major so chose VT.

My sons are both International Relations/policy/govt. Firstborn ultimately ended up at an Ivy, but UVA is my younger ones top 2 picks (possibly first choice). I’d be thrilled if he went there…and as full pay so would my pocketbook.

I mean, thanks? But you didn't go to UVA and my question wasn't directed at you.