Ivy Tours

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Yeah. I assume there was something really off with this kid.

You people are ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with this kid or the thousands of others like them that have a spotless application and don't get in. Feel free to live in your fantasy world.

+1 I honestly think that poster just flamed some fears. The vitriol seems so disproportionate.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Feel free to waste your time. Just passing on what post people seem to need to learn the hard way. Its hard to get in. No need to get nasty.

Different poster here. Why come in to any Ivy post to talk about your kid who didn't get in 2 years ago? Clearly many kids DID get in and therefore it isn't crazy for the next crop of kids to visit the school(s).
You post your kid's stats constantly and it's been 18 months since he/she was rejected. It's really time to move on with life.

If the kid is as annoying as the parent, then there's the answer. No one needs that around. Everyone tries to avoid PITA kids and parents.

NP. Why are people piling on this parent? Because you think she's harshing your Ivy buzz? Maybe she came on a bit strong, but her caution is helpful. Very few will get into Ivies. Hope people are putting as much focus on touring likelies and targets.

Yes. 3-6% acceptance rates. 60,000+ applicants for 1,700 spots or so. You can definitely try, might happen- but be realistic.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Feel free to waste your time. Just passing on what post people seem to need to learn the hard way. Its hard to get in. No need to get nasty.

Different poster here. Why come in to any Ivy post to talk about your kid who didn't get in 2 years ago? Clearly many kids DID get in and therefore it isn't crazy for the next crop of kids to visit the school(s).
You post your kid's stats constantly and it's been 18 months since he/she was rejected. It's really time to move on with life.

If the kid is as annoying as the parent, then there's the answer. No one needs that around. Everyone tries to avoid PITA kids and parents.

NP. Why are people piling on this parent? Because you think she's harshing your Ivy buzz? Maybe she came on a bit strong, but her caution is helpful. Very few will get into Ivies. Hope people are putting as much focus on touring likelies and targets.

You're just as annoying. Stay in your own lane. Sounds like you don't want to tour ivies. GREAT! You do you.


Every parent knows that the Ivies are crap shoots. We don't need your "tsk, tsk" know-it-all, party-pooper attitude coming on here to tell us about it.

From my experience, not everyone knows this.

Yes we do.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Feel free to waste your time. Just passing on what post people seem to need to learn the hard way. Its hard to get in. No need to get nasty.

Different poster here. Why come in to any Ivy post to talk about your kid who didn't get in 2 years ago? Clearly many kids DID get in and therefore it isn't crazy for the next crop of kids to visit the school(s).
You post your kid's stats constantly and it's been 18 months since he/she was rejected. It's really time to move on with life.

If the kid is as annoying as the parent, then there's the answer. No one needs that around. Everyone tries to avoid PITA kids and parents.

NP. Why are people piling on this parent? Because you think she's harshing your Ivy buzz? Maybe she came on a bit strong, but her caution is helpful. Very few will get into Ivies. Hope people are putting as much focus on touring likelies and targets.

You're just as annoying. Stay in your own lane. Sounds like you don't want to tour ivies. GREAT! You do you.


Every parent knows that the Ivies are crap shoots. We don't need your "tsk, tsk" know-it-all, party-pooper attitude coming on here to tell us about it.

From my experience, not everyone knows this.

Yes we do.

The posts after ivy day every year speak otherwise

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Yeah. I assume there was something really off with this kid.

You people are ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with this kid or the thousands of others like them that have a spotless application and don't get in. Feel free to live in your fantasy world.

A kid with 4.9 and a 36 and couldn't get into any Ivy? Yeah, something went wrong there. The parent should be more self-reflective and let others know their kid's deficiency before posting here.

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Anonymous wrote:The point on Penn - it's a horrible campus for crime. I lived there one summer and gun shots were a regular occurrence as well as constant cat calling. Absolutely would not want my kid there.

How old are you? Is this an experience from this century? I went to Penn in the 80s, and your description isn't accurate even for Penn 40 years ago! Definitely not accurate now.

DP. Late last century (1998), I visited Wharton to look at the MBA program. Campus felt somewhat unsafe. I noticed mirrors had specifically been set up in the basement ladies' room to look around corners and there was a hardwired safety alarm button in the sink and stall area. That was just one of many clues that it wasn't a campus where I would feel comfortable. Later that spring, a female MBA was horribly murdered by a stranger in her Center City apartment. It took years for the police to solve the crime.

https://people.com/crime/shannon-schieber-troy-graves-people-magazine-investigates/

I'm mentioning this because PP threw 40 years out. My experience is 25 years old but memory lasts a long time. I'm parent age now and what I hear is that Penn is much better but there's still a bit of a safety island effect and there is still rough stuff nearby. I personally am reasonably aware of urban safety but I also value not having to think about it. I went to a different non-Philly urban school for undergrad and found that I had to plan ahead a lot to avoid walking alone at night. As a short woman, the risk of being targeted is much more concerning.

So...you have a problem with every urban school in every city in the USA.

Also, your example is of a person murdered in Center City Philadelphia who was an MBA student at Penn...are you implying the dangers of the Penn campus followed her to Center City...because those are two different neighborhoods entirely.

PP. I didn't feel comfortable visiting the school itself. As I mentioned. Where grad students live was relevant to me at the time. And the police were not competent in expeditiously solving the crime. You are correct that crime risk is a consideration for urban schools. It is not the only consideration, but certainly is one. Do you represent that Philadelphia has more effective policing today than in the past?

Hey. The world has changed a lot since you sealed yourself inside your bubble 26 years ago. Philly is now one of the most dynamic cities in America. Penn long ago completed its project of buying up and redeveloping everything within miles of campus, including setting up incubators for the booming tech, bio, and pharma industries there.

Maybe you can be like Rumpelstilsken and actually visit now. A lot has changed while you've slept through life.

By the way, have you noticed what's changed in DC since 1998? I'm sure you were terrified to go to Tracks back then. But maybe you should check out Nats stadium that is just two blocks from all the places that would have scared you then.

Grow up.

DP. I agree with much of what you are saying, but why the insults? Are you the same poster as attacking other people? Why so grumpy?

Will add, Tracks referencetook me back. What's the issue with Tracks in 98? Did you mean 88? Thought it had all gentrified by the 90s. Seemed fine in 90 even. Miss that place. Good times.

Not PP, but Tracks was still going when I moved here after college in 97. I just looked it up and Tracks closed in November 1999. And that area absolutely was not gentrified back then. Anyone who was too scared to go to Penn certainly wouldn't have been going to Tracks!

So many cities, including Philadelphia and DC, have changed so much over basically a generation.

I definitely wouldn't fear sending my child to Penn.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Yeah. I assume there was something really off with this kid.

You people are ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with this kid or the thousands of others like them that have a spotless application and don't get in. Feel free to live in your fantasy world.

A kid with 4.9 and a 36 and couldn't get into any Ivy? Yeah, something went wrong there. The parent should be more self-reflective and let others know their kid's deficiency before posting here.

Have you been paying attention to any college results the last few years?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Yeah. I assume there was something really off with this kid.

You people are ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with this kid or the thousands of others like them that have a spotless application and don't get in. Feel free to live in your fantasy world.

A kid with 4.9 and a 36 and couldn't get into any Ivy? Yeah, something went wrong there. The parent should be more self-reflective and let others know their kid's deficiency before posting here.

They want UW 4.0. That weighted his tells you nothing. Some schools on a 5.0 scale and one could have many B’s in APs and achieve that. HS rigor is a biggie with ivies too. If everyone coming out of your HS has very high GPAs- grade inflation.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Yeah. I assume there was something really off with this kid.

You people are ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with this kid or the thousands of others like them that have a spotless application and don't get in. Feel free to live in your fantasy world.

A kid with 4.9 and a 36 and couldn't get into any Ivy? Yeah, something went wrong there. The parent should be more self-reflective and let others know their kid's deficiency before posting here.

They want UW 4.0. That weighted his tells you nothing. Some schools on a 5.0 scale and one could have many B’s in APs and achieve that. HS rigor is a biggie with ivies too. If everyone coming out of your HS has very high GPAs- grade inflation.

Cmon. Can't even get into cornell or dartmouth? I'm guessing listless recs or no ECs or kid is a complete a$$.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

So where did your DC end up going? At this point, call me curious!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who wore it shabbier?

Cornell vs Georgetown

So wish I could post photos. Writing from a totally out of date, very old salt box on the Maine coast. But yeah, for $95k/year, a little elbow grease and sugar soap would t hurt.

G'Town is a trash strewn, worn down, dirty dump !!!

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Yeah. I assume there was something really off with this kid.

You people are ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with this kid or the thousands of others like them that have a spotless application and don't get in. Feel free to live in your fantasy world.

WAY off topic again people. We are not discussing kids - we are discussing schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Yeah. I assume there was something really off with this kid.

You people are ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with this kid or the thousands of others like them that have a spotless application and don't get in. Feel free to live in your fantasy world.

A kid with 4.9 and a 36 and couldn't get into any Ivy? Yeah, something went wrong there. The parent should be more self-reflective and let others know their kid's deficiency before posting here.

Disagree. Lots of kids with these stats not getting in.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Yeah. I assume there was something really off with this kid.

You people are ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with this kid or the thousands of others like them that have a spotless application and don't get in. Feel free to live in your fantasy world.

A kid with 4.9 and a 36 and couldn't get into any Ivy? Yeah, something went wrong there. The parent should be more self-reflective and let others know their kid's deficiency before posting here.

They want UW 4.0. That weighted his tells you nothing. Some schools on a 5.0 scale and one could have many B’s in APs and achieve that. HS rigor is a biggie with ivies too. If everyone coming out of your HS has very high GPAs- grade inflation.

Nah. They want beyond GPA. 3.9 fine. Rigor important. ECs/Honors also important.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting time touring Ivy schools? Visit safety schools instead to a make sure your kid has some options they like and can get into

— Mom of 2023 grad with 4.9 W GPA and 36 ACT that did not get into any Ivy.

Umm. Maybe it was your kid? One-dimensional? Bad interviewer? Boring and uninspiring?
My kid with 33 ACT and 3.8uw is going to Ivy.

Let ppl tour what they want. No one made you God.

Yeah. I assume there was something really off with this kid.

You people are ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with this kid or the thousands of others like them that have a spotless application and don't get in. Feel free to live in your fantasy world.

WAY off topic again people. We are not discussing kids - we are discussing schools.

Kids are clearly the ones here doing the “discussing.”