Elon University

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want my kid to have fun at college! Is that do wrong?

No, but obviously the main purpose of college is education so it would foolish to prioritize "fun". I doubt that top tier banks, consultancies or tech firms recruit at Elon.

No dog in this fight, but Elon was ranked #1 for undergraduate teaching.

https://www.thetimesnews.com/news/elon-university-ranked-1-in-undergraduate-teaching-by-u-s-news-and-world-report/article_1c27dd6c-29be-5065-8f58-d0e7b76987be.html

Seems like a place where undergraduate education is prioritized.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for sharing this!

[Anonymous]

How good is Elon with merit? DS was admitted yesterday but no mention of merit. CC reports a bunch of merit along with admissions. Do they send out merit later? It was a school we were considering but kinda disappointed by this. Without some $$ it becomes cost prohibitive..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To those saying Elon doesn’t matriculate students into coveted positions post-grad- you’re wrong. Top tier consultancies, elite IB/ MA groups within banking, high-ranking medical schools and various Top-10 masters programs. Just browsing my LinkedIn I see tons of peers at EY, JPM, BOA, Deloitte, IBM, KPMG, GS, and other elite boutiques like KKR, Apollo, Lazard, Bain Capitol etc.

For some reason there are people out there who hate the idea of a school that’s incredibly fun yet matriculates students into coveted career positions.

I had friends and friends of friends who visited from Wake Forest, Duke, UNC, Richmond, Davidson, BC, BU, Clemson and plenty of other schools on the East Coast who all said the same thing- “this is the most fun school I’ve visited”.

Elon is the most beautiful, naturally welcoming campus I’ve ever explored with some of the most energetic, friendly students. The “prestigious” factor is rising yearly and Elon is becoming a household name.

So NOT a selling feature. As a parent, I'm interested in quality of education first and foremost. Fun is decidedly lower on the list, particularly in light of the cost. If my kid wants to have fun, he can go to summer camp or take a vacation. A school that touts its "fun" culture is destined not to rise much in the rankings -- better to focus on academics, class sizes, campus, culture, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To those saying Elon doesn’t matriculate students into coveted positions post-grad- you’re wrong. Top tier consultancies, elite IB/ MA groups within banking, high-ranking medical schools and various Top-10 masters programs. Just browsing my LinkedIn I see tons of peers at EY, JPM, BOA, Deloitte, IBM, KPMG, GS, and other elite boutiques like KKR, Apollo, Lazard, Bain Capitol etc.

For some reason there are people out there who hate the idea of a school that’s incredibly fun yet matriculates students into coveted career positions.

I had friends and friends of friends who visited from Wake Forest, Duke, UNC, Richmond, Davidson, BC, BU, Clemson and plenty of other schools on the East Coast who all said the same thing- “this is the most fun school I’ve visited”.

Elon is the most beautiful, naturally welcoming campus I’ve ever explored with some of the most energetic, friendly students. The “prestigious” factor is rising yearly and Elon is becoming a household name.

So NOT a selling feature. As a parent, I'm interested in quality of education first and foremost. Fun is decidedly lower on the list, particularly in light of the cost. If my kid wants to have fun, he can go to summer camp or take a vacation. A school that touts its "fun" culture is destined not to rise much in the rankings -- better to focus on academics, class sizes, campus, culture, etc.

Oh the Elon hater is here, right on time. Go get stuffed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know some kids deferred last year, but why does it feel like every school is claiming double the volume of applications?

In my area kids are applying to 20+ schools this year!!! 🤯

I think a few reasons - kids they know last year were rejected to schools they thought they would get accepted to. One got accepted to Vassar, rejected from UGA. Vastly different schools on his list - and results were almost opposite of what you would expect.

Other bigger one is parents are willing to spend over $1k on application fees if it means their kid has a shot at more schools to chose from.

[Anonymous]

Not an Elon hater at all. I really know next to nothing about the school. But, based on your description, I am definitely getting a pretty good idea what it has to offer (not much). Appreciate the head's up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To those saying Elon doesn’t matriculate students into coveted positions post-grad- you’re wrong. Top tier consultancies, elite IB/ MA groups within banking, high-ranking medical schools and various Top-10 masters programs. Just browsing my LinkedIn I see tons of peers at EY, JPM, BOA, Deloitte, IBM, KPMG, GS, and other elite boutiques like KKR, Apollo, Lazard, Bain Capitol etc.

For some reason there are people out there who hate the idea of a school that’s incredibly fun yet matriculates students into coveted career positions.

I had friends and friends of friends who visited from Wake Forest, Duke, UNC, Richmond, Davidson, BC, BU, Clemson and plenty of other schools on the East Coast who all said the same thing- “this is the most fun school I’ve visited”.

Elon is the most beautiful, naturally welcoming campus I’ve ever explored with some of the most energetic, friendly students. The “prestigious” factor is rising yearly and Elon is becoming a household name.

So NOT a selling feature. As a parent, I'm interested in quality of education first and foremost. Fun is decidedly lower on the list, particularly in light of the cost. If my kid wants to have fun, he can go to summer camp or take a vacation. A school that touts its "fun" culture is destined not to rise much in the rankings -- better to focus on academics, class sizes, campus, culture, etc.

Where do you see the school touting the fun culture? You are picking one paragraph from PP's post that helps make your point while completely ignoring another (the very first) that shows it's a great school!