Turned down the Ivies

[Anonymous]

The star football player and straight A student in Oceanside NY turned down a full scholarship from Harvard and Yale to go to a regular school. Has that ever happened before?

Would you be pissed if kid did that?

[Anonymous]

Maybe he didn't want to play football
Maybe he didn't want a head injury

[Anonymous]

My kid turned down Yale for Stanford. I was bummed he was going so much farther away, but not at all angry. He needed to go where he thought he'd thrive.

If he thought he'd thrive at Rutgers I would have been fine with it.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Maybe he has family responsibilities.

Maybe he'd heard that the full scholarships are still not enough sometimes to cover expenses (like food over break) and it is a very stressful life as a D1 player.

[Anonymous]

My brother got a 1/2 scholarship to an Ivy for football

He cared about his knees and went to MD for engineering and is a patent attorney.

Your assumptions about football players is telling.

Your obsession with Ivies is sad.

[Anonymous]

Of course it has happened before. Not everyone wants to go to Harvard or Yale.

[Anonymous]

My daughter turned down an Ivy for University of Florida. I think it probably happens more often than people think it does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The star football player and straight A student in Oceanside NY turned down a full scholarship from Harvard and Yale to go to a regular school. Has that ever happened before?

Would you be pissed if kid did that?

I would be proud that my kid knows that an ivy isn’t the end all be all.

[Anonymous]

It shows me the kid has brains.

[Anonymous]

I would want my child to chose the best school for him. If he went to a regular school, great... all I care is that he gets a degree and has a good future. Ivy's don't always mean success and good future.

[Anonymous]

Not Harvard but my swimmer turned down Penn to attend a flagship that has much more competitive swim team and is a top public college. Loves everything about it, is thriving.

[Anonymous]

Ivies don’t have scholarships, so no may anyone turned one down. They do have financial aid, but that is need-based.

[Anonymous]

Was he going to play football at another more competitive (sports wise school)? Some people want to play for the best team possible. If so, Stanford and the Big Ten are much better choices for those who want to compete at the college level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ivies don’t have scholarships, so no may anyone turned one down. They do have financial aid, but that is need-based.

They don’t do athletic scholarships but they do award merit scholarships which can be for athletics.

[Anonymous]

My kid didn't turn down an Ivy, but he did turn down a highly ranked school for a much lower ranked flagship.

It was the right choice for his interests and temperament.