Schools with Rigorous Academics and Big Sports Culture

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stanford, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Duke

Why do people keep putting Northwestern on these lists? Sure, they play in the Big 10 but I think they have made 1 NCAA men's BB tournament ever and their football team has had mediocre success at best over the years. They hold the record for longest losing streak in major college football at 34 games (not counting Columbia's streak of 44 games because IVY is not Div 1A in football).

Northwestern football has played in the Big Ten Championship game two of the last four seasons.

That’s only because the two divisions of the B1G are ridiculously unbalanced.

Salty.

[Anonymous]

Go Cats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“ It's an academic school first and foremost, but it's also an athletic school.”

Michigan is also an academic school frpirst and foremost. You can be great in academics and athletics, as well as the arts. Michigan is one of the very few schools who have put it all together.

Good for you lol

[Anonymous]

Florida and MI. It is not even close.

The next tier would be Texas, ND

Vandy, UVA, USC, Berkeley, Northwestern, Duke, and Stanford disqualified for not being big sport schools. Not even remotely big sport schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Florida and MI. It is not even close.

The next tier would be Texas, ND

Vandy, UVA, USC, Berkeley, Northwestern, Duke, and Stanford disqualified for not being big sport schools. Not even remotely big sport schools.

Florida is not a rigorous school at all.

Duke definitely is a big sports school of basketball, they always make it deep into the NCAA tournament and have for decades now.

It's Notre Dame, USC, Michigan, Duke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Florida and MI. It is not even close.

The next tier would be Texas, ND

Vandy, UVA, USC, Berkeley, Northwestern, Duke, and Stanford disqualified for not being big sport schools. Not even remotely big sport schools.

Sorry. Again, the OP said "rigorous" schools. ND has all of these beat and was in top 10 football rankings. Not second tier by any means.

[Anonymous]

Darmouth is the only Ivy I would put in this category. I think you will get more of this at Duke and Stanford than anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Florida and MI. It is not even close.

The next tier would be Texas, ND

Vandy, UVA, USC, Berkeley, Northwestern, Duke, and Stanford disqualified for not being big sport schools. Not even remotely big sport schools.

Sorry. Again, the OP said "rigorous" schools. ND has all of these beat and was in top 10 football rankings. Not second tier by any means.

And your head coach still left for a better opportunity at LSU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Florida and MI. It is not even close.

The next tier would be Texas, ND

Vandy, UVA, USC, Berkeley, Northwestern, Duke, and Stanford disqualified for not being big sport schools. Not even remotely big sport schools.

Florida is not a rigorous school at all.

Duke definitely is a big sports school of basketball, they always make it deep into the NCAA tournament and have for decades now.

It's Notre Dame, USC, Michigan, Duke.

This is a bizarre statement. What are you even referring to when you say that? What would possibly make you think most majors there, including engineering, chemistry, physics, computer science, even finance or accounting are easy in any way? Serious question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Florida and MI. It is not even close.

The next tier would be Texas, ND

Vandy, UVA, USC, Berkeley, Northwestern, Duke, and Stanford disqualified for not being big sport schools. Not even remotely big sport schools.

Sorry. Again, the OP said "rigorous" schools. ND has all of these beat and was in top 10 football rankings. Not second tier by any means.

And your head coach still left for a better opportunity at LSU.

LOL, yes, where players are recruited as long as they can sign their name...no academic requirements. Makes Kelly's job easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Florida and MI. It is not even close.

The next tier would be Texas, ND

Vandy, UVA, USC, Berkeley, Northwestern, Duke, and Stanford disqualified for not being big sport schools. Not even remotely big sport schools.

Sorry. Again, the OP said "rigorous" schools. ND has all of these beat and was in top 10 football rankings. Not second tier by any means.

And your head coach still left for a better opportunity at LSU.

LOL, yes, where players are recruited as long as they can sign their name...no academic requirements. Makes Kelly's job easier.

So not that different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Florida and MI. It is not even close.

The next tier would be Texas, ND

Vandy, UVA, USC, Berkeley, Northwestern, Duke, and Stanford disqualified for not being big sport schools. Not even remotely big sport schools.

Sorry. Again, the OP said "rigorous" schools. ND has all of these beat and was in top 10 football rankings. Not second tier by any means.

And your head coach still left for a better opportunity at LSU.

LOL, yes, where players are recruited as long as they can sign their name...no academic requirements. Makes Kelly's job easier.

So not that different.

Umm...OK? Maybe lay off the next glass of wine...it's a work night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Florida and MI. It is not even close.

The next tier would be Texas, ND

Vandy, UVA, USC, Berkeley, Northwestern, Duke, and Stanford disqualified for not being big sport schools. Not even remotely big sport schools.

Sorry. Again, the OP said "rigorous" schools. ND has all of these beat and was in top 10 football rankings. Not second tier by any means.

And your head coach still left for a better opportunity at LSU.

LOL, yes, where players are recruited as long as they can sign their name...no academic requirements. Makes Kelly's job easier.

So not that different.

Umm...OK? Maybe lay off the next glass of wine...it's a work night.

In Kelly’s conversation with Sports Illustrated, Notre Dame’s head coach pegged the average GPA of his incoming freshman class at 2.8 with a score of 24 on the ACT.

[Anonymous]

OP, one data point here - your DD does not necessarily have to join an honor's college to have a very rigorous course load. My DS at Michigan didn't want to apply to it because he wanted a bigger cohort. All of his classes have been very challenging. Math is brutal, as are some other required courses. It's definitely a work hard, play hard environment overall.

[Anonymous]

pp back to say that Michigan has an "i love UM" essay requirement, and it is perfect for her to write about following college teams and why Michigan is the perfect place for her.

My DS, after talking about all the clubs he would join and department interest, etc., added that he was obsessed with college football and compiling stats, and how he wanted to wear maize and blue.