Spin off: where did you go to college and where are your kids actually going?

[Anonymous]

My kids are too young for me to respond but just wanted to chime in to say that seeing such a diverse list of schools is refreshing. Sometimes this forum gives the impression that there are only really 20 schools to talk about.

[Anonymous]

Spouse and me: University of Texas (we were residents)
Kids: William and Mary and UVA (we are VA residents)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents: Messiah University, University of Birmingham
Kid: Brown

we are similar:
Wheaton and Messiah
We grew up in the Evangelical bubble.

Kids (Twins): Chicago and Columbia.
Kid #3 is a high school sophomore.

Your kids are definitely having a different college experience from their parents!

[Anonymous]

Parents: Catholic University and GWU

Kids, Rice and NYU

[Anonymous]

Parents- UMD (me] UTexas (spouse)
Kids UMD and Carnegie Mellon

[Anonymous]

I went to Harvard.

DS went to St Andrews (Scotland). DH also attended St Andrews.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents: Messiah University, University of Birmingham
Kid: Brown

we are similar:
Wheaton and Messiah
We grew up in the Evangelical bubble.

Kids (Twins): Chicago and Columbia.
Kid #3 is a high school sophomore.

Oh, wow! Yes, I would maybe call myself small "e" evangelical still, but definitely out of the conservative bubble. DH is atheist, so that's interesting. I do think there is a place for more progressive Christianity at Messiah (especially among the faculty & considering some of the Anabaptist/Wesleyan values), though much still needs to change in terms of policy (but, hey, at least they can dance now)!. My mom is a Wheaton alum. Funny story, DD got accepted to Brown (& Dartmouth and NU) and rejected by Wheaton. I was wondering if it was because she wrote a dissent to part of their student conduct code about same sex relationships. Ah well. Their loss. She would have been good for them. I don't think she would have chosen them over those 3 anyway.
#2 (also HS soph)

Congrats to your twins!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents: Him: Fordham. Her: Community College
DC1 - High School Dropout
DC2 - No College
DC 3 - CalTech
DC 4: USNA
DC5: MIT

All boys?

DC1 - girl
DC2 - girl (developmentally disabled)
DC3- boy
DC4- boy
DC5- girl

[Anonymous]

Arizona for BA., then Georgetown law, then College Park for PhD for me.
Univ. of Hawaii for my DD.

[Anonymous]

I went to Harvard.

My kids are going to our state flagship.

We can't afford Harvard, and our kids aren't going to get in anyway. They're late bloomers. It was a lot easier to get into Harvard in my day.

My SATs were in the 600s, and I got in. Grades all As, but ECs were not very interesting. Still, I got in. This would NEVER happen today. Never.

[Anonymous]

^^meant to say my SATs in 1200s (scored in the 600s in math and English). My kids did better on SATs (all scored in 1500s, yet they'd never get into Harvard. My kids didn't apply. What's the point?

[Anonymous]

Me: UCLA
Him: Stanford

Kids: Northeastern and Columbia

[Anonymous]

Me: no college
Him: Illinois

All 3 kids: UW-Madison

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Harvard.

My kids are going to our state flagship.

We can't afford Harvard, and our kids aren't going to get in anyway. They're late bloomers. It was a lot easier to get into Harvard in my day.

My SATs were in the 600s, and I got in. Grades all As, but ECs were not very interesting. Still, I got in. This would NEVER happen today. Never.

Same here with Stanford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Me: no college
Him: Illinois

All 3 kids: UW-Madison

do you live in WI? Just curious

I had UW-SP on my daughter's possible school list, but as soon as the scotus decision comes down, I will be removing it. A shame, as it looks like a really nice school.