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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid picked UVA over an Ivy.

Ivies have weird vibes these days. My older child is at one. They are often an exceedingly random mix of kids---super academic grinders, underprepared FGLI kids from middle America, ultra wealthy who stick to themselves. It's a odd mix. [/quote]

This is spot on, add the athlete segment as well.

Many private T20 schools have this odd, social engineering. It makes the schools well rounded on paper, but really uneven in classroom and culture.

Go with fit - this choice is about learning and development, not layman prestige. [/quote]

DP I’ve noticed this too. Have first-hand experience with really weird mix of uber wealthy/NYC Boston DC private school/boarding school crowds who like to stick together with their cool weekend trips and exclusive social gatherings; the brilliant kids who work their asses off, hustle at part-time jobs and spend most of their time at the library; and increasingly a fraction of kids who are fish out of water and just not keeping up academically. We have college admins and professors in our family; the last group is becoming an issue. [/quote]

Wow. Different poster. I could have written this.

-My private school kid hangs out with the first group (uber wealthy/NYC Boston DC private school/boarding school crowd). . I'm not entirely thrilled with it. Most are significant millionaires and my kid is up to 4 billionaire friends (yes, I've looked their parents up on Forbes). The money is obscene. The are all very smart, from top privates/boarding schools, don't study much, do very well, have top internships lined up without effort and don't really associate with anyone else. 
-very smart gunner kids who live at the library, lead all the clubs, hustle their asses off for a fraction of the opportunities that group one gets just handed to them. 
-FGLI kids who struggle. They get all the Bs and Cs that are given, are in the remedial classes, get ignored by group 1 and mostly by group 2 as well.  Often unhappy because they have no disposable income and it's hard to be poor. And having to work hard in classes when a significant number of student (group 1 and much of group 2) do not is hard. 
-athletes (their own microcosm especially in the big sports)
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