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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have a hook or hooks?  Michigan, Emory, USC aren’t anyone’s safeties. USC is the kind of school parents spend $500,000+ bribery to get their kids in. They were risking some 50+ years behind the bars to do it. And these schools don’t want to be known as someone’s fall backs. [/quote]

Michigan is a safety for almost any kid that can pay full price.

Our public HS sends at least 30 kids there from every graduating class.

Emory is a completely different category than Michigan.

USC is a waste of money. Who wants their kid paying that kind of money to go to school with Olivia Jade, a school that clearly doesn't care who they admit. [/quote]

Exactly what I was thinking. Emory is definitely a step above the other 2, and much harder to get into. Their admissions is very unpredictable as they tend to think for "soft" factors. [/quote]

On a resume, no one will think twice about any difference between Emory, Michigan, and USC.  None whatsoever.  There may be some add ons that might impress a bit (e.g. USC film school or Michigan Ross School of Business), but they actually favor USC and Michigan over Emory.

To the OP, if your daughter is so interested in prestige only, she really needs to reevaluate her priorities.  College should be about learning, forming life-long relationships, and preparing yourself for the next phases of life.  Also T-25 is an arbitrary cutoff on top of a questionable ranking system.    [/quote]

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