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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is going to sound horrible, but I only have the best of intentions for asking, so here we go: if your child ended up at a school that was not proportionate to their ability and/or academic history, did anyone care or comment on it, especially their classmates?[/quote]

If I understand your post, your child's abilities and academic experience are superior to his or her college destination ?

Comments from classmates & family friends might be unpleasant, but should not be of any concern as this is a temporary topic.

A reasonable comment from a close friend might be to ask why your child selected this particular school.[/quote]

We obviously don't know for sure yet, but his safety frontrunner isn't well thought of. He could do "better", but he's choosing it for a specific reason, which we're ok with...just wondering if others will make comments. To be prepared. [/quote]

(I am the poster to whom you responded. Thank you.)

My guess is that your son/daughter attends a rigorous elite private school and is considering a generous scholarship offer to a Southern flagship such as the University of Alabama or Ole Miss. Wants to enjoy his/her college experience.

If correct, attending a Southern flagship Honors College is nothing to be shy about--especially if planning to attend law school or some other type of expensive graduate program.

If your concern is to be prepared about how to handle inappropriate or derogatory comments about your child's school selection, then either state the reason behind the choice or dismiss the negative comment with a short, polite comment such as he/she wants to enjoy his or her college years.

Are you comfortable sharing why your overqualified student wants to attend this school ?[/quote]

Private school senior, 1500+ SAT, top 3 in class so far, hoping for a Naval Academy slot but is looking forward to ODU as where they'll probably end up. Yes, we've considered schools with selectivity in between, but NROTC availability plus being on the coast is a draw we can't really find elsewhere. The decisions makes sense to us, but it's hard to explain why we're not considering more elite flagship.[/quote]

You do you OP. That is a little bit of an unusual choice but you seem to have some very specific parameters so if you and your child have considered the options and concluded this makes sense it’s not really anyone else’s business. [/quote]

I’m this PP and I think prestige is irrelevant. My concern about this decision would be twofold: 1) will he be happy at ODU? I’m sure there are bright kids there but the academic rigor probably isn’t going to be what he would typically be used to, or at least the academic caliber of a lot of the students. 2) what if NROTC isn’t what he expected? I guess he could always transfer but the job opportunities out of ODU probably are lesser than many other schools he could attend if he doesn’t end up as a naval officer.

But again, if you are all sure, it’s no one’s business [/quote]

NP. I live right near ODU, fwiw. I think he might find higher caliber students in areas directly tied to it being a coastal school/port city. Oceanography, coastal resilience, supply chain management, things of that nature. Some kids do actually come here intentionally.

That said, is he into boating or sailing, or does he want to be on the coast because he thinks he’ll hang out at the beach or something? (The beach is a bit of a drive.)[/quote]

He loves to sail, which is a huge reason for the choice. Thinking about aero or civil engineering (I know, not similar). [/quote]

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