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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bates.  Tulane.  SMU.  UC Santa Barbara.  Ole Miss.  Sewanne.  Kenyon.  Davidson.  Wake.  Washington and Lee.  USC.  U Vermont.

All taken from Big 3 matriculation lists this year.

Which ones would you consider "disappointments"?[/quote]

I'll play.  From a Big 3, disappointments all except maybe USC, UC SB, Kenyon.  If it's family tradition to attend Ole Miss or Wake forest, maybe ok.  Honestly, for the tuition at a Big 3 - I'll expect Ivy or equivalent like Stanford, Duke, etc.[/quote]

Then don't send a child.  Have you had your head in a bucket for the past decade?  College admissions has changed drastically since the 1980s (when presumably you applied).  Kids get a wonderful education at these area independents but it is not a 1950s style ticket into the Ivy League.  The tuition is a ton of money so if college admissions is your sole or even primary goal you are likely to be disappointed and should save your money.[/quote]

Shrug.  I have nieces and nephews going through the spplication process now and during the past 6 yrs or so.  From the West Coast, 2 to Stanford, 3 to various UC schools and 1 to CalTech (chose over Yale and MIT).   All from public although they went private for elementary.[/quote]

Perhaps your knowledge is West Coast centric.  Davidson and Wake are great schools, more highly regarded in these latitudes than UCs.  Which may be East Coast centric.  But people will think you are ill-informed if you trot out your views that Davidson or Wake are disappointments.[/quote]

I went to an Ivy during the 80ties so while my nieces and nephews are West Coastcentric, I would be disappointed if my kids went to Davidson and Wake Forest.  I prefer Williams, Amherst, Wesleyan, Swathmore, etc. Maybe it's b/c I personally don't know anyone who has gone to them and have no familiarity with Southern schools.   Just my opinion answering the question posed.[/quote]

Fair enough.  Lots of people are really high on Davidson, Wake, and Washington and Lee (which surprised me, I thought it was a finishing school, but it got very competitive when they started offering big merit scholarships -- the Johnson Scholarships).  You might want to check out some wider geographic options when your kids get to application age.  Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore are still tops but my sense from seeing acceptances is that Wesleyan is not as competitive anymore in admissions (for whatever that's worth).[/quote]

That's funny.  Wesleyan did not accept me while the Ivy I attended is virtually impossible to get in now without a hook.  My DC is in elementary so this is all just playing around and I have no experience with the current college application process other than second hand through relatives.  DH and I are hoping he goes to the Ivy his dad/grandpa/etc went to or goes to MIT, CalTech, etc.  No offense to anyone, DC is under 10 so it's all supposition.[/quote]

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