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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a sophomore at an Ivy, so two years worth of material. My senior is going to a good school but much lower ranked. I have to admit the parent page bummed me out, the questions are very different. [/quote]

How so?[/quote]

Ivy is mundane, summer sublets, birthday delivery suggestions, tutor recommendations.

Other is my kid got caught with alcohol in room, speeding ticket help, dorm decor, kid sick what do we do, etc. It’s a good school, just clearly less serious and more handholding. [/quote]

DP.  Interesting.  I've got a similar situation, but opposite experience.  T10 and a state school.  T10 is crazy - so much helicoptering.  Plus I had to prove my kid was admitted to school by forwarding their acceptance email.  Which I didn't have and kid had deleted.  I managed to get admitted but knew I was in for a wild ride.  Lots of concern about "bad" food.  My kid was like "you're not making me cook it and I don't have to clean up, plus lots of variety it's awesome!"  To my kid isn't making any friends.  Or my kid is failing a class with kids name and course name.  I kinda understood the transportation ones, until there was a whole thread on how to hire a security car to take kids to the airport bc the school was in the "city."  Other one was way more normal - questions about dorm outlets, were to park on parents weekend, freshman move out, etc.  I think there was once some suspicion of food poisoning but turned out there was just a really bad stomach virus going around.[/quote]

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