Forget the troll, don't feed the moron.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of us aren't spending $15,000-55,000 a year for Tailgate State.
I'd prefer outside of D.M.V. and nothing lower than Cornell, which is #15 on US News. And I'd also be O.K. with the top 5 liberal arts colleges, e.g. Middlebury.

I really hope you have a kid who fits this mold easily, otherwise I feel sorry for him or her because it's just too much pressure living up to your expectations.

Seriously. OP's narrow view of what's acceptable foreshadows future showdowns as his/her child tries to assert independence. Hopefully the child ends up with a broader world view than the parent.

Anonymous wrote:My kid isn't going to Elon after years at a DC top 5 private.
Not happening.

Here's what probably WILL be happening:
Drunken frat party binge drinking
Cocaine use
Possibly raping an unconscious girl, or being a girl who's unconscious or incapacitated and gets raped
Minimal consequences for above behavior -- which they engage in because MY GOD I AM FREE FROM THE HELICOPTER TIGER MOM
You'll accompany them to school interviews, internship interviews, job interviews; you'll try to argue their B- to an A
Your child ultimately doesn't get so far because they never were allowed to choose their own path...anywhere.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of us aren't spending $15,000-55,000 a year for Tailgate State.
I'd prefer outside of D.M.V. and nothing lower than Cornell, which is #15 on US News. And I'd also be O.K. with the top 5 liberal arts colleges, e.g. Middlebury.

I really hope you have a kid who fits this mold easily, otherwise I feel sorry for him or her because it's just too much pressure living up to your expectations.

Not to mention the fact that US News rankings aren't set in stone. What if your kid starts college at a university that is ranked 15th or better when he matriculates there but the school drops out of the top 15 in the next year's rankings? Will you tell him or her that you will only continue paying for college if he or she transfer to a university in US News' current top 15 or a liberal arts college in its current top 5?

My kid isn't going to Elon after years at a DC top 5 private.
Not happening.

Anonymous wrote:Most of us aren't spending $15,000-55,000 a year for Tailgate State.
I'd prefer outside of D.M.V. and nothing lower than Cornell, which is #15 on US News. And I'd also be O.K. with the top 5 liberal arts colleges, e.g. Middlebury.

Yes, a kid who can only get into a university that is ranked #16 or a liberal arts college that is ranked #6 by US News is a huge disappointment whose college fund would better spent on a beach house. He or she will never amount to much anyway, right?

Do not feed the troll.

Anonymous wrote:Most of us aren't spending $15,000-55,000 a year for Tailgate State.
I'd prefer outside of D.M.V. and nothing lower than Cornell, which is #15 on US News. And I'd also be O.K. with the top 5 liberal arts colleges, e.g. Middlebury.

Are you a SAHParent?

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery College for the first two years on full scholarship and then College Park.

+1. My step daughter is currently at MC. It's fantastic. She can try out a course in every discipline if she likes. We've told her that when she finds a course of study she enjoys, take more classes and make sure this is what you want. And then transfer to CP. We pay about $2500 a semester for her to explore. I'd rather her explore at MC than at say Georgetown at $25,000 per semester. Yes, GU us $49K/yr.

Personally, I'm hoping for my kids to attend clown college. Love those red noses and floppy shoes!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of us aren't spending $15,000-55,000 a year for Tailgate State.
I'd prefer outside of D.M.V. and nothing lower than Cornell, which is #15 on US News. And I'd also be O.K. with the top 5 liberal arts colleges, e.g. Middlebury.

I really hope you have a kid who fits this mold easily, otherwise I feel sorry for him or her because it's just too much pressure living up to your expectations.

I just cannot imagine .....

you private parents are really weird. i mean, really??

Anonymous wrote:Most of us aren't spending $15,000-55,000 a year for Tailgate State.
I'd prefer outside of D.M.V. and nothing lower than Cornell, which is #15 on US News. And I'd also be O.K. with the top 5 liberal arts colleges, e.g. Middlebury.

I really hope you have a kid who fits this mold easily, otherwise I feel sorry for him or her because it's just too much pressure living up to your expectations.

Montgomery College for the first two years on full scholarship and then College Park.

Most of us aren't spending $15,000-55,000 a year for Tailgate State.
I'd prefer outside of D.M.V. and nothing lower than Cornell, which is #15 on US News. And I'd also be O.K. with the top 5 liberal arts colleges, e.g. Middlebury.