Anonymous
12/27/2019 19:00
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
My kid didn't turn down an Ivy, but he did turn down a highly ranked school for a much lower ranked flagship.
It was the right choice for his interests and temperament.
It was the right choice for his interests and temperament.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:28
Subject: Re:Turned down the Ivies
Anonymous wrote:Ivies don’t have scholarships, so no may anyone turned one down. They do have financial aid, but that is need-based.
They don’t do athletic scholarships but they do award merit scholarships which can be for athletics.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:23
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
Was he going to play football at another more competitive (sports wise school)? Some people want to play for the best team possible. If so, Stanford and the Big Ten are much better choices for those who want to compete at the college level.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:22
Subject: Re:Turned down the Ivies
Ivies don’t have scholarships, so no may anyone turned one down. They do have financial aid, but that is need-based.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:15
Subject: Re:Turned down the Ivies
Not Harvard but my swimmer turned down Penn to attend a flagship that has much more competitive swim team and is a top public college. Loves everything about it, is thriving.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:14
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
I would want my child to chose the best school for him. If he went to a regular school, great... all I care is that he gets a degree and has a good future. Ivy's don't always mean success and good future.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:13
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
It shows me the kid has brains.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:13
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
Anonymous wrote:The star football player and straight A student in Oceanside NY turned down a full scholarship from Harvard and Yale to go to a regular school. Has that ever happened before?
Would you be pissed if kid did that?
I would be proud that my kid knows that an ivy isn’t the end all be all.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:12
Subject: Re:Turned down the Ivies
My daughter turned down an Ivy for University of Florida. I think it probably happens more often than people think it does.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:11
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
Of course it has happened before. Not everyone wants to go to Harvard or Yale.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:10
Subject: Re:Turned down the Ivies
My brother got a 1/2 scholarship to an Ivy for football
He cared about his knees and went to MD for engineering and is a patent attorney.
Your assumptions about football players is telling.
Your obsession with Ivies is sad.
He cared about his knees and went to MD for engineering and is a patent attorney.
Your assumptions about football players is telling.
Your obsession with Ivies is sad.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:10
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
Yes. Maybe he has family responsibilities.
Maybe he'd heard that the full scholarships are still not enough sometimes to cover expenses (like food over break) and it is a very stressful life as a D1 player.
Maybe he'd heard that the full scholarships are still not enough sometimes to cover expenses (like food over break) and it is a very stressful life as a D1 player.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:10
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
My kid turned down Yale for Stanford. I was bummed he was going so much farther away, but not at all angry. He needed to go where he thought he'd thrive.
If he thought he'd thrive at Rutgers I would have been fine with it.
If he thought he'd thrive at Rutgers I would have been fine with it.
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:08
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
Maybe he didn't want to play football
Maybe he didn't want a head injury
Maybe he didn't want a head injury
Anonymous
12/27/2019 18:07
Subject: Turned down the Ivies
The star football player and straight A student in Oceanside NY turned down a full scholarship from Harvard and Yale to go to a regular school. Has that ever happened before?
Would you be pissed if kid did that?
Would you be pissed if kid did that?