Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northern snobs can enjoy their cold and a bastion of our old society. Fact is these southern ivies are more fun, better weather, better vibe and the same education.

Get over yourself.

And the poster is correct. Look at avg test scores with these schools. Vanderbilt, Duke and Rice are the same or higher than all the Ivys. Emory is the same as the lower Ivys.

You may not like the truth. But it's the truth.

It's your "alternative truth."

Remarkably merits-free reaponse.

Anonymous wrote:Southern ivy is not a thing. Just like how public ivies aren't a thing. It's just cringeworthy.

+10000

Anonymous wrote:Northern snobs can enjoy their cold and a bastion of our old society. Fact is these southern ivies are more fun, better weather, better vibe and the same education.

Get over yourself.

And the poster is correct. Look at avg test scores with these schools. Vanderbilt, Duke and Rice are the same or higher than all the Ivys. Emory is the same as the lower Ivys.

You may not like the truth. But it's the truth.

It's your "alternative truth."

Anonymous wrote:All of you claiming southern weather is better have clearly never lived in the south. It’s hot, humid, buggy and really nasty at least half the year. Makes DC seem almost pleasant in comparison. It’s also getting worse every year. And then you have the tornados and/or hurricanes if you are on coast or Gulf of Mexico. The weather really is awful. You may not get snow but most southern states get ice storms and those are way worse. I grew up down there. Would never ever want to live there again.

The reality is that many of these students attend late August through early June at latest then go home or up the eastern sea board for internships. I used to live in NC Triangle and those were ideal months in comparison to northern states. Visited a # of schools from Virginia to Georgia over spring break last year and had forgotten just how lovely spring is down there.

Yeah, we had some ice storms, etc, when I lived there but it wasn't a daily phenomenon. So I can see why the balmy spring weather appeals to some students. At the end, neither of our DCs was interested in attending school in the south so never really wrestled with possible downsides.

Anonymous wrote:By any measure Wash U is not better than Emory.

And Cornell isn’t better than either. Except if you want to freeze, or study hotel management (wow, running a Marriott is so hard).

Just why, why do you have to be nasty?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Emory is top 5 in a number of healthcare areas.m Public Health and Nursing to name a few).

Wash U is top is trying protect yield.

Cornell is top 5 bridge jumping. If it weren’t part of that sports league, it would be the same as Ithaca College. No one would want to go there.

And yet Cornell has about 61 Nobels, is one of our nation's research powerhouse, and has STEM programs that completely outweigh either WashU or Emory. Its programs in humanities and social sciences also consistently outrank WashU and Emory. Try again.

Also, isn't it weird to be a middle aged woman like yourself making fun of kids committing suicide? I would expect better, but then again, it's DCUM. And, no, Cornell isn't even tops in student suicides. You're truly pathetic.

Do you have a data or source for the college suicide

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Emory is top 5 in a number of healthcare areas.m Public Health and Nursing to name a few).

Wash U is top is trying protect yield.

Cornell is top 5 bridge jumping. If it weren’t part of that sports league, it would be the same as Ithaca College. No one would want to go there.

And yet Cornell has about 61 Nobels, is one of our nation's research powerhouse, and has STEM programs that completely outweigh either WashU or Emory. Its programs in humanities and social sciences also consistently outrank WashU and Emory. Try again.

Also, isn't it weird to be a middle aged woman like yourself making fun of kids committing suicide? I would expect better, but then again, it's DCUM. And, no, Cornell isn't even tops in student suicides. You're truly pathetic.

I also feel like it's worth saying that I am NOT a Cornell grad or parent. I went to a school in the South. I just think it's really, really bizarre all the unwarranted Cornell-bashing that happens from schools like yours desperate to claw their way into the "elite", whatever that even means.

Anonymous wrote:Emory is top 5 in a number of healthcare areas.m Public Health and Nursing to name a few).

Wash U is top is trying protect yield.

Cornell is top 5 bridge jumping. If it weren’t part of that sports league, it would be the same as Ithaca College. No one would want to go there.

And yet Cornell has about 61 Nobels, is one of our nation's research powerhouse, and has STEM programs that completely outweigh either WashU or Emory. Its programs in humanities and social sciences also consistently outrank WashU and Emory. Try again.

Also, isn't it weird to be a middle aged woman like yourself making fun of kids committing suicide? I would expect better, but then again, it's DCUM. And, no, Cornell isn't even tops in student suicides. You're truly pathetic.

Emory is top 5 in a number of healthcare areas.m Public Health and Nursing to name a few).

Wash U is top is trying protect yield.

Cornell is top 5 bridge jumping. If it weren’t part of that sports league, it would be the same as Ithaca College. No one would want to go there.

By any measure Wash U is not better than Emory.

And Cornell isn’t better than either. Except if you want to freeze, or study hotel management (wow, running a Marriott is so hard).