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Anonymous wrote:Barf. No interest.

do share your “interests” - or here’s a novel thought- ask your kid! The striver mom directing all her “kiddo’s” decisions. Barf..

That’s my kid’s reaction. No interest in going to a red state where the girls dress up for football games.

yes young women enjoying themselves and embracing a positive self image with regards to their appearance - how dare they!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Barf. No interest.

do share your “interests” - or here’s a novel thought- ask your kid! The striver mom directing all her “kiddo’s” decisions. Barf..

That’s my kid’s reaction. No interest in going to a red state where the girls dress up for football games.

its not a school for nerdy kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Barf. No interest.

do share your “interests” - or here’s a novel thought- ask your kid! The striver mom directing all her “kiddo’s” decisions. Barf..

That’s my kid’s reaction. No interest in going to a red state where the girls dress up for football games.

Anonymous wrote:Barf. No interest.

do share your “interests” - or here’s a novel thought- ask your kid! The striver mom directing all her “kiddo’s” decisions. Barf..

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Anonymous wrote:Selectivity has overcome the quality of the education. Kids at our private with the stats would rather go to an Ivy or Duke

nah - at our private it’s the parents projecting that sentiment - all the kids want vandy. Cmon look at social media folks! this is disney land for smart cool kids!

this is what we are seeing now, too.
non-East Coast selective private. 10% of class ED to Vanderbilt. That's not going to end well.
lol

Barf. No interest.

Anonymous wrote:Vandy boosters working overtime lately.

+1 but let them have fun. They’ve caught lightning in a bottle but will go back to being irrelevant in football soon enough.

Anonymous wrote:Selectivity has overcome the quality of the education. Kids at our private with the stats would rather go to an Ivy or Duke

nah - at our private it’s the parents projecting that sentiment - all the kids want vandy. Cmon look at social media folks! this is disney land for smart cool kids!

Vandy checks all the boxes.

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Anonymous wrote:The football gods giveth and they taketh away. It is not uncommon for a team to be great one year and not the next.

Hope your kid enjoys the school spirit this year. The success on the field won't be the same senior year; just plain odds.

weird comment - success and runs like this become the seeds for a dynasty at top academic schools. Ever hear of Coach K?

My point is that, most often, success does not become the seeds for a dynasty. Sometimes, yes, but most of the time, no. Too many variables.

It's fun, to be sure. Enjoy it while it lasts.

bet you’re loads of fun at parties

Insult me all you like. This forum isn't a party.

The above was my practical advice to one of my kids, whose college football team played in the national championship game: "enjoy the moments." And he did enjoy the moments, including more than one field-rushing win at home over that season. The next year was a return to a typical win-some, lose-some sports season, which was still fun, but not at that same level. It's about expectations - I didn't want him to expect the success would continue, with disappointment when it didn't.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The football gods giveth and they taketh away. It is not uncommon for a team to be great one year and not the next.

Hope your kid enjoys the school spirit this year. The success on the field won't be the same senior year; just plain odds.

weird comment - success and runs like this become the seeds for a dynasty at top academic schools. Ever hear of Coach K?

Ever hear of NIL? Times have changed.

Anonymous wrote:The football gods giveth and they taketh away. It is not uncommon for a team to be great one year and not the next.

Hope your kid enjoys the school spirit this year. The success on the field won't be the same senior year; just plain odds.

This. Cue Notre Dame (and their last two games vs. last last season)

Selectivity has overcome the quality of the education. Kids at our private with the stats would rather go to an Ivy or Duke

Agree Vandy is extremely popular!

Anonymous wrote:the studious kids who prefer a more pure academic experience and are awkward in social settings would not feel at home at Vandy - there are better options for those kids

Really? So you’re saying it’s not a particularly nice place unless you fit the mold?