Anonymous
03/24/2019 10:40
Subject: Where are your kids Getting in?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm going to show this thread to my thirteen year old son to scare him straight. He wants to go to Stanford and thinks he can balance an acceptance with his fortnite schedule.
LOL! We had to have a talk with our son last year to let him know that there was no scholarship program at Fortnite University. He seemed intent on getting one.
1240 SAT, 3.5 weighted
Accepted at JMU, Longwood, Radford, small privates in MD
Going to Univ of Louisville with $21K in merit & grant aid. He’s a great kid and excited. And we’re happy to pay under $16K. So glad this process is over.
You jest, yet I saw an article in the NYT a couple months ago about "e-sports" scholarships.
Glad your son had good luck on acceptances!
Anonymous
03/24/2019 08:42
Subject: Where are your kids Getting in?
Anonymous wrote:Please don’t do that, PP. Kids don’t need to be stressing about college at 13. (And parental controls to shut down his WiFi access are a better way to limit screen time.)
pp here- I was kidding, but he does need to get a little more engaged in his future. I don't want to derail- these are impressive stats. I am reading with interest. I went to a state school and graduated without debt. I was able to take on some debt for grad school, but was also much more employable--after a few years in some less than stellar jobs, I started making plenty of money to rapidly pay down my debt. It's my two cents- my DS is really smart, but I will discourage him from taking on much/if any debt as an undergrad. College admittance is hard, but so is the job market.
Anonymous
03/24/2019 08:37
Subject: Where are your kids Getting in?
Anonymous wrote:I'm going to show this thread to my thirteen year old son to scare him straight. He wants to go to Stanford and thinks he can balance an acceptance with his fortnite schedule.
LOL! We had to have a talk with our son last year to let him know that there was no scholarship program at Fortnite University. He seemed intent on getting one.
1240 SAT, 3.5 weighted
Accepted at JMU, Longwood, Radford, small privates in MD
Going to Univ of Louisville with $21K in merit & grant aid. He’s a great kid and excited. And we’re happy to pay under $16K. So glad this process is over.
Anonymous
03/24/2019 08:36
Subject: Where are your kids Getting in?
Please don’t do that, PP. Kids don’t need to be stressing about college at 13. (And parental controls to shut down his WiFi access are a better way to limit screen time.)
Anonymous
03/24/2019 08:20
Subject: Where are your kids Getting in?
I'm going to show this thread to my thirteen year old son to scare him straight. He wants to go to Stanford and thinks he can balance an acceptance with his fortnite schedule.
Anonymous
03/23/2019 23:30
Subject: Re:Where are your kids Getting in?
Wtd GPA 4.03 1280 SAT/29 ACT
Accepted to TCU, Pitt, South Carolina, Purdue, VT and going to JMU (didn't apply to UVa...pronounced, bleeecchhh following campus visit)
Accepted to TCU, Pitt, South Carolina, Purdue, VT and going to JMU (didn't apply to UVa...pronounced, bleeecchhh following campus visit)
Anonymous
03/23/2019 23:08
Subject: Re:Where are your kids Getting in?
weighted GPA: 4.07
ACT: 32
Accepted:
UVA
W&M
VA Tech
JMU
ACT: 32
Accepted:
UVA
W&M
VA Tech
JMU
Anonymous
03/23/2019 22:31
Subject: Re:Where are your kids Getting in?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why are all these schools so close?
because people in VA think there is VA and then the world. narrow
Most people go to school relatively close to home.
The ones that still have the umbilical cord attached. There is a whole big world out there. Perfect age to enjoy it.
Nothing cracks me up more than UMCP freshman who are 20min from home and spending 13K to live in a moldy leaky can of a dorm.
What is your issue? Why do you care where they go to school? Perhaps they have a financial or medical reason. Maybe they just like it. Maybe they realize these are great schools with incredible academic opportunities. You are contributing nothing to the topic at hand. You really have nothing better to do at 6:30 am than to tell strangers how you laugh at bunch of college students because you think their living conditions are beneath you?
...Not to mention that for many families, these excellent local schools are very affordable! This way, kids can go to college and still have money left for grad school! Why would anyone trash that option?
There is an entire generation of Americans that are saddled with major college debts that they cannot repay. This is a major consideration for MANY families.
That is BS. If people wanted to save money for grad school, they would commute the 20 minute drive, not spend over $10,000 a year to live in a shared dorm. Heck I think it is over $15,000 with meal plan. MORE than tuition.
Or they would go to community college for 2 years ad get their BS for half the price.
Plenty plenty plenty of schools you can attend OOS for less than in-state tuition at UMD and especially all in-state VA schools.
The kids that stay local are doing it because they want the high school 2.0 experience and want their Mommies.
Are you really this much of an idiot IRL?
EXACTLY! I think it shows that the kids are smart, saving money and using an agreeable support system. I am proud of our children and the schools they attend but I would not have minded at all if at least one had stayed here and lived at home. We have some great schools in the DMV!
Anonymous
03/23/2019 22:24
Subject: Re:Where are your kids Getting in?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why are all these schools so close?
because people in VA think there is VA and then the world. narrow
Most people go to school relatively close to home.
The ones that still have the umbilical cord attached. There is a whole big world out there. Perfect age to enjoy it.
Nothing cracks me up more than UMCP freshman who are 20min from home and spending 13K to live in a moldy leaky can of a dorm.
What is your issue? Why do you care where they go to school? Perhaps they have a financial or medical reason. Maybe they just like it. Maybe they realize these are great schools with incredible academic opportunities. You are contributing nothing to the topic at hand. You really have nothing better to do at 6:30 am than to tell strangers how you laugh at bunch of college students because you think their living conditions are beneath you?
...Not to mention that for many families, these excellent local schools are very affordable! This way, kids can go to college and still have money left for grad school! Why would anyone trash that option?
There is an entire generation of Americans that are saddled with major college debts that they cannot repay. This is a major consideration for MANY families.
That is BS. If people wanted to save money for grad school, they would commute the 20 minute drive, not spend over $10,000 a year to live in a shared dorm. Heck I think it is over $15,000 with meal plan. MORE than tuition.
Or they would go to community college for 2 years ad get their BS for half the price.
Plenty plenty plenty of schools you can attend OOS for less than in-state tuition at UMD and especially all in-state VA schools.
The kids that stay local are doing it because they want the high school 2.0 experience and want their Mommies.
Are you really this much of an idiot IRL?
Anonymous
03/23/2019 22:05
Subject: Re:Where are your kids Getting in?
Anonymous wrote:From what I understand Berkeley is not releasing until the 28th. It's a top choice for my DD and she's not heard. She found out tonight she got into USC. Rejected from UCLA.
Congrats on USC. 1580 means she is a smart cookie. Hope she lands at her top choice.
Anonymous
03/23/2019 20:36
Subject: Where are your kids Getting in?
CMU hasn’t released either
Anonymous
03/23/2019 20:25
Subject: Re:Where are your kids Getting in?
PP - 1580 SAT
Anonymous
03/23/2019 20:24
Subject: Re:Where are your kids Getting in?
From what I understand Berkeley is not releasing until the 28th. It's a top choice for my DD and she's not heard. She found out tonight she got into USC. Rejected from UCLA.
Anonymous
03/23/2019 20:09
Subject: Where are your kids Getting in?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Son SAT 1390
GPA 3.8
Accepted: UC Berkeley
UVA
Carnegie Mellon
William & Mary
Rejected: Notre Dame
Duke
Georgetown
MIT
I call BS on this post.
It is hard to believe Berkeley with under 1400
Anonymous
03/23/2019 19:41
Subject: Where are your kids Getting in?
Anonymous wrote:Son SAT 1390
GPA 3.8
Accepted: UC Berkeley
UVA
Carnegie Mellon
William & Mary
Rejected: Notre Dame
Duke
Georgetown
MIT
I call BS on this post.