Anonymous
02/28/2017 17:49
Subject: What type of kid attends Sewanee?
does Sewanee have a football team?
Anonymous
02/28/2017 13:43
Subject: Re:What type of kid attends Sewanee?
We will be visiting over spring break. What's a good route to take, and is there a recommended/fun place to do an overnight halfway there?
Anonymous
02/17/2017 21:01
Subject: Re:What type of kid attends Sewanee?
PaleoConPrep wrote:Anonymous wrote:PaleoConPrep wrote:Anonymous wrote:OK Paleo,
Today's your day. Are you Sewanee bound??
Good luck
I was deferred. Told them "no thank you" and have withdrawn my application. No big deal. I'm headed to St. John's (Annapolis) I didn't want to play the waiting game with Sewanee. St. John's is a better fit for me academically.
Good luck Pale. St Johns is an amazing place. You should thrive there. Just curious. What do you think sunk you at Sewanee? Scores? demographics? Politics?
PaleoCon here
I don't think anything "sunk" me per se. I was deferred, not rejected. I think the main reason was probably lowish GPA. As I said, it's no big deal. I'd argue that academically, St. John's is just as strong ( if not stronger) in the Humanities than Sewanee.
Congratulations, Paleo! I hope you love St. John's. Check out the croquet team while you're there; those guys are top-notch!
PaleoConPrep
02/17/2017 18:55
Subject: Re:What type of kid attends Sewanee?
Anonymous wrote:PaleoConPrep wrote:Anonymous wrote:OK Paleo,
Today's your day. Are you Sewanee bound??
Good luck
I was deferred. Told them "no thank you" and have withdrawn my application. No big deal. I'm headed to St. John's (Annapolis) I didn't want to play the waiting game with Sewanee. St. John's is a better fit for me academically.
Good luck Pale. St Johns is an amazing place. You should thrive there. Just curious. What do you think sunk you at Sewanee? Scores? demographics? Politics?
PaleoCon here
I don't think anything "sunk" me per se. I was deferred, not rejected. I think the main reason was probably lowish GPA. As I said, it's no big deal. I'd argue that academically, St. John's is just as strong ( if not stronger) in the Humanities than Sewanee.
Anonymous
02/17/2017 18:27
Subject: Re:What type of kid attends Sewanee?
PaleoConPrep wrote:Anonymous wrote:OK Paleo,
Today's your day. Are you Sewanee bound??
Good luck
I was deferred. Told them "no thank you" and have withdrawn my application. No big deal. I'm headed to St. John's (Annapolis) I didn't want to play the waiting game with Sewanee. St. John's is a better fit for me academically.
Good luck Pale. St Johns is an amazing place. You should thrive there. Just curious. What do you think sunk you at Sewanee? Scores? demographics? Politics?
PaleoConPrep
02/17/2017 06:50
Subject: Re:What type of kid attends Sewanee?
Anonymous wrote:OK Paleo,
Today's your day. Are you Sewanee bound??
Good luck
I was deferred. Told them "no thank you" and have withdrawn my application. No big deal. I'm headed to St. John's (Annapolis) I didn't want to play the waiting game with Sewanee. St. John's is a better fit for me academically.
Anonymous
02/16/2017 13:18
Subject: Re:What type of kid attends Sewanee?
My sister who is in her 20s went there. She and her friends are a mix of preppy and anthropologie hippy. My sister and her friends are all smart, thoughtful, grounded, well mannered and generally good people. The campus is absolutely beautiful.
Anonymous
02/16/2017 13:12
Subject: What type of kid attends Sewanee?
I knew two: both bright and reasonably hardworking white guys -- private school graduates, Episcopalians with nice manners and mainstream interests.
Anonymous
02/16/2017 11:51
Subject: What type of kid attends Sewanee?
Wow, literally never heard of this school. Grew up in Fairfax County and went to FCPS (Langley).
Anonymous
02/16/2017 11:04
Subject: What type of kid attends Sewanee?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A lot of private school kids who couldn't get in anywhere better and/or wanted to play a sport at a lower level
I am almost picturing the kid or parent who would write this type of comment. Probably one of the kids who did not get in their first, second or third choice on college. Could not stand that a "friend" went early decision to Sewanee where he/she was recruited to play a sport. Then, to top it all, the Sewanee student had a great college experience, made many friends, joined a fraternity/sorority, graduated and found a good paying job right back here in DC. The poster meanwhile probably (i) transferred to at least one more school because he/she wasn't happy or accepted; (ii) had at least one major change, maybe more; (iii) still lives at home, and (iv) wishes the Sewanee "friend" would quit talking about all of the good times he/she had in college.
I'd say you both sounds pretty bitter. Are you secret frenemies, perhaps?
Anonymous
02/15/2017 19:30
Subject: What type of kid attends Sewanee?
Anonymous wrote:A lot of private school kids who couldn't get in anywhere better and/or wanted to play a sport at a lower level
I am almost picturing the kid or parent who would write this type of comment. Probably one of the kids who did not get in their first, second or third choice on college. Could not stand that a "friend" went early decision to Sewanee where he/she was recruited to play a sport. Then, to top it all, the Sewanee student had a great college experience, made many friends, joined a fraternity/sorority, graduated and found a good paying job right back here in DC. The poster meanwhile probably (i) transferred to at least one more school because he/she wasn't happy or accepted; (ii) had at least one major change, maybe more; (iii) still lives at home, and (iv) wishes the Sewanee "friend" would quit talking about all of the good times he/she had in college.
Anonymous
02/15/2017 16:26
Subject: What type of kid attends Sewanee?
C'mon, Paleo, don't keep us hanging!
Anonymous
02/15/2017 16:12
Subject: Re:What type of kid attends Sewanee?
Rooting for paleo.
Anonymous
02/15/2017 10:45
Subject: Re:What type of kid attends Sewanee?
From the DC area, almost all the kids I know who go to Sewanee are from the private schools.
Anonymous
02/15/2017 10:29
Subject: What type of kid attends Sewanee?
A lot of private school kids who couldn't get in anywhere better and/or wanted to play a sport at a lower level