Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 17:12     Subject: Re:Fad school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our HS saw an unusually large group going to U Mich Ann Arbor. More than ever in the past. And, the kids in our neighborhood all have Michigan sweatshirts.

Its a great school, but statistically crazy how many in my immediate area half-way across the country are going there.


Yes. Michigan is the new target for high stats kids who want CS or engineering and would have targeted Ivies - especially Cornell - but have been shutout due to the test-optional shift. It’s also a fallback for Virginians who don’t get into UVA’s CS or engineering. Michigan may have a somewhat better CS and engineering program, but many (probably most) would take UVA for in-state tuition and proximity to home. However, UVA is half the size of Michigan and doesn’t have enough CS/Engineering seats, so students go to Michigan for more than twice the cost, which makes Michiganders very happy.



Many would take Virginia Tech over UVA for engineering and CS. Students go to private schools too for-more than twice the cost of UVA and most of those schools aren’t as good as Michigan for engineering and CS either. You have no point other than UVA needs to upgrade its STEM education.



No, they won't. DD was accepted into UVA's aerospace engineering program and is now in grad school for same.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 17:09     Subject: Re:Fad school
Anonymous wrote:Clemson, especially for girls.


The Visi girls?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 17:07     Subject: Fad school
Anonymous wrote:Fad elite: rice, grinnell

Fad upper 20 percenters: Michigan, usc, northeastern, Tulane

Fad middle of the road: Franklin and Marshall, umiami, trinity, Lafayette, Colorado college, cu Boulder

Fad lower middle of the road: elon, high point, TCU, asu


Do you think these fad schools are going to burn out? Fade away?

In the 20% category, Northeastern seems to be the only true fad. The other three have been on student lists over time. So many folks I know on East coast who have gone to Michigan or Tulane.

Also feel like Colorado College has remained consistent. Lower middle of the road seems accurate. How about UVM and UMass Amherst?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 17:03     Subject: Fad school
Anonymous wrote:The idea that one of the top public schools in the country is a "fad" is kind of strange.

You don't need to designate "AA" after Michigan to way you would designate Wisconsin-Green Bay or Penn State Altoona.


There are UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint, aligned but distinct - really they are regional institutions and complement the other four in the state. You have to apply to transfer - it's not automatic though students from the two campuses comprise the largest percentage of transfer students.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:51     Subject: Fad school
Anonymous wrote:Every few years there seems to be an out-of-state school that has all of the buzz and soon you know a ton of kids in your neighborhood/school that are going there. It's like all the kids talk and they all want to go there.

What is it this year?


Northeastern!! Wisco!

Previous years:
Wash-U Saint Louis
Tulane
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:37     Subject: Fad school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would say Northeastern and Northwestern drew unusually outsized attention this year.

Obviously Northwestern has been a fabulous school for more than a century, but in terms of being a "hot" school, it just seemed like there was more buzz this year.

And obviously Northeastern has become a de facto "must apply" for a certain segment of kids.


Curious, do you know a lot of kids who applied to Northwestern/what are you basing that intel on? We absolutely love the school and were sort of hoping it was a bit more under the radar here in DMV, but haven't really been keeping track of online conversations or talking about it with other families... Thanks!



3-4 years ago, I think, Sidwell sent 7-8 kids to Northwestern....
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:31     Subject: Re:Fad school
Clemson
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:30     Subject: Fad school
College of Charleston
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:30     Subject: Re:Fad school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our HS saw an unusually large group going to U Mich Ann Arbor. More than ever in the past. And, the kids in our neighborhood all have Michigan sweatshirts.

Its a great school, but statistically crazy how many in my immediate area half-way across the country are going there.


Yes. Michigan is the new target for high stats kids who want CS or engineering and would have targeted Ivies - especially Cornell - but have been shutout due to the test-optional shift. It’s also a fallback for Virginians who don’t get into UVA’s CS or engineering. Michigan may have a somewhat better CS and engineering program, but many (probably most) would take UVA for in-state tuition and proximity to home. However, UVA is half the size of Michigan and doesn’t have enough CS/Engineering seats, so students go to Michigan for more than twice the cost, which makes Michiganders very happy.



Many would take Virginia Tech over UVA for engineering and CS. Students go to private schools too for-more than twice the cost of UVA and most of those schools aren’t as good as Michigan for engineering and CS either. You have no point other than UVA needs to upgrade its STEM education.


Yikes, why can't students just get a great education at many Universities, why is it always a pissing contest with you people?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:28     Subject: Re:Fad school
This happened with Elon and High Point around 2014-2016ish

OR remember the Doug Flutie effect at BC in the mid 80's
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:27     Subject: Fad school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:High Point (Steakhouse U)


Can you elaborate?


There’s a steakhouse on campus so students can learn business meal skills. Wow.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:23     Subject: Fad school
Anonymous wrote:It is because your kids want to get away from you. [/quote

Nice burn...
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:23     Subject: Fad school
Tulane, UMass, Northeastern, Michigan— these are all schools with nonbinding nonrestrictive EA.

I think that makes them attractive for kids (esp. if you are looking at acceptances in January).
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:19     Subject: Fad school
Anonymous wrote:I would say Northeastern and Northwestern drew unusually outsized attention this year.

Obviously Northwestern has been a fabulous school for more than a century, but in terms of being a "hot" school, it just seemed like there was more buzz this year.

And obviously Northeastern has become a de facto "must apply" for a certain segment of kids.


Curious, do you know a lot of kids who applied to Northwestern/what are you basing that intel on? We absolutely love the school and were sort of hoping it was a bit more under the radar here in DMV, but haven't really been keeping track of online conversations or talking about it with other families... Thanks!
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2022 16:19     Subject: Fad school
I hear Temple is hot because kids like the city, they give merit, and not super difficult to be accepted. Apparently a great school, just that damn area.