Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 20:39     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Emory, because I am still irate about an article I read, discussing how they'd admitted a poor, relatively high performing first gen kid from Texas and proceeded to ruin her life.

Harvard, because for decades institutionally they did not care about the education of their undergraduates, and now the undergraduates don't care either, spending all their spare time trying to network with each other.

Howard, which is ineptly run and coasting off a reputation that has been unjustified since at least desegregation, and also sounds too much like "Harvard" for my tastes.

Duke, which has never done any soul searching about how it tried to ruin the lives of its own lacrosse players.

NYU, which is wildly overpriced and full of people who think NYU is a good idea.

Columbia, which even before the latest round of protests was famous for raking in a ton of cash by running scam master's degrees on the gullible.


What would you like Duke to have done. There were lots of lawsuits and the kids got paid and that also likely limits what Duke can say or do. That is a really dumb reason to dislike a school. As are most of your reasons for other schools. Please tell us where you went so we can dislike it for no good reason. If you even went to college.


What happened to the Emory student? Can you link?
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 20:20     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Anonymous wrote:Most overtly competitive institutions. Neither I not DS want that after 3 stressful years of hyper competitive high school.


Why did you send your kid to a hyper competitive high school?
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 20:14     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Columbia. Those protests.


Those protesters are on to something. Gotta give them credit. Europe just sent Israel a strong message to tone down their genocidal behavior


That did not occur because of moronic, selfish, self-absorbed protesters on a college campus.
DP
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 20:07     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
OOS flagships were low on my list when my senior was applying. 1) Didn't like the fact that oos kids need higher stats for admission and then pay twice as much (makes me feel like a sucker), 2) depending on the state school, having 50-85,% of kids from 1 state seems geographically insular and 3) large introductory lectures. Yes, my kid was accepted to some highly ranked flagships, but thankfully, they also got into other highly ranked private schools. OOS tuition to schools like Michigan and uva is ridiculous!
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 20:02     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
W&L for my daughter. She’s a double legacy. Greek life and conservative vibe not a good fit.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:56     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Vanderbilt. It has the worst qualities of the south mixed with the worst qualities of the Midwest. Plus, it is the buckle of the Bible Belt.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:49     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
What a weird and petty thread.

Is some high schooler bored and looking to stir up some drama or sh$$ on your frenemy from AP Calc? Get over it Katie.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:49     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Anonymous wrote:Columbia. Those protests.


Those protesters are on to something. Gotta give them credit. Europe just sent Israel a strong message to tone down their genocidal behavior
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:46     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Most overtly competitive institutions. Neither I not DS want that after 3 stressful years of hyper competitive high school.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:44     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Columbia. Those protests.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:40     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Vanderbilt. Terrible greek life vibe and suffocatingly southern
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:38     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Anonymous wrote:Emory fake prestige because of how they admit 2/3rds of their class early decision then offer spots to their community college. Just sketchy.

Yet DC still couldn't get in
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:36     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Most lacs. I've been almost entirely unimpressed other than by the Claremont schools, Swarthmore and Kenyon.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:34     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
I wouldn’t pay for any state school as OOS. Not worth it, poor administration, huge schools, paying near private costs for TAs to teach? No thanks. DC didn’t apply to any thank goodness.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:28     Subject: What school, which is generally considered good,
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Brown. I dislike the open curriculum.


I never really understood this as you can make open the core if a student wanted.


There's value in having a body of students who you know have received a common education rather than simply pursuing their own narrow interests. It gives them a common base of knowledge to bring to other classes. Anecdotally, I don't think many Brown students get a very well rounded education either. It's very selective but I've never been impressed by a Brown alumni I knew.


Not my experience there, selected for vast interests. They don’t want those that are narrow in focus, but you’re entitled to your opinion of course.


So what does brown look for?