Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 15:11     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How has nobody mentioned Miami for a kid who has USC as a dream and Syracuse as a safety?



OP stated explicitly the student doesn’t want the south…


In Florida, the further south you go, the further north you get. Miami is basically NYC with more attractive people, sandy beaches and palm trees.


But OP said they want “woke.” Living in Florida with Gov. DeSantis might be a problem for this family. Also, Florida is the south.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 15:05     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:Daughter would like a USC kinda school. Good academics with sports, parties, greek life.

She doesn't want south or conservative. in DCUM parlance, we're very woke. She has good academics but USC is a tough admit. a place like Syracuse would be a safety, possibly with merit. She has Michigan and Wisconsin and some UCs on her list. Cornell is possible, but she wants to study business and she won't get into Dyson. She'd get into Tulane, but is put off by male/female lopsided nature. We'll look at Indiana. I tried to talk her into BC but we toured and she's not down for Catholic. (we're also not white and it seemed very white on tour).

Coming from NYC. Full pay

Any ideas?


UVA
VTech
UNC Chapel Hill
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 15:04     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maryland, Virginia or VA Tech, NC and SC schools, ACC schools (Clemson).




OP said no southern schools, so that excludes Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech, UNC, USC, Clemson and Georgia.


Maryland (particularly the DC suburbs) is not "the south".
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 15:00     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:Georgetown may be appealing, or how about UVA?


Georgetown hasn't been sporty in decades.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 14:58     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How has nobody mentioned Miami for a kid who has USC as a dream and Syracuse as a safety?



OP stated explicitly the student doesn’t want the south…


In Florida, the further south you go, the further north you get. Miami is basically NYC with more attractive people, sandy beaches and palm trees.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 14:57     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:Daughter would like a USC kinda school. Good academics with sports, parties, greek life.

She doesn't want south or conservative. in DCUM parlance, we're very woke. She has good academics but USC is a tough admit. a place like Syracuse would be a safety, possibly with merit. She has Michigan and Wisconsin and some UCs on her list. Cornell is possible, but she wants to study business and she won't get into Dyson. She'd get into Tulane, but is put off by male/female lopsided nature. We'll look at Indiana. I tried to talk her into BC but we toured and she's not down for Catholic. (we're also not white and it seemed very white on tour).

Coming from NYC. Full pay

Any ideas?


How about Vandy although a harder admit than either of the USCs. Nashville is more mid-south than true south and more liberal than TN (with Vandy more liberal than Nashville as a whole). Tons of fun. Great academics. Rapidly improving sports. No shortage of party opportunities.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 14:52     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I like the suggestion of Colgate.

I overlooked that Colgate doesn't offer a business major, however.


I third Colgate. It has some business-related pilot program with Dartmouth’s business school.
Most SLAC and many Ivy schools historically did not offer pre-professional majors/degrees, but many pre-business/finance types get good connections for employment by majoring in Econ or whatever.

Another safety option: Hobart.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 14:51     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:How has nobody mentioned Miami for a kid who has USC as a dream and Syracuse as a safety?



OP stated explicitly the student doesn’t want the south…
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 14:38     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:Daughter would like a USC kinda school. Good academics with sports, parties, greek life.

She doesn't want south or conservative. in DCUM parlance, we're very woke. She has good academics but USC is a tough admit. a place like Syracuse would be a safety, possibly with merit. She has Michigan and Wisconsin and some UCs on her list. Cornell is possible, but she wants to study business and she won't get into Dyson. She'd get into Tulane, but is put off by male/female lopsided nature. We'll look at Indiana. I tried to talk her into BC but we toured and she's not down for Catholic. (we're also not white and it seemed very white on tour).

Coming from NYC. Full pay

Any ideas?


Yeah- I would have said BC too. It’s perfect for what she wants. Football a big deal!
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 14:36     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
How has nobody mentioned Miami for a kid who has USC as a dream and Syracuse as a safety?
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 13:49     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:Woke, sports, and business is a pretty unusual combo. The big rah rah Midwest schools aren't particularly "woke." If the student is looking for a Columbia or Oberlin vibe, they are not going to find it in Ann Arbor or Bloomington. I think it's better to look further west like Oregon or Washington. Those are big school where they are more likely to find some students with similar sensibilities. And of course they have sports and business majors in Eugene and Seattle.


Oregon is not racist but can be socially challenging for students of color. I know someone whose African American DD transferred. She said the kids were nice but hard to relate to. So definitely visit.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 13:23     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
I might rethink applying to UCs. UCLA doesn't have a regular bus major, just bus economics which isn't the same. plus extremely hard to get into. then you really are doing the whole uc app just for chance at berkeley-haas? if you love it then yes but something to ponder.

oregon and arizona (both have honors) are great choices.

What about U Denver? great hockey and business, liberal state. will get great merit


Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 13:20     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
I went and looked at the 68 teams that made the NCAA Men's BB Div I tournament last year and tried to look based on criteria mentioned...

how about considering some of these?
Villanova
UConn
Arizona
Louisville
Michigan State
Marquette
San Diego State
New Mexico
Saint Mary’s
Illinois
Seton Hall
Nevada
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 13:16     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, your DD sounds annoying. And Indiana is probably more conservative and racist than a lot of the south. IYKYK

She’s a typical, boring sorority chick who votes Democrat. We can see through the “woke” label…


see through to what? a girl with good grades who wants to study business and join a sorority? sounds so NORMAL to me. and woke means what to you? wanting to avoid Trumpers? yeah, that's more and more people and def more and more young people.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 12:57     Subject: Need ideas for a sporty school
Anonymous wrote:Woke, sports, and business is a pretty unusual combo. The big rah rah Midwest schools aren't particularly "woke." If the student is looking for a Columbia or Oberlin vibe, they are not going to find it in Ann Arbor or Bloomington. I think it's better to look further west like Oregon or Washington. Those are big school where they are more likely to find some students with similar sensibilities. And of course they have sports and business majors in Eugene and Seattle.


you have a maga view of woke.

there have been a dozen plus schools listed in this thread that fit her criteria