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Anonymous wrote:Anything in the NE and Midwest outside of HYP and Notre Dame. The South from UVa and Clemson to Duke Tulane Ole Miss Rice Bama UGA Vandy and SMU and everywhere in between just offer so much more — fun, sunny weather, booming regions, and gregarious peers.

Very hard to take seriously someone who lumps ND in with HYP. And then goes on to praise southern schools for their locations and weather. You are one of those people who evaluate schools based on football program, aren't you?

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Anonymous wrote:I never understand the Penn State obsession NOVA moms have lately. It's just wierd.

It's not weird at all. It's because Penn State is a rarity in that it offers rollimg admissions starting aug 1. Your kid applies early(as mine did) and enters senior year knowing they have at least oneacceptance under their belt. My DC got into UVAin-state so turned down the Penn State acceptance (for engineering). You could have learned tgis with a quick google search before wasting everyone's time

I think Penn state is popular because it is relatively easy to get into. It is close by but not too close and they have good academics.

Anonymous wrote:Elon?

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Anonymous wrote:Anything in the NE and Midwest outside of HYP and Notre Dame. The South from UVa and Clemson to Duke Tulane Ole Miss Rice Bama UGA Vandy and SMU and everywhere in between just offer so much more — fun, sunny weather, booming regions, and gregarious peers.

Don’t forget regressive governments!

Awww, did your kid not get into one of these schools, Dobbs dork?

Anonymous wrote:Anything in the NE and Midwest outside of HYP and Notre Dame. The South from UVa and Clemson to Duke Tulane Ole Miss Rice Bama UGA Vandy and SMU and everywhere in between just offer so much more — fun, sunny weather, booming regions, and gregarious peers.

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Anonymous wrote:Anything in the NE and Midwest outside of HYP and Notre Dame. The South from UVa and Clemson to Duke Tulane Ole Miss Rice Bama UGA Vandy and SMU and everywhere in between just offer so much more — fun, sunny weather, booming regions, and gregarious peers.

Don’t forget regressive governments!

Awww, did your kid not get into one of these schools, Dobbs dork?

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Anonymous wrote:Anything in the NE and Midwest outside of HYP and Notre Dame. The South from UVa and Clemson to Duke Tulane Ole Miss Rice Bama UGA Vandy and SMU and everywhere in between just offer so much more — fun, sunny weather, booming regions, and gregarious peers.

Don’t forget regressive governments!

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Anonymous wrote:UVA
NYU

What?! Everyone trashes NYU

Weird, right?

NYU is obviously a great school. The students are obviously super qualified.

I can only offer a theory. One I hadn't really thought about before this thread.

In the years my kids have been applying to colleges, only once did I encounter a parent obnoxious and ill-informed enough to say "my kid's college is better than yours." Their kid was going to NYU, mine to a top 10 LAC, for whatever that's worth.

Rankings are problematic, even within an institutional category. At best, they can give you a sense of what might be more likely to be the "better" school for a typical qualified student. But hopefully we have all taken the time to know our kids well night not to push them one way or another based on that's best for a "typical" student.

NYU is clearly a fantastic school for some students. Maybe even the best school, for them.

But some colleges that try to out-advertise others are perhaps just a little more prone to attracting students whose parents some of us might find irksome.

To be fair, my sample size is minuscule! One parent! That's why I previously gave this no thought. But maybe others have had similar experiences with ridiculous parents from schools oft cited on this thread.

It's a shame, really. That kind of behavior ultimately detracts from their child's achievements. For some students, NYU is ideal. Same with UVA. Same with every other school mentioned in the thread.

IMO, it's insecure parents who are the problem. Not the schools. But maybe some schools invite this by over-marketing themselves, prioritizing low admit rates over applicant fit?

Perfectly describes UVA parents.

Anonymous wrote:Anything in the NE and Midwest outside of HYP and Notre Dame. The South from UVa and Clemson to Duke Tulane Ole Miss Rice Bama UGA Vandy and SMU and everywhere in between just offer so much more — fun, sunny weather, booming regions, and gregarious peers.