Anonymous
05/02/2025 11:32
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I went to NESCAC but it took urging on my part to get my Southern kid to even look at them. Down here, they’re surrounded by many many successful people who never considered going anywhere but their state flagship or another Southern state flagship, and who have a lot of loyalty to their alma mater. The pull of the Northeastern privates just isn’t as strong.
Exactly. People in ATL respect Ivies, Duke, etc. a lot. But you can also go very far by going to UGA and being in the right fraternity and meeting the right people. This is a small group of people and I wouldn't count on it but those who make fun of southern flagship schools don't realize the power of those degrees and relationships.
And I'm sure many northerners will say "but who wants to be one of them?" I don't. But I wouldn't thumb my nose at them either.
I can't imagine many kids who can get into the right fraternity at UGA can also get into Harvard or an Ivy. At least at our strong public in PA, most of the smart/ivy kids aren't fraternity types. Let alone the kind that can get into the right fraternity at a huge state school.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 11:23
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Duke is Duke .
Anonymous
05/02/2025 11:22
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I went to NESCAC but it took urging on my part to get my Southern kid to even look at them. Down here, they’re surrounded by many many successful people who never considered going anywhere but their state flagship or another Southern state flagship, and who have a lot of loyalty to their alma mater. The pull of the Northeastern privates just isn’t as strong.
Exactly. People in ATL respect Ivies, Duke, etc. a lot. But you can also go very far by going to UGA and being in the right fraternity and meeting the right people. This is a small group of people and I wouldn't count on it but those who make fun of southern flagship schools don't realize the power of those degrees and relationships.
And I'm sure many northerners will say "but who wants to be one of them?" I don't. But I wouldn't thumb my nose at them either.
Exactly. UGA parent here - remember that some of us stay in the south and focus our network in the south.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 11:07
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Based on thread 16 kids to Wake, BC, and BU hardly great schools
Anonymous
05/02/2025 10:50
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:As Not sure BC and Wake are great.
For nonstem, yes.
BC? #37 (and if you take out all of the public schools that moved ahead of them, they would be much higher.)
For non-stem, do you really think University of California San Diego is better than BC? University of Florida?
University of California Davis or Irvine?
The classes are HUGE at these schools.…
Yes, UCSD, UF, and U Illinois are better than BC. BC’s rank wasn’t much better before the ranking criteria changed. Rich families in CA and Florida use the state school system regularly. Funny you mention class size, it’s not like BC is a small NESCAC with professors reading poetry to ten freshmen.
I would never send my kids to any of those public schools.
BC is a bad school and might as well be a public charging 90k a year
Anonymous
05/02/2025 10:45
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Op, why should we care? These results are good but not crazy good. What a waste of a thread?
Anonymous
05/02/2025 10:44
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:As Not sure BC and Wake are great.
For nonstem, yes.
BC? #37 (and if you take out all of the public schools that moved ahead of them, they would be much higher.)
For non-stem, do you really think University of California San Diego is better than BC? University of Florida?
University of California Davis or Irvine?
The classes are HUGE at these schools.…
Yes, UCSD, UF, and U Illinois are better than BC. BC’s rank wasn’t much better before the ranking criteria changed. Rich families in CA and Florida use the state school system regularly. Funny you mention class size, it’s not like BC is a small NESCAC with professors reading poetry to ten freshmen.
I would never send my kids to any of those public schools.
Me either. US news rankings are not indicative of quality of academics these days.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 09:52
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Duke is different than the Ivies down South because of its southern heritage. Southerners have been going to Duke since its inception while its northern connection is probably 75 years. Sure if you aspire to be local bank president or sell insurance UGA pull is strong but the doctors and top lawyers are often Dukies. Duke Med School is tops in the South.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 09:42
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Does anyone have the numbers for top LAC’s like Colgate, Holy Cross, Midd etc
Anonymous
05/02/2025 08:38
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Anonymous wrote:I went to NESCAC but it took urging on my part to get my Southern kid to even look at them. Down here, they’re surrounded by many many successful people who never considered going anywhere but their state flagship or another Southern state flagship, and who have a lot of loyalty to their alma mater. The pull of the Northeastern privates just isn’t as strong.
Exactly. People in ATL respect Ivies, Duke, etc. a lot. But you can also go very far by going to UGA and being in the right fraternity and meeting the right people. This is a small group of people and I wouldn't count on it but those who make fun of southern flagship schools don't realize the power of those degrees and relationships.
And I'm sure many northerners will say "but who wants to be one of them?" I don't. But I wouldn't thumb my nose at them either.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 08:04
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
I went to NESCAC but it took urging on my part to get my Southern kid to even look at them. Down here, they’re surrounded by many many successful people who never considered going anywhere but their state flagship or another Southern state flagship, and who have a lot of loyalty to their alma mater. The pull of the Northeastern privates just isn’t as strong.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 08:01
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:As Not sure BC and Wake are great.
For nonstem, yes.
BC? #37 (and if you take out all of the public schools that moved ahead of them, they would be much higher.)
For non-stem, do you really think University of California San Diego is better than BC? University of Florida?
University of California Davis or Irvine?
The classes are HUGE at these schools.…
Yes, UCSD, UF, and U Illinois are better than BC. BC’s rank wasn’t much better before the ranking criteria changed. Rich families in CA and Florida use the state school system regularly. Funny you mention class size, it’s not like BC is a small NESCAC with professors reading poetry to ten freshmen.
I would never send my kids to any of those public schools.
Anonymous
05/02/2025 07:29
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So much ignorance here:
This is number attending, not admitted. Westminster usually sends 5+ kids to Duke. Must have just been an off year. Or a lot of kids got in but chose to go elsewhere.
Emory is a great school. But there are a lot of similar schools not a few miles from where these kids grew up. They want a change of scenery. Those bashing Emory know nothing. It is not Ivy. But it is just below.
GA Tech is one of the best engineering schools around. A lot of these kids can go virtually for free. I guarantee they have kids turning down MIT for GA Tech. Anyone who knocks GA Tech is also clueless.
All of the anti-south stupidity is childish. I lived there for a while. Atlanta is a great city. Lots of smart, very successful people. Many alums of top tier schools (including Ivies). Westminster is the best private school in town, but there are plenty of others (Pace, Lovett, Woodward, Paideia, etc) as well as plenty of really good publics.
Put down the crack pipe. Please.
GA Tech for free vs. full freight at MIT. Heck yeah. The difference in prestige isn't that huge. And to save $400k. Yup. Not saying everyone will do it. But I'm sure there are those who do. Plus you will have a lot more fun at Tech (not that it is a party school, but more fun than MIT).
Anonymous
05/02/2025 01:46
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Anonymous wrote:Surprised Emory isnt more...
If a kid is staying in state it’s hard to compete with free tuition at UGA and Georgia Tech.
Anonymous
05/01/2025 23:50
Subject: Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?
Anonymous wrote:Emory doesn’t draw from wealthy Republican southern families.
And that's bad considering the current GOP party? The 2 emory students in the video seem LGBT anyway