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So my daughter has received interest from an Ivy League school
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:36 pm
Princeton, to be exact.
Part of me wants to squash it now. But just to humor myself, I filled out a Net Price Calculator. They have crazy scholarship packages.
Would cost me about $7000/year.
Talk me out of pursuing it. Rhodes is her top choice and it is going to cost about $11k a year after scholarships.
Part of me wants to squash it now. But just to humor myself, I filled out a Net Price Calculator. They have crazy scholarship packages.
Would cost me about $7000/year.
Talk me out of pursuing it. Rhodes is her top choice and it is going to cost about $11k a year after scholarships.
This post was edited on 4/21/14 at 3:37 pm
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Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:37 pm to anc
What does she want to study?
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:38 pm to anc
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Talk me out of pursuing it.
why the hell would anyone do that?
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:39 pm to anc
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Princeton, to be exact.
tell her i said, "Welcome to the club"
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:39 pm to anc
The two schools are not comparable or in the same league.
I am much more likely to talk you out of Rhodes College.
I am much more likely to talk you out of Rhodes College.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:39 pm to anc
Why on earth would she not accept?
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:40 pm to anc
If you can afford to send your daughter to Princeton to study a real degree (not some BS liberal arts, but a degree that offers great career prospects like engineering, accounting, finance, or the pure sciences) I wouldn't hesitate.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:43 pm to anc
Would never talk someone out of Princeton unless another top tier was more desirable to the kid. While I dont prescribe to the idea that the education is light years ahead of other quality Universities, the door is easier to pass through with that on her resume.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:44 pm to anc
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Would cost me about $7000/year.
That's a great deal on a solid education. Worth it, imo. Congrats
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:46 pm to anc
Ivy League schools are liberal indoctrination centers. She will leave there feeling enlightened and thinking she is entitled to an opinion.
Put her on the right path....find a boy with a bright future, huge trust fund, lots of hunting land and tell her to marry him, have kids, and cook his dinner. Forget about school
Put her on the right path....find a boy with a bright future, huge trust fund, lots of hunting land and tell her to marry him, have kids, and cook his dinner. Forget about school
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:48 pm to anc
Has she written her essay? I would suggest this..
"I spent all of my extra time during junior and senior years in HS reaching out to the less fortunate. My specialty was mentoring inner city girls who were forced into prostitution due to the harsh economic conditions created by the Republicans. I focused on the the 12 to 14 year old range. I tried to divert them into the classics by creating a Shakespeare repertory drama club in community centers that I raised funds for.
I just felt that I had to give something back to the community even though I am part Native American."
I guarantee you that if your daughter sends this in to Princeton she'll get a scholarship. I've seen it done IRL. But it was a guy. His name was Robert. He is now a doctor.
"I spent all of my extra time during junior and senior years in HS reaching out to the less fortunate. My specialty was mentoring inner city girls who were forced into prostitution due to the harsh economic conditions created by the Republicans. I focused on the the 12 to 14 year old range. I tried to divert them into the classics by creating a Shakespeare repertory drama club in community centers that I raised funds for.
I just felt that I had to give something back to the community even though I am part Native American."
I guarantee you that if your daughter sends this in to Princeton she'll get a scholarship. I've seen it done IRL. But it was a guy. His name was Robert. He is now a doctor.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:53 pm to anc
You are fuxking dumb I you don't let her go to Princeton.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:54 pm to anc
If you would take an active hand in stopping her from getting a world class education that she is genuinely interested in on the chance that her mind will be brainwashed by liberals, your progeny doesn't deserve a place there. There is nothing so stultifying as the shackles a smart man will voluntarily wear.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:55 pm to anc
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Rhodes is her top choice and it is going to cost about $11k a year after scholarships.
I find it hard to believe you're questioning whether $7000 or $11000 per year is worth an Ivy League education.
It's worth it...provided she isn't majoring in Art History. Frick, the connections along would probably be worth it even if she majors in Art History.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:56 pm to anc
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Part of me wants to squash it now.
Ivy League for 7k a year and you are worried about politics?
You get one shot at this dont miss.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 4:06 pm to anc
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Talk me out of pursuing it.
How about not.
Cheaper and Princeton>Rhodes
Posted on 4/21/14 at 4:12 pm to anc
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my daughter has received interest from an Ivy League school
Posted on 4/21/14 at 4:21 pm to anc
Personally, I'd send her to Liberty University. Same quality of education with none of the liberalism.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 4:30 pm to anc
Rhodes is a great school school, but I'd honestly steer her towards Princeton unless you really wanted her closer to home.
Conservatives do exist on both campuses if that's what you are worried about. Let her be herself and figure it out on her own.
Conservatives do exist on both campuses if that's what you are worried about. Let her be herself and figure it out on her own.
This post was edited on 4/21/14 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 4/21/14 at 4:37 pm to anc
My buddy is getting his PhD there and fricking hates it. He's a good ole boy from Georgia that hates all the rich liberals in undergrad there.
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