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re: Would you fund your kid's IVY league education if you could?
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:08 pm to mattytiger123
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:08 pm to mattytiger123
I hope I have The confidence to send my son to school with the ability to make decisions for himself.
But I would Tell him not to be a lawyer.
But I would Tell him not to be a lawyer.
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Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:09 pm to mattytiger123
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He has more community hours than I can count, high ranked wrestler (Georgia), perfect GPA, leads bible studies at an assisted living home, hospice volunteer, etc.
Provide good mentorship to the kid and he will be fine. I personally work with and am friends with folks from the Ivies. They are not all liberal douche bags.
Also, stop listening to the smooth brains on this website. They'd prefer the kid work as a plumber.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:10 pm to mattytiger123
I had a full ride at UT-Austin since I was valedictorian and had excellent SAT scores. When I got in at Rice, my parents sucked it up and paid (I did have some scholarships but not for the full freight). It has certainly opened up doors.
If the parents can swing it, fund the kid at the best school he can get into. It will pay off. Leave politics aside.
If the parents can swing it, fund the kid at the best school he can get into. It will pay off. Leave politics aside.
This post was edited on 11/30/22 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:11 pm to SammyTiger
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But I would Tell him not to be a lawyer.
Or at least, don't let him set himself with a useless degree like a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in case Law School doesn't pan out. Even Ivy League graduates have to do barista work when they have a useless degree.
Choose something that will have an actual chance of getting him employed. If he feels strongly enough about wanting to study philosophy for his own edification, tell him he can minor in it.
This post was edited on 11/30/22 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:11 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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Only to Cornell
Located in Ithaca ny- a beautiful town that celebrates Cuba friendship day, and amongst the most leftist cities in the US.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:12 pm to mattytiger123
The official "hysteria-fixer" of the OT does not have to worry about money....
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:14 pm to NoSaint
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Located in Ithaca ny- a beautiful town that celebrates Cuba friendship day, and amongst the most leftist cities in the US.
Stay out of the humanities departments and you should be still be fine.
If you're brought up conservative and are strong enough in your convictions, interacting with left-of-center folk might be a useful, edifying experience for learning to communicate with those you disagree with.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:15 pm to mattytiger123
Getting into an IVY is the hard part. Once you get out you are set for life even with a freaking philosophy degree.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:16 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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are yall minorities or just not familiar with elite/competitive college admissions?
He's mixed. His dad is a Harvard med guy and nephew is anticipating admission on early action in the next couple of weeks.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:16 pm to mattytiger123
Tough question, my son had similar plans. 35 on ACT, 2 perfect SAT subject tests. However he would have graduated with a sizable amount of student loans, so not exactly the question of if you could fund.
Also he plans on going to graduate school so why spend on undergrad. So he stayed in state, at LSU and fortune to win Presidents alumni scholarship.
That being said we all know LSU rivals some Ivy’s in wokeness
Also he plans on going to graduate school so why spend on undergrad. So he stayed in state, at LSU and fortune to win Presidents alumni scholarship.
That being said we all know LSU rivals some Ivy’s in wokeness
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:16 pm to mattytiger123
I’d hope to have enough confidence in my parenting abilities to send him anywhere he wants to go regardless of ideological bent. I’d have failed as a parent if I didn’t equip him with the critical thinking and social skills to handle that environment.
The average career and lifetime income premium for an Ivy degree is huge (7 figures in real dollars, easily). A philosophy degree from Harvard is worth more than an engineering degree than all but a small handful of state schools, as one comparison.
The average career and lifetime income premium for an Ivy degree is huge (7 figures in real dollars, easily). A philosophy degree from Harvard is worth more than an engineering degree than all but a small handful of state schools, as one comparison.
This post was edited on 11/30/22 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:18 pm to mattytiger123
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He has more community hours than I can count, high ranked wrestler (Georgia), perfect GPA, leads bible studies at an assisted living home, hospice volunteer, etc.
If he lives in GA then he'd be an idiot not to go to an in-state school for free on the Hope grant.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:19 pm to mattytiger123
We're on track to save about $250,000 for my two kids education.
My advice to them would go to local school U for undergrad, decent grad school...use balance for down payment on first house.
We'll see if they listen to dear old dad.
My advice to them would go to local school U for undergrad, decent grad school...use balance for down payment on first house.
We'll see if they listen to dear old dad.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:19 pm to Tyga Woods
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There are 15-20 of these kids at every high school. They aren’t all getting accepted to an Ivy
No there aren't... I had a 33 and was second highest at my high school my graduation year. 34 is 99th percentile so unless there are 1500-2000 kids per class its just not happening.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:20 pm to mattytiger123
Did you raise your kids right? Then their morals should be set headed into college and they should be comfortable calling on you when they have issues in life. That they won’t be judged too harshly when they come for help.
If you do that then you shouldn’t have to worry about it.
If you do that then you shouldn’t have to worry about it.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:22 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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Cornell
I’ve heard of it.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:22 pm to mattytiger123
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Would you fund your kid's IVY league education if you could
Yes.
The ivy network, especially at a place like Harvard, is insane.
If I'm the kid I'm going and taking out loans if I have to. If you have elite level career aspirations, going to an elite institution is invaluable. Probably also 100x easier to get into the elite Law/med/B schools too with that on your resume.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:24 pm to mattytiger123
Is he a POC? Otherwise he’s not getting into Harvard with a 34 ACT.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:26 pm to mattytiger123
If he is capable and dedicated to doing the work required to graduate and learn something in the process...yes, I would fund it. I would also be clear that I wasn't going to tolerate any "off" semesters. That kind of money is serious business and he needs to respect it.
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:28 pm to armsdealer
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No there aren't... I had a 33 and was second highest at my high school my graduation year. 34 is 99th percentile so unless there are 1500-2000 kids per class its just not happening.
34 might be 99 %ile at most schools, but it's 40%ile on the OT, where most posters stumbled into the test after a night of heavy drinking and no test prep while still scoring a 34.
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