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re: So my daughter has received interest from an Ivy League school
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:28 pm to onmymedicalgrind
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:28 pm to onmymedicalgrind
Where do you go? Emory?
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Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:29 pm to TheWalrus
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Hell I got mail from pretty much all the Ivies just based on my ACT score and I wouldn't have had a shot in hell getting in undergrad.
true, having financial commitments as a junior is extremely rare at this point. I don't think any National Merit stuff has been released yet.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:29 pm to BigAppleTiger
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I feel like the PoliBoard represents a higher than average intelligence,
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Holy shite. Maybe Princeton is not the right place for her, or more specifically you.
what in the frick?
your avg poli boarder is almost assuredly in the top 25% of IQ
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:29 pm to VOR
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I'm sure the OP is a good parent, and the values he instilled in her won't be compromised by a university.
Right. Unless Jim Jones is now teaching at Princeton.
Just kidding.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:29 pm to SlowFlowPro
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what in the frick?
your avg poli boarder is almost assuredly in the top 25% of IQ
You flatter me, SFP.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:31 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
My point was that the Ivies send mail to a bunch of people. I scored well on the ACT, but the rest of my application would have been dog shite. If this OP thinks that getting mail from Princeton equates to an acceptance, that's highly illogical. They send a bunch of mail to people who score well on standardized tests in order to attract applicants they can deny so they can boast about a low acceptance rate.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:31 pm to HempHead
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You flatter me, SFP.
Funny. I think he is surely implying that if I quit, the average would be top 20%
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:31 pm to Jake88
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Medicine is one field where name brand schools don't offer much of an advantage once you're out on your own.
I disagree. It definitely doesn't matter to the degree it does for law, business, etc, and no one GAF where you did undergrad after med school, but there still is a value to name recognition when applying (assuming you did well at that school of course).
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:31 pm to anc
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Talk me out of pursuing it.
I guess this is your sticking point, but I was really looking for exactly what I got. Different viewpoints on the matter. If I wasn't going to consider it, I certainly wouldn't have posted. I feel like the PoliBoard represents a higher than average intelligence, and that the opinion of the group at large is probably good advice.
No, not really, my sticking point was that your concerned seemed to be more grounded in the horror of liberals educating your daughter then what she wants.
If you raised a good kid, no amount of liberal indoctrination is going to change that.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:31 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
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"Look at the big brain on Walrus"
he's almost assuredly off, anyway. Ivies hit you hard (esp junior year) based on PSAT
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:32 pm to onmymedicalgrind
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Vandy is really really nice. And they have money to spend! It was in my final 3 for med school.
Be thankful you didn't. Students were very sheltered/coddled. Limited experience. Always looking for a lecture to attend instead of getting their hands dirty. My podunk state medical school trained students better clinically to take care of people.
This post was edited on 4/21/14 at 8:33 pm
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:32 pm to ForeLSU
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true, having financial commitments as a junior is extremely rare at this point.
the OP just looked at the site and their tuition programs (which might not even apply b/c he makes $70k AGI per this thread)
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:33 pm to NC_Tigah
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Do you have a case of OP envy?
Heh...no
My youngest wants to go to MIT and has the grades to do it.
My kids went/go to school where they want to go. I trust my job as a parent was done well enough for them to make good choices when they get there.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:34 pm to HempHead
i mean seriously. what is an average person's ACT score? like a 16?
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:34 pm to anc
Cool! I never heard of Rhodes before now. I'd encourage my daughter to go to Princeton if those were my choices.
Do the Ivy Leagues consider diversity when reviewing applications?
Do the Ivy Leagues consider diversity when reviewing applications?
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:35 pm to MDcajuntiger
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Be thankful you didn't. Students were very sheltered/coddled. Limited experience. Always looking for a lecture to attend instead of getting their hands dirty. My podunk state medical school trained students better clinically to take care of people.
Hmm interesting, I guess I dodged a bullet then. I mainly didn't go because they were transitioning to a new curriculum and my class would have had to suffer through a mix of both the new and old curriculum. It seemed like a total cluster.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:35 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
quote:Eggman, ain't no brain reference . . . "goo goo g'joob"
"Look at the big brain on Walrus"
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:36 pm to Easy
quote:Just a smidgen
Do the Ivy Leagues consider diversity when reviewing applications?
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:36 pm to SlowFlowPro
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i mean seriously. what is an average person's ACT score? like a 16?
Somewhere between 16-19, I'd wager.
Smart folks tend to interact with those of comparable intelligence, which skews their perception on how stupid the average person really is.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 8:37 pm to anc
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Part of me wants to squash it now. to humor myself, I filled out a Net Price Calculator. They have crazy scholarship packages.
Everybody forgets this line and freaks out over this...
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Talk me out of pursuing it
And then freaks out over some BS about liberal groupthink that was not said by the OP.
This thread is mostly from a financial point of view and I really don't get why you should freak out over it.
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