| Yes, he did ask her to add OSU to the list. But it's abundantly clear he considers OSU, even Honors, nothing even remotedly close to a "good" choice. It is very clear that the prestige of a program is of critical importance to him, and given his background, OSU doesn't have it. He seems to be oblivious that many successful people have gone to OSU. It's all about what the extended family thinks, and there are only a few certain colleges that are "worthwhile."
I think his real fear is that dd doesn't get in anywhere else (which is a possibility despite her excellent stats - none of the schools she's applying to are matches or safeties for *anyone*) and that he'll have the shame of sending her to OSU, and having to pay almost as much as he would have shelled out to send her to Harvard et al. Because that wouldn't be a "good deal", because you know, unless you wind up at Harvard your life pretty much isn't worth living.
I'm a USN&W Top 20 grad myself :-) and I understand being a prestige whore to some extent, but he is not in touch with reality. |