Best Ivy for the undecided

danas
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:58:05 +0000

IMO you daughter will need, perhaps with your help, to identify areas beyond her sport that interest and potentially excite her.
I’ve had two Ivy kids so far, and in both cases their advisers had no idea of what courses were available in the areas that interested them.
These are faculty, usually junior, whose compensation and advancement will not be impacted by their advising performance, and it shows.
My daughter has completed one year of college. Her roommate was a recruited rower who disliked all her classes and wished she could spend all her time rowing instead. This is a waste at more levels than I can get my mind around. The school is Princeton, but it could be anywhere.
I don’t think you can rely on any institution to do what you would like here. You know your daughter best. Trust yourself and people who your daughter respects to help her access her own interests and possibilities.