<p>A colleague recently told me that his grad school classmate did not enjoy his time on the faculty of D’s college. I resisted the urge to point out two reasons why this tidbit is of little value. First, the classmate was there more than 20 years ago. Second, the classmate is in prison for killing his wife. (Yes, he is the infamous Penn professor.)</p>
<p>^^^ OMG!!! </p>
<p>and</p>
<p>20 yrs ago…<br>
not even worth pointing out if he didn’t get it</p>
<p>Parent of high school kid: "M. is not applying to match school x [that has no university sponsored frats or sororities] because it is “too Greek”. “Also, M. really likes and will apply to [with M’s stats super/stratospheric reach] Dartmouth.”</p>
<p>smile and nod, smile and nod…</p>
<p>A co-worker talking about her son and his teenage daughter: “Oh they have really high expectations for Granddaughter. They want her to go to 3rd-tier-local-college.”
Me: I’ve heard that’s a beautiful campus, and she won’t be far too from home so that’s nice.
Co-Worker: Oh, they’re not gonna let her live on campus! Her mother still cuts her meat for her! (note: kid is in 8th grade)</p>
<p>smile and nod, smile and nod…</p>
<p>calmom: “I have been involved and focused with the college admission process for 10+ years now, and I have yet to see any published data anywhere that gives a an acceptance “rate” for “hooked” applicants, unless applying ED is considered a “hook”.”</p>
<p>Not sure what kind of “hooks” you are talking about, but I’ve seen some colleges publish data on admission rates by ethnicity. Here’s Whitman’s, for example:</p>
<p>[Admissions</a> Statistics](<a href=“http://www.whitman.edu/content/institutional_research/factbook/new-students/admission-stats]Admissions”>http://www.whitman.edu/content/institutional_research/factbook/new-students/admission-stats)</p>
<p>Not sure where, but I’ve also seen stats on legacy admission rates for some Ivys.</p>
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<p>I admit, I still cut my 6th-grader’s meat for her. When do I have to stop? She’s my last one, and I don’t think I’m ready not to have any babies anymore. :(</p>
<p>I refuse to cut the crusts off sandwiches, though. That’s just ridiculous. :D</p>
<p>Kid #3 is in 8th grade. H still cuts her meat. I’m waiting for him to cut mine. I’ve always hated cutting meat. Stirring cookie dough too. My mother told me it would get lots easier when I was older, but she lied.</p>
<p>I am a lefty. It drove my stepDad crazy to see me use a knife. He cut my meat till I moved away from home.</p>
<p>I cut up my d’s pancakes, and she’s a senior! Of course, the whole act of making her chocolate chip pancakes on the weekend is to spoil her. It doesn’t happen often, but I love the rare together time.</p>
<p>D a senior at an ivy - VBLK.She thought her math SAT would do her in. Her dad thought not because she had national recognition in voice.He was right and she ended up not studying music in college afterall because the program didn’t fit her. The very year she was admitted 6 other classmates were rejected some of whom had nearly perfect scores,nmf the whole deal. One kid was a legacy.</p>
<p>Calmom’s comment on GC is interesting because d’s totally discouraged her from applying to any ivy.He said NYU was a reach.</p>
<p>D a senior at an ivy - VBLK.She thought her math SAT would do her in. Her dad thought not because she had national recognition in voice.He was right and she ended up not studying music in college afterall because the program didn’t fit her. The very year she was admitted 6 other classmates were rejected some of whom had nearly perfect scores,nmf the whole deal. One kid was a legacy.</p>
<p>Calmom’s comment on GC is interesting because d’s totally discouraged her from applying to any ivy.He said NYU was a reach.</p>
<p>A friend’s child was determined to go into Mus. Theater. I thought she was only average as a performer but didn’t say anything of course. Turns out she is at a good MT school, but didn’t actually get accepted to the program. She is learning a lot by “being around the MT students” however. smile & nod.</p>
<p>In the course of the conversation I did manage to say I hoped she wasn’t going in debt for this near-MT experience. Couldn’t help myself. :/</p>
<p>Me: “I go to Swarthmore College”
Response 1: “Is that a community college?”
Response 2: “Isn’t that the all-girls’ school?”
Response 3: <em>clearly has no idea</em> “That’s nice.”</p>
<p>And when a classmate’s mom heard that I had decided to go to Swarthmore (over a few other top 20 large universities) she said “Why would she ever go to Swarthmore over THOSE schools?!”</p>
<p>People say the darndest things!</p>
<p>However I get positive reactions from people who’ve actually heard of Swarthmore.</p>
<p>I hope this one is a contender for most obnoxious remark.</p>
<p>A neighbor boy is a great athlete but not much of a scholar. Another neighbor asked the boy’s father “What is Eric planning to do after high school.”</p>
<p>The boy’s father answered “He’s thinking of going to Augsburg College.”</p>
<p>The neighbor asked “Do you think he’s smart enough to go to college?”</p>
<p>liminal, ditto for Williams.</p>
<p>liminal, ditto for Carleton.</p>
<p>As we were driving back to Easton after fall break last week, my son and his classmate noticed that even the highway signs ignore Lafayette. We saw exits for Lehigh, Moravian, Muhlenberg, a community college and some technical schools. Unless all three of us missed it, there were no signs for Lafayette.</p>
<p>lotsofquests, I think there’s one on 78 westbound in PA - but everyone gets off earlier in NJ and takes 22 thru P’burg. H thinks there’s on on 78 Eastbound that gives equal credit to Lafayette and Crayola Attractions.</p>
<p>When I went to Lafayette, there was a sign at the PA end of the Rte 22 Bridge for Lafayette College and Churchman Business School. None of ever knew where Churchman Business School was, or if it even existed. But they got equal credit.</p>
<p>College signs discussions reminded me of a fond memory. My college Clarkson was in Potsdam along with Potsdam State (NY). It was a small town, in a county with more cows than people. Loved it though! </p>
<p>Every fall pranksters would alter the big town sign to say, “Welcome to Hot dam” . We’d start the year with a laugh.</p>
<p>My nephew, a college senior, to my daughter: “Where are you going to college.”</p>
<p>Daughter: “The University of Minnesota, College of Biological Sciences.”</p>
<p>Nephew: “That’s a good safety for a lot of people.”</p>
<p>The U of M, College of Biological Sciences had 6200 applicants for 400 slots last year.</p>
<p>If I was a better person, I’d let this go. But I’m not, so I’m waiting to see where he gets in. He wants MIT. I’m hoping it is MIT, but the one in Minnesota–the Mankato Institute of Taxidermy.</p>