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Originally Posted by Low D Flat
This northern Ivy Leaguer is having a good chuckle over this family's delusion. Either the school wasn't really exclusive, or she wasn't really top dog, because the real top dogs at those schools don't go to Alabama. Of course, I know that UA and other SEC schools do attract many top dogs (by every possible definition) from other regions and other social groups. But at exclusive Northern prep schools, going to UA means either you couldn't get into good private schools or your family needed a huge scholarship, which are not top-dog attributes.
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Exactly. Everyone I know who went to an east coast prep school went there in order to get into an Ivy League, or Duke, UVA or Univ of Chicago. UA would have been seen as a failure to them. Maybe getting into a "top" house "makes up" for it?
Personally, I never really knew much about UA except football and recruitment. I wrote a rec for PNM this year (dying to know how it's going for her!) and I was blown away by her and her grades, achievements, everything. She sought out UA from the midwest--she went to an excellent high school up here, and definitely could've gone to our in-state flagship if she wanted to. Sounds to me like you can do a lot worse than going to UA.
I hope this girl and her family grow up.