Flip side: Over my dead body my daughter would go to... - Page 2

nittanygirl · #1 07-17-2011, 03:30 PM

Ohio State. Obviously.

DubaiSis · #2 07-17-2011, 03:33 PM

A little piece of me died when my nephew went to Iowa State. But that's still preferable to Ohio State. HA!

southbymidwest · #3 07-17-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

I had to laugh on the If you could send your daughter anywhere thread and southbymidwest, an Ohio State grad, said she would send her daughter to Michigan. Well, I didn't really laugh. I was shocked and hope she doesn't get reported to the OSU authorities.

It helps that I have not lived in the midwest for awhile, even though my heart is still there, so I am removed from the intensity of it all. Must admit though, I definitely miss being in a college town (where football is relevant) on football Saturdays.

For many years I would have said Penn State. I knew a couple of people that graduated from there that I absolutely despised, so it colored my vision on all things PSU. Ahhh, the young and stupid. Now I have friends who went to PSU or have kids there, and I like them, so PSU has moved off my blackstar of death list. Except when they play OSU. In anything.

If we did not live in such a large urban area with a billion universities and colleges, I would not be exactly thrilled if my daughter chose to remain local for college, gotta get some air under those wings honey...

barbino · #4 07-17-2011, 03:59 PM

Illinois -- it's just too big, even with the great Greek system.

barbino · #5 07-17-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by barbino

Illinois -- it's just too big, even with the great Greek system.

I just did online research and UTX Austin (49,984 total enrollment) is larger that U of IL Champaign (41,620 total enrollment). U WISC Madison is not much smaller (40 thousand plus) so my traditional argument against Illinois fails. It is still the state university to send your child to if he/she can get in.

IrishLake · #6 07-17-2011, 04:01 PM

Question:

Is a for-profit college any private one, or any non-state school?

Just curious.

littleowl33 · #7 07-17-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by IrishLake

Question:

Is a for-profit college any private one, or any non-state school?

Just curious.

Nope. Most private universities are non-profit.

For-profits are often (though not always) online - i.e. Kaplan, University of Phoenix, etc.

Munchkin03 · #8 07-17-2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by IrishLake

Question:

Is a for-profit college any private one, or any non-state school?

Just curious.

For-profit schools are run by organizations whose goal it is to turn out a profit. While not-for-profit schools receive donations and tuition payments, that money goes back to the Universities, either through operating expenses or endowments.

Titchou · #9 07-17-2011, 04:18 PM

Auburn, Ohio State, Notre Dame

SIGMANU@MSU · #10 07-17-2011, 04:23 PM

Alabama and Ole Miss are both NO-GO's for my kids.

IrishLake · #11 07-17-2011, 04:33 PM

Gotcha, thanks for the clarification. I only asked because I couldn't think of a "for profit" school.

Two schools:

Michigan
USC (cal)

DDDlady · #12 07-17-2011, 05:11 PM

I will give my children the same criteria my parents gave me:

Any school I choose as long as it is not in Oxford, MS.

Titchou · #13 07-17-2011, 05:13 PM

Or I could do like my father and say that you can go anywhere you want but the only one I'm paying for is Alabama.

Benzgirl · #14 07-17-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

I had to laugh on the If you could send your daughter anywhere thread and southbymidwest, an Ohio State grad, said she would send her daughter to Michigan. Well, I didn't really laugh. I was shocked and hope she doesn't get reported to the OSU authorities.

So how about the flip side? Which schools fall into the (tongue in cheek) "over my dead body would my daughter ever attend that school"? Are there any schools that you seriously would not want your daughter to attend?

I would not want my daughter to go to Michigan. Not even if she got a full ride scholarship and we had to sell our house to send her somewhere else. I dislike the school that much. Any other Big Ten schools is fine, but not that school in Ann Arbor.

And we're fairly conservative in our views so anything super liberal would be on our no list as well.

If I had a daughter and she wanted to go to Michigan, I would fully support her. And furthermore, if she wanted to go to ANY Big Ten school, I would have no problem. All twelve schools are terrific research institutions with tough programs.

I guess I am very opposite of you. If she decided to go to a super conservative school, I would cut off all funding. I have a friend whose DD did that and while she is an A student, she can't think for herself.