"Help!! I want to go to Notre Dame!"

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

(or just go to the best school in the Big 10 division... GO BLUE!)

Boo.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I nominate this for GC quote of the year.

And double boo.




Oh, and on topic, I find the whole website idea spectacularly tacky. Go in debt like most of the world. And if you don't get the loans, then too bad so sad, people have dealt with that for decades and "settle" for what they can afford. We have to stop raising kids who expect what they want to just be handed to them because they ask for it and want it, sheesh.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Boo.

And double boo.

Haterrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Oh, and on topic, I find the whole website idea spectacularly tacky. Go in debt like most of the world. And if you don't get the loans, then too bad so sad, people have dealt with that for decades and "settle" for what they can afford. We have to stop raising kids who expect what they want to just be handed to them because they ask for it and want it, sheesh.

Agreed.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Oh, and on topic, I find the whole website idea spectacularly tacky. Go in debt like most of the world. And if you don't get the loans, then too bad so sad, people have dealt with that for decades and "settle" for what they can afford. We have to stop raising kids who expect what they want to just be handed to them because they ask for it and want it, sheesh.

AGREED.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by UofISigKap

ETA: "It was so much fun to sing with my piers and special needs children, while making the people at the nursing home happy."

Hmmm maybe she should take some time out from her diff-e-q classes and take an English class instead

ETA: If she really is so smart, she'd make her domain registration private. It's only like $7/yr and it protects all your personal information. But maybe she really is strapped for cash

[ASTalumna06]

As someone, in response to an article about her, so eloquently put it... maybe she should visit www.GetAJobLikeEveryoneElse.com.

For a girl who's so incredibly smart, this seems like a really dumb way of going about this. She claims she's applied for scholarships.. so why not wait to see how much money she gets from those? And she can take out loans and make her way through college the same way the majority of us do.

If everything was as easy as, "I'll make a website so I can get what I want," everyone and their mother would be creating new websites everyday. And why anyone would send her significant amounts of money with the way the economy is, and with their own loans and/or kids' tuition to pay for, I would be very surprised.

[aephi alum]

Okay....... I'm off to set up www.helpaephialumpayhermortgage.com.

They're called "student loans" and "jobs". Many of us have used one or the other, if not both, to pay for tuition, room and board, books, GLO dues, etc. In the time she spent setting up that web site, she could have applied for financial aid or sent out some resumes.

TANSTAAFL. (There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.)

I hope Notre Dame rescinds her acceptance.

I have several close friends who attended Notre Dame and graduated almost ten years ago. They're still very much in debt, but all of them say they'll work their butts off until the last penny's paid off.

I really hope people don't take pity on her like they did with Karyn.

[KSig RC]

This thread is really, really weird to me - just way off-kilter, almost to the point of being petty.

The notion of this being "tacky" and that she should go into debt "like everyone else" is laughably silly - seriously, like debt is a right of passage into the 'hallowed' 2nd-tier halls of ND? Come on - if she can swing a load of cash from strangers, more power to her. If she can get wealthy alumni to want to share their experience with her via dollar signs, well, happy whoring.

We don't get pissed at kids who stump for money to go to camp - we're not like "have your parents take out a 2nd mortgage like everyone else!" She's not selling crappy Christmas wreathes, but so f-ing what?

She has the option of going into debt, or seeking alternative payment . . . such as being awkward on the Internet. It likely won't work, but what's the real opportunity cost of trying? It might besmirch her non-existent reputation? She might have to pay money to scrub archive.org before she applies for those high-finance jobs she likely won't get? The risk/reward balance is tilted way toward 'reward' here if there's even a 1% chance of defraying the cost of school.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

The notion of this being "tacky" and that she should go into debt "like everyone else" is laughably silly - seriously, like debt is a right of passage into the 'hallowed' 2nd-tier halls of ND?

Just wanted to point out that Notre Dame is a GREAT school and is not considered 2nd tier. It's ranked #18 by USNWR currently, and though I do have issues with the way USNWR does its rankings, I don't think ND's placement is necessarily wrong. I did not attend ND obviously, but I have a couple of friends who did, and they are very bright.

ETA: I do think it's odd that I didn't see any note on her Web site saying that she has in fact been admitted to ND. Where's the proof? And I have to say that I think it's a very bad idea for this girl to post so much sensitive information (transcripts even?!) on the Internet. Also, the recommendation from the math teacher looks like it was just a list of things on the girl's resume. Her essay that's posted is also written the way I probably wrote in middle school. Two huge paragraphs does not equal an essay in my opinion. If this girl wants to study any kind of engineering, I think she's foolish not to go to Michigan, actually. It is one of THE engineering schools.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

If this girl wants to study any kind of engineering, I think she's foolish not to go to Michigan, actually. It is one of THE engineering schools.

Maybe she doesn't want to go to school in Michigan, but is okay with going if that's the best option. I didn't want to be in college with half of my town, so UF and FSU were not on my list at all.

[DaemonSeid]

I am curious to find out what will she do if she makes it in and doesn't succeed.

Internet begging is not a healthy way to get money to pay 'much wanted' services.

[nittanyalum]

I stand by my "it's tacky, lazy and spoiled" opinion. So nanner nanner boo.

[alum]

Since the girl is instate and has decent grades, perhaps she regards UMichigan as a safety school despite its reputation and ranking. There are certainly high schoolers in Virginia who think that way about UVa and William and Mary.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by alum

Since the girl is instate and has decent grades, perhaps she regards UMichigan as a safety school despite its reputation and ranking. There are certainly high schoolers in Virginia who think that way about UVa and William and Mary.

That's the way I felt about UF.

Do what my dad did when he went to Norte Dame make all As, go to catholic school, take out tons of loans and get a scholarship for your grades.