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Interesting discussion. I was accepted into 2 Ivy league schools, as well as MIT, as an undergraduate focused on Physics. Ended up choosing a midwestern state school that I could afford to pay cash for. Now I have Ivy Leaguers working for me. Once again affirms in my mind that it is less the school than the hard work and the taking advantage of opportunities to gain experience and exposure to the right people in your field.
Penn State, UPenn....At least it's not the State Pen...
But seriously, who really cares? There are many, many excellent schools, and students should choose the school that is the best fit for their ability, drive, interests, affordability, etc.
That joke has been around a long time. My brother went to Penn State in 1968-73. It was popular then. Fortunately for the rest of us, he lives in Pittsburgh so was never so enamored of Joe Pa as some others from the eastern part of the state, though I've heard that they didn't care about him in Philly either.
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Originally Posted by j0nx
Yes, I stated Division 1 Football which is pretty much the only sport where knowing the conference members is important. Basketball has a much longer schedule, thus many more opponents (so each game is not as meaningful).
The 1-AA designation separates them from other top schools that have Division 1 football like Stanford, Northwestern, Duke and Vanderbilt.
Agree with OP it should be mandatory teaching in K-12, maybe a whole semester in Grade 9 for emphasis. Maybe one day there will be a simple source of information available to anyone with a phone or computer where such things can be looked up in less than a minute.
That's much too late- this sort of thing should be taught while the child is in the womb and constantly reinforced before the child goes to school. If your child can't name all the Ivy league schools by the age of one or two, you have pretty much failed as a parent.
Interesting discussion. I was accepted into 2 Ivy league schools, as well as MIT, as an undergraduate focused on Physics. Ended up choosing a midwestern state school that I could afford to pay cash for. Now I have Ivy Leaguers working for me. Once again affirms in my mind that it is less the school than the hard work and the taking advantage of opportunities to gain experience and exposure to the right people in your field.
I'm of two minds on this. I think if you're really bright and can do the work, these schools (Ivies, MIT, also Caltech, Stanford, etc) can really give you a good education. OTOH, after a few years it all levels out regarding work experience and the like.
That's much too late- this sort of thing should be taught while the child is in the womb and constantly reinforced before the child goes to school. If your child can't name all the Ivy league schools by the age of one or two, you have pretty much failed as a parent.
Pfft, that's nothing. I've taught my kids the names of the 25 capital ships used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. It's harder, because (A) there are over three times as many of these ships as there are Ivy League schools, (B) all the names are different, as compared with having 7 of the 8 Ivies include the word "University" in their name, and (C) the names of these ships are not in my kids' native language. Best of all, being able to name those ships is almost as equally useful as being able to name the Ivies, in terms of ensuring lifelong financial success and spiritual happiness.
I think I'm a pretty darn good parent, if I do say so.
It's no different than people calling tomatoes vegetables. That irks me as well. They're not vegetables, they're fruit.
What about cucumbers? Peppers? Beans? Do you feel irked by their vegetable status as well? Because they are technically fruits too. Do you freak out about strawberries too? They aren't berries. Do you call them strawfruits?
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