That is crazy --

by omahadomer, Friday, April 10, 2026, 10:07 (9 days ago) @ MattG

my two kids who applied got in. My daughter had credentials similar to your son and she was a Riley Scholar (which gets you a free cheese pizza or something if you're in my income range). My son was maybe one tick down but on the high side of ND's medians.

They both went to Creighton. We talked about going to ND but it was (then) at least a $250K proposition all in for four years and Creighton was sitting right there for free. Creighton academically is probably about where ND was when I was there (early '80's).

But how your son didn't get in boggles the mind.

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My son is looking at colleges. - Grantland, 2026-04-09, 14:00
- Has he looked at Mercer? - omahadomer, 2026-04-10, 10:11
  - Yes. Mercer is a choice. I worry about him at Ole Miss. - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 05:56
- 3 of my kids went to Dayton - tjnd88, 2026-04-10, 09:46
  - Love UD! - KGB, 2026-04-11, 11:36
- Our 1st is about to decide. - domer.mq, 2026-04-09, 17:36
  - I kind of see it all as a bit of a blessing… - atxND, 2026-04-10, 07:36
    - Yes. My daughter was down to Purdue and St. Mary's. She - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 05:59
    - I agree with this - HCE, 2026-04-10, 09:04
      - One of the things that has changed since I was 18... - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 09:26
        
        Another thing that's changed - IrishGuard, 2026-04-11, 12:59
        
        We're seeing a lot of that... - domer.mq, 2026-04-11, 15:24
        
        Life is hard before and it will be harder afterward - atxND, 2026-04-12, 09:47
        
        It's like the Grand Tour - IrishGuard, 2026-04-12, 15:55
        
        Let's not romanticize the Grand Tour too much. - PMan, 2026-04-14, 14:27
        
        Sure, Ruskin probably got laid on his Grand Tour - IrishGuard, 2026-04-14, 15:43
        
        The Innocents Abroad is my favorite Twain work - Jay, 2026-04-14, 14:34
        
        But enough about Urban Meyer. - domer.mq, 2026-04-12, 16:31
        
        Some of the SEC is pretty darn selective, too - BPH, 2026-04-10, 12:28
        
        Oh for sure... - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 12:46
        
        We have the HOPE scholarship in Georgia, - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-04-10, 11:18
        
        That HOPE program is awesome. - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 12:07
        
        Agree, though it does act as a regressive tax. - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 06:03
        
        I’ve seen a number of kids recently go the CC feeder -> - Joe I, 2026-04-10, 10:55
        
        I see the appeal of that - BPH, 2026-04-10, 12:22
        
        Yes to all that. - Joe I, 2026-04-10, 12:53
        
        It’s all cost, right? The ROI on private schools is so - atxND, 2026-04-10, 09:39
        
        Also changing demographics - HCE, 2026-04-10, 10:44
  - It's been a few years, so I've been able to cool down a bit - MattG, 2026-04-09, 21:51
    - I have seen you post this before. I swear they must have - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 06:13
    - That is crazy -- - omahadomer, 2026-04-10, 10:07
    - Thats crazy. - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 05:08
      - Appreciate all this perspective - Domer99, 2026-04-10, 07:54
        
        Good luck. - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 09:39
        
        Seconded! - irishvol, 2026-04-10, 09:03
        
        Not sure how helpful this is - Domer99, 2026-04-10, 09:55
        
        Very helpful - thanks! - irishvol, 2026-04-12, 18:54
    - I feel like we should grab coffee at some point - bobbywal, 2026-04-09, 22:28
      - I get all that; but I’m not going to change my mind on this. - MattG, 2026-04-09, 23:01
        
        Not trying to change your mind - Dallasdomer, 2026-04-10, 13:28
        
        To Matt's point - OGerry, 2026-04-12, 07:10
  - More and more - bobbywal, 2026-04-09, 19:38
    - saw where ND accepted 9% of applicants this year - Jay, 2026-04-10, 09:03
      - That’s really a factor of the Common Application - MattG, 2026-04-10, 09:41
        
        yeah, but REA to ND is also really high - Jay, 2026-04-10, 09:50
        
        Yes, we were REA and were deferred to regular admissions - MattG, 2026-04-10, 11:37
    - These stories are insane. - Regular Joseph, 2026-04-09, 19:48
  - No one screwed up - Busco21, 2026-04-09, 18:13
- Good luck. We just finished the process with our 6th grader. - San Pedro, 2026-04-09, 16:58
- I found the process so fun - Busco21, 2026-04-09, 15:23
- High Point aspires to be the Hillsdale College of the south. - hlewis, 2026-04-09, 14:59
  - Agree. We did not like it at all. - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 06:29
- I only have two bits of advice to offer - Greg, 2026-04-09, 14:56
  - We are in the final throes with our second - weeks to go - bobbywal, 2026-04-09, 16:38
    - Just be thankful you’re not my parents, where one of their - Joe I, 2026-04-09, 18:20
    - Totally get it. Good luck! - Greg, 2026-04-09, 16:53
- Let me know if you all make your way to KSU - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-04-09, 14:07
  - Will do. We may visit one weekend. I will look you up. - Grantland, 2026-04-13, 06:03

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That is crazy --