To Matt's point
by OGerry 
, Maine wilderness, Sunday, April 12, 2026, 07:10 (7 days ago) @ Dallasdomer
Fuck those lying, incompetent ratfuckers.
Still waiting for one of those asshats to look me in the eye and give an accounting of themselves.
Complete thread:
- My son is looking at colleges. -
Grantland,
2026-04-09, 14:00
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- 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
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Jay,
2026-04-14, 14:34
- But enough about Urban Meyer. -
domer.mq,
2026-04-12, 16:31
- Let's not romanticize the Grand Tour too much. -
PMan,
2026-04-14, 14:27
- It's like the Grand Tour -
IrishGuard,
2026-04-12, 15:55
- Life is hard before and it will be harder afterward -
atxND,
2026-04-12, 09:47
- We're seeing a lot of that... -
domer.mq,
2026-04-11, 15:24
- 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
- That HOPE program is awesome. -
domer.mq,
2026-04-10, 12:07
- 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
- I see the appeal of that -
BPH,
2026-04-10, 12:22
- 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
- Another thing that's changed -
IrishGuard,
2026-04-11, 12:59
- One of the things that has changed since I was 18... -
domer.mq,
2026-04-10, 09:26
- 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
- Very helpful - thanks!
- Not sure how helpful this is -
Domer99,
2026-04-10, 09:55
- Appreciate all this perspective -
Domer99,
2026-04-10, 07:54
- 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
- Not trying to change your mind -
Dallasdomer,
2026-04-10, 13:28
- I get all that; but I’m not going to change my mind on this. -
MattG,
2026-04-09, 23:01
- 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
- yeah, but REA to ND is also really high -
Jay,
2026-04-10, 09:50
- That’s really a factor of the Common Application -
MattG,
2026-04-10, 09:41
- These stories are insane. - Regular Joseph, 2026-04-09, 19:48
- saw where ND accepted 9% of applicants this year -
Jay,
2026-04-10, 09:03
- No one screwed up - Busco21, 2026-04-09, 18:13
- I kind of see it all as a bit of a blessing… -
atxND,
2026-04-10, 07:36
- 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
- Agree. We did not like it at all.
- 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
- We are in the final throes with our second - weeks to go -
bobbywal,
2026-04-09, 16:38
- 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
- Will do. We may visit one weekend. I will look you up.
- Has he looked at Mercer? -
omahadomer,
2026-04-10, 10:11