[SirLinksalot]

I went 0-for-8 in 1968. It sucked at the time, but has turned out to be meaningless, as is 95% of the who-gets-in-where BS.

I am just curious, what are you doing these days and does your failure or success have anything related to the degree and college that you went to ?

And while we're at it, could you share with us what college you eventually went to ?

Thanks. That would be valuable for my daughter who is INSISTING that I pay for an Ivy League Education ( she got into Columbia with no tuition aid at all ) when I can only afford the tuition for a good state university ( SUNY at STONY BROOK, which was her alternate choice ).

[Jim Noble]

I'm a physician, 25 years in practice, 20 years of medical school teaching experience.

I applied to all 8 Ivies. Because I had SATs (real ones) >1500, I had a shot. Because my HS average was 89.93, they all could figure out that I was lazy.

I went to Colgate, which (fortunately) was trying to raise their Princeton Review ranking, which as you know weights average freshman SAT score highly.

I had a blast at Colgate, which was not then co-ed, but no, that had nothing to do with what I did later.

My kids go to state schools. I think the whole thing is a scam.

[Andy'smom]

"daughter who is INSISTING that I pay for an Ivy League Education ( she got into Columbia with no tuition aid at all ) when I can only afford the tuition for a good state university"

Would she be willing to take out loans to pay the difference? What does she want to major in?