https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:02:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-350067 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:32:16 +0000 birdofafeather 350067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love if our kids went to my alma mater as DH is now attending it for paramedic school and my dad went there for grad school and there is a long standing history of school pride. That being said, I wouldn't pressure them to go if another school was a better fit. But I have to say, I would NOT be willing to have them attend our rival. I'm weird like that. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-349508 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:36:22 +0000 sorrycharlie 349508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we still live in RI, yes I will totally encourage in state tuition. The out of state costs just aren't worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-349506 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:29:37 +0000 anonysquire 349506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nah, neither of my parents went to college and they never put pressure on us. I won't pressure my kids. If we raise our family here in Utah there is a school I might disown my kids if they go (kidding.... Sort of) so there are not many other options if they go in state. Or they could rebel like me and go to Idaho. BAD IDEA. I'm still so frozen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-349500 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:19:19 +0000 BSB 349500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my school, too. I wouldn't force them to go there but I would certainly visit and tell them all about my experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-349478 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:45:06 +0000 erinpye 349478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I absolutely loved my school and hope my DD wants to at least entertain the idea of attending there, but I won't pressure her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-349405 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:56:30 +0000 Beebug 349405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are already joking about this, how awful!</p> <p>DH attended a well known university, and everyone (not kidding) in his family is attending or has attended there. It is in his home province and has a very big following so to speak -amazing school.</p> <p>My university is a smaller, perhaps "less regarded" institution that I loved.</p> <p>Between the two I would probably push for our kid to go to DHs school.</p> <p>THEN there's the fact we both work at another university now (me full time, DH in athletics (coach!)) and that's in the mix too, local, but I would never push for our kids to stay home unless they wanted to!</p> <p>If DH has his dream come true our kids will go to the US on D1 scholarships for hockey, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-349399 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:51:29 +0000 littlepenguin 349399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, if they want to go school there that's fine. I want them to pick their school according to what's important to them and their studies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-349391 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:45:29 +0000 pinkcupcake 349391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nah, I wouldn't care. I don't love my alma mater at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348760 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:19:52 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 348760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really - my DH and I met in college, but otherwise, I wasn't incredibly impressed with my school. I hope we can afford to send DS to any school he wants to go to - I had to go to mine because it was in-state and the tuition was too reasonable (at the time) to pass up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348689 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:02:22 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 348689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I didn't have that great of an experience and don't feel any loyalty really. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348685 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:01:08 +0000 prettylizy 348685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really care where she goes to school. I would like her to get the best school for whatever program she chooses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348666 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:57:55 +0000 sunny 348666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I hated my alma mater. I'd be thrilled if she got into an Ivy or a good west coast school instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348302 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:02:17 +0000 T-Mom 348302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to a really hard engineering school and didn't have much of a life or get any sleep. I would definitely not want them to go unless they REALLY wanted to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348270 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:56:08 +0000 Weagle 348270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We would love if our kids went to our alma mater! We met there and have a really strong connection to it. It's a wonderful town and a great school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348258 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:53:25 +0000 ladyfingers 348258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I loved my school, but I'm not that attached to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348151 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:34:07 +0000 chopsuey 348151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: dood. If she applies and her grades are decent she'll totally get in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348120 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:27:35 +0000 regberadaisy 348120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348101 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:24:01 +0000 Rubies 348101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah! Totally! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348099 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:23:22 +0000 oliviaoblivia 348099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd love if LO went to either of my schools (grad or undergrad.) I had a fabulous education and hope can have the same opportunities I did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348090 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:20:48 +0000 mediagirl 348090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We both went to a small school in MD. I want her to go to a school in NC so it's cheaper for us! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348077 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:17:16 +0000 Andrea 348077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: we also donate money every year. Well, DH does so I guess he does want her to go there. More than me anyway! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348073 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:15:54 +0000 Freckles 348073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bahaha, settle for Stanford.</p> <p>We want DD to go to school in the US, but we'd be okay if she went to our alma mater since it's a top Canadian school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348032 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:05:07 +0000 chopsuey 348032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Total advantage for L since both her parents went there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-348029 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:04:24 +0000 chopsuey 348029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I don't want my kids to go to either of our alma maters! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-347846 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:55:52 +0000 Andrea 347846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but it would be great if she could get in. DH and I both went to the same place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-347790 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:25:31 +0000 Alivoo01 347790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As @coco bee said, "settle" for Stanford? Wow. Okay.... =\</p> <p>I loved my alma mater so I wouldn't them going there! Hubby didn't go to my alma mater, but is a fan of the school as well, so I'm sure the hubby wouldn't mind either! However, they're free to go anywhere they like minus my alma mater's biggest rival. Ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-347770 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:14:24 +0000 spaniellove 347770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd at least want him/her to apply. I applied because my dad went there, thinking I'd go to a "better" Ivy, but you just never know how things will turn out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-347762 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:10:21 +0000 Shutterbug 347762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe, only because they have parietals (no opposite sex sleepovers!) haha. Although that didn't stop my friend and her GF (now wife) from living together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-347725 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:55:22 +0000 DigAPony 347725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I don't care at all. Then again, I'm not really the school spirit type. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-try-to-convince-your-kid-to-attend-your-alma-mater#post-347718 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:53:53 +0000 Bookish 347718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a lot of pressure from my mom to go to Harvard like my grandpa, and it annoyed the heck out of me, especially since I couldn't have gotten in!! :p I live in the same city where my alma mater is, so there is no escaping the school spirit and Aggie onesies, but unless they want to spend college living at home with us, they will go somewhere else! :) </p>