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How many colleges / universities are rep in your family tree?

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11 months ago

I was thinking about this last night for no reason. Here's the list, at least that I know of:
Michigan State - me
Temple - brother
University of Utah - brother
Alfred University
Seton Hall
Duke University
Syracuse
Montclair State
Keane University
University of Delaware
Rutgers
School of Visual Arts - NYC
University of Scranton
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11 months ago

I'm not gonna start thinking about my cousins and uncles and whatnot, but here are the ones represented in my immediate family:
Michigan State - me (twice)
Northwestern - brother
University of Pennsylvania - sister
Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico) - dad
Instituto Tecnologico de la Laguna (Mexico) - mom

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arfabe16 said...
I'm not gonna start thinking about my cousins and uncles and whatnot, but here are the ones represented in my immediate family:
Michigan State
Northwestern
University of Pennsylvania
Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico)
Instituto Tecnologico de la Laguna (Mexico)

I forgot kutztown state lol
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11 months ago

Michigan State- Me, Brother
Grand Valley- Brother
Hope- Sister
Boston College- Dad
UConn
American University
Clark University
Boston University
St. Andrews

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11 months ago

Mom, 2 older brothers, myself - MSU
Dad - EMU
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11 months ago

My immediate family
3 Brothers and myself: MSU all for undergrad
Sister: GVSU & CMU
Brothers grad school: scUM & Oakland
Eldest brother also attended Acton Business School for his MBA.

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11 months ago

Between undergrad and grad, here is my immediate family.
Michigan State x 3
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Johns Hopkins
Lake Superior State
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11 months ago

Michigan State - me undergrad, my father for grad school
Iowa - my father undergrad, most of my uncles and cousins
Harvard - my aunt
University of Virginia -- aunt law school
Virginia Tech - dad PhD work -- never finished.
Iowa State - my grandpa, numerous cousins
DePaul - me grad school
Grinnell - cousin
Included extended family because my mom and sis didn't go to 4 year school.
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11 months ago

MSU-me
UTSouthwestern-current grad school me
GVSU (B.S)., Memphis (M.S.), sister
Purdue, sister
Wisconsin-Madison, mother, father, uncle, grandpas on both sides, several great grandparents as well
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Is anybody really going to sit here and read though all the colleges that somebody posts? I scanned your post, Ghost and the only one I remember is MSU. Nobody cares if your Wife's Uncle went to Bloody Vagina University of Montana.
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11 months ago

MSU
Wayne State
GVSU
DCL
U. of Chicago
Yale
Western
Oklahoma College for Women
EMU
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11 months ago

MSU - Several
UM
CMU
Indiana
Kansas
Kettering
Mizzou
UD
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MSU, UM, OU/the directionals.
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11 months ago

MSU
Syracuse
SUNY Geneseo
University of Rochester
Cal Tech
University of Kentucky
Penn State
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11 months ago

Michigan State
Northeastern Illinois
UNC-Asheville
Western Carolina
Appalachian State
Northwestern
Illinois
UNC-Chapel Hill
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11 months ago

MSU - myself, my youngest (currently MSU student) both siblings
Iowa - my oldest
GVSU - my oldest
Florida - my oldest
Ferris - both grandfathers
Mi Tech
CMU
Wayne State
EMU
Stanford
Princeton
University of Chicago
umaa
After Ferris its uncles, cousins, nephews etc. Until my oldest and nephews its been all instate public universities
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Not that many actually...going back to my Grand parents...not sure before that. 3 Generations a lot of people...I come from 2 large catholic families. All of my aunts and uncles have at least one degree, all of my cousins have at least one degree or are currently in school. Between my 4 grand parents, my 13 aunts and uncles, their husbands/wives, and my 35 first cousins (not counting their sposes or kids...also not counting great aunts/uncles)
Case Institute (Part of Case Western Reserve now)
University of Detroit
John Carroll
Marygrove
Northwestern
Marquette
Michigan Tech
Arizona
Ferris St.
Michigan
MSU
CMU
Stanford
Johns Hopkins
Cincinnati
Houston
Dayton
Robert Morris
Catholic U
Notre Dame
Wayne State
George Washingon
Eastern Michigan
23 schools going in 3 generations between my mom and dads side. There may be more, but this is what I know sitting here.
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11 months ago

Bob Sakimano said...
UofM MSU CMU University of Florida University of Tennessee UNC-Chapel Hill Duke Meredith College Appalachian State UNC-Asheville Clemson Univ. of South Carolina Western Carolina University Auburn

UM first on your list?
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11 months ago

Michigan State University - me
Indiana University - Mom (undergrad), uncle, aunt, cousin
University of Michigan - cousin
University of Hawaii - Mom (masters)
California State University, Fresno - Dad
Harvard - uncle
University of Minnesota - grandfather, grandmother
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MSU me, brother, dad, aunt, 2 cousins
U of M - AA uncle, cousin
U of Southern Cal uncle
GVSU uncle, aunts
Aquainas 2 uncles
Arizona St uncle
Western sister
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MSU - Grandma, Uncle, Father, Me, Cousin
UM - Sister, Aunt
Central - Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, Cousin
Western - Cousin
Ferris - Uncle
Northern Tech - Uncle
Purdue - Aunt
IU - Uncle
Albion - Cousin, Uncle (I think its Albion, some smaller private school)
Wake Forest - Cousin
I'm not sure where a few others went to, I think there are about 4 more that went to MSU.
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MSU- me,brothers,nephews, nieces, dogs, cats, etc.
um- brother
EMU-brother
U of St Francis-me (Grad school)
Tufts-nephew
Georgetown Law-nephew(MSU undergrad)
CMU-wife

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Max Bullough: ..... Only one.
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Me - Grand Valley, Michigan State
Brother- Michigan State
Uncle - Michigan State
Aunt - Central Michigan
Aunt - Western Michigan
Aunt - Wisconsin, Washington
Mom - Calvin
Dad - Aquinas
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MSU - Multiple people
scUM - Parents and Aunt
WMU - Many People
EMU - Sister
Johns Hopkins - Cousin for grad school
Some Med School in Missouri or somthing - Cousin
Air Force - Cousin
FSU - Cousin
Wayne State - Uncle
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