What colleges do you have negative associations with and why?

[Anonymous]

Princeton, Duke, Dartmouth. I know a lot of a-holes who went to these schools. Like seems to call to like.

University of Chicago--everyone I know who went there was a humorless prig.

[Anonymous]

Williams- DD was touring and got called a racial slur during the tour. We were so shocked, and the school had to get the Dean involved, but it immediately sent a nope down my spine. We also were accused of theft by the hotel we stayed in, and decided it was not the school for her.

Talking to black students at the college afterwards, this was “not uncommon.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Williams- DD was touring and got called a racial slur during the tour. We were so shocked, and the school had to get the Dean involved, but it immediately sent a nope down my spine. We also were accused of theft by the hotel we stayed in, and decided it was not the school for her.

Talking to black students at the college afterwards, this was “not uncommon.”

This is abysmal. Western Massachusetts is not the most inclusive place, but it’s a shame this ever happened to your family!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Williams- DD was touring and got called a racial slur during the tour. We were so shocked, and the school had to get the Dean involved, but it immediately sent a nope down my spine. We also were accused of theft by the hotel we stayed in, and decided it was not the school for her.

Talking to black students at the college afterwards, this was “not uncommon.”

I’m really sorry. My DC’s school has a Black@_____ instagram page and it was inspired by the black@williams page. Not the best environment to say the least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:High Point University. Cultish, MAGA, fake college.

Figures as much:

High Point University admissions has an acceptance rate of 77% and an early acceptance rate of 84.8%. Half the applicants admitted to High Point University who submitted test scores have an SAT score between 1110 and 1300 or an ACT score of 23 and 31.

Do your data points counteract the fact that HPU and MAGA are closely aligned? Trump has held multiple rallies at HPU over the years. HPU’s law school dean even advised Trump on his efforts to overturn the 2020 election (claiming Pence shouldn’t certify the results).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the schools that were popular in my HS: Wesleyan, Vassar, Brown, Cornell
I wanted to have nothing to do with anyone who went there.

Agree regarding Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Although I realize that this feeling may be unfair, every graduate of this school whom I know (only about a dozen) is creepy. I have engaged in discussions with them and they cannot deal with differing opinions. All resorted to name-calling rather than address the issue. These are folks who graduated decades ago and are well off financially, but very immature intellectually even though intelligent individuals.

Not me. And I went to Wesleyan. I am very open minded. Like to see both sides. I not creepy. Neither is Lin Manuel Miranda, Beanie Feldstein, Hickenlooper from CA etc etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Williams- DD was touring and got called a racial slur during the tour. We were so shocked, and the school had to get the Dean involved, but it immediately sent a nope down my spine. We also were accused of theft by the hotel we stayed in, and decided it was not the school for her.

Talking to black students at the college afterwards, this was “not uncommon.”

I find this hard to believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is fun!

Princeton - smart, arrogant, country-club types
Yale - smart, snobby and rich
Harvard - smart, obnoxious kids who think they’re the best thing that has ever happened to this world

And agree with UPenn - it has fallen in my eyes because of Trump

Dubya went to Yale, so I don't have a lot of respect there, either

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Williams- DD was touring and got called a racial slur during the tour. We were so shocked, and the school had to get the Dean involved, but it immediately sent a nope down my spine. We also were accused of theft by the hotel we stayed in, and decided it was not the school for her.

Talking to black students at the college afterwards, this was “not uncommon.”

I find this hard to believe.

Then don’t believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Williams- DD was touring and got called a racial slur during the tour. We were so shocked, and the school had to get the Dean involved, but it immediately sent a nope down my spine. We also were accused of theft by the hotel we stayed in, and decided it was not the school for her.

Talking to black students at the college afterwards, this was “not uncommon.”

I find this hard to believe.

Then don’t believe.

I don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mount Holyoke. Terrible interviewer asked me where we “summered”. I was a lower middle class kid from a small town. Did not feel welcome there.

I’m a BC grad, & when one of my kids applied there, a financial aid rep called & asked about a certain tax form. I told him I wasn’t familiar with that form. He said, “Just ask your tax guy about it.” I said, “I AM my tax guy.”

I realized right then that BC was no longer a place for middle-middle class students. Kid went to Northwestern instead.

[Anonymous]

Johns Hopkins, cause I call it John Hopkins a lot and get corrected. So annoying.

[Anonymous]

Just for fun.

Duke(spouse’s school): entitled arrogant dbags
Usc(child attends): spoiled rich kids
Cal(my school): socially awkward academic gunners

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just for fun.

Duke(spouse’s school): entitled arrogant dbags
Usc(child attends): spoiled rich kids
Cal(my school): socially awkward academic gunners

What is an academic gunner?

[Anonymous]

I mentioned Alabama above but came here again to add WVU. Huge party school. Academics are an afterthought.