Colleges aren't trendy handbags ...

[Anonymous]

So many students and parents seem to be chasing trends and the affirmation of others' opinions (veneer of prestige, silly categorizations like "Ivy Plus" or "little ivy" or "T20", arguing about how to create categories within categories: like breaking down small LACS into wasp or +B). Enough. This is too much. College isn't a fashion object or handbag du jour, it's a retreat of learning, period. The professors and their teaching style "rate my prof", course calendars, curriculum core, etc. should be scrutinized instead.

People are focused on impressing each other not on growing.

[Anonymous]

The people here are shallow, correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many students and parents seem to be chasing trends and the affirmation of others' opinions (veneer of prestige, silly categorizations like "Ivy Plus" or "little ivy" or "T20", arguing about how to create categories within categories: like breaking down small LACS into wasp or +B). Enough. This is too much. College isn't a fashion object or handbag du jour, it's a retreat of learning, period. The professors and their teaching style "rate my prof", course calendars, curriculum core, etc. should be scrutinized instead.

People are focused on impressing each other not on growing.

Ok

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many students and parents seem to be chasing trends and the affirmation of others' opinions (veneer of prestige, silly categorizations like "Ivy Plus" or "little ivy" or "T20", arguing about how to create categories within categories: like breaking down small LACS into wasp or +B). Enough. This is too much. College isn't a fashion object or handbag du jour, it's a retreat of learning, period. The professors and their teaching style "rate my prof", course calendars, curriculum core, etc. should be scrutinized instead.

People are focused on impressing each other not on growing.

Yeah, but this part would require the vacuous posters here to actually know something.

[Anonymous]

Yes OP, they and their children are not serious students so what do you expect.

[Anonymous]

We don't care what you think....
you are...? who?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many students and parents seem to be chasing trends and the affirmation of others' opinions (veneer of prestige, silly categorizations like "Ivy Plus" or "little ivy" or "T20", arguing about how to create categories within categories: like breaking down small LACS into wasp or +B). Enough. This is too much. College isn't a fashion object or handbag du jour, it's a retreat of learning, period. The professors and their teaching style "rate my prof", course calendars, curriculum core, etc. should be scrutinized instead.

People are focused on impressing each other not on growing.

Yeah, but this part would require the vacuous posters here to actually know something.

I'm all for encouraging people to research the quality of the actual education they're considering. But you want people to pick their college by looking at...rate my professors? A site where students complain about professors who score them lower because they don't do the work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The people here are shallow, correct.

indeed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many students and parents seem to be chasing trends and the affirmation of others' opinions (veneer of prestige, silly categorizations like "Ivy Plus" or "little ivy" or "T20", arguing about how to create categories within categories: like breaking down small LACS into wasp or +B). Enough. This is too much. College isn't a fashion object or handbag du jour, it's a retreat of learning, period. The professors and their teaching style "rate my prof", course calendars, curriculum core, etc. should be scrutinized instead.

People are focused on impressing each other not on growing.

Yeah, but this part would require the vacuous posters here to actually know something.

+100

[Anonymous]

I approve of this message.

[Anonymous]

For most people, the end goal of college is a good paying job.

[Anonymous]

Louis Vuitton - Ivy League
Balenciaga - NYU
Chanel - WASP
Versace - Miami and USC
Loewe - WASP
Michael Kors - Flagship State Schools
Kate Spade - Colleges that Change Lives
Gucci - Stanford
Dior - Seven Sisters

[Anonymous]

Some handbags become trash after four years.

Other handbags have lasting values.

Good analogy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Louis Vuitton - Ivy League
Balenciaga - NYU
Chanel - WASP
Versace - Miami and USC
Loewe - WASP
Michael Kors - Flagship State Schools
Kate Spade - Colleges that Change Lives
Gucci - Stanford
Dior - Seven Sisters

This is beautiful, thank you

[Anonymous]

No

Ivy= a Kelly Bag

LV is so kardashian/rapper