What are the top colleges in “real America?”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is "real America"? Honest question. Nearly 127M people live on the US East/West coasts, which makes it about 40% of the total population. Why do people insist on discounting 40% of the US population as not being the "real" America?

Maybe because you twits call 60% of America "flyover country.". Do you folk even read the drivel on DCUM? I won't send my kid to the South because of the racism... Wisky is Naziland... etc etc...
You expect people to worship the shit your Ivy League kid steps in.
There are elite, good and mediocre colleges spread throughout the country. Most people don't know much about any elite colleges. DCUM posters seem to have quite limited knowledge of most colleges outside of the Ivy League and maybe NESCAC.

OP here, I grew up in the South and I won't send my kids there for college for exactly that reason. I grew up there. I don't want my kids to have to go through the same thing. And no, not everyone who lives on the coasts goes to an Ivy. That's your prejudice and not reality. My whole point was that there's large swaths of a certain political party which seem to discount the idea that there can be multiple "real" American realities. It's a huge freaking country and with over 300M people, we are bound to have subcultures. So the idea that there is one "real America" is nonsensical babble and panders to a certain crowd. I always find it logically strange that one would discount the historical "real America" (the colonial America and our country's birthplace) as somehow not our current perception of "real America" because somehow the home of the Liberty Bell, the Boston tea party, and this country's foundation doesn't count anymore. That is just odd to me. But hey, bias got to bias.

DP. It’s so interesting (and telling) that you blame all of this bias on one “certain political party,” conveniently ignoring the OTHER political party which is heavily biased - at least on this site - against those “racist, redneck, frat boy” schools in the south and Midwest - I mean “flyover country.”

What’s “odd,” is you blatantly calling out the political party you detest, with zero acknowledgement of your own political party’s constant bias. Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of DCUM folks getting upset over the term "real America." Must have hit a soft spot.

The hilarious part is all these "real America" defenders are on a DC parent forum, which means they must've abandoned "real America" to come out to the "elite bubble" for a reason. Sort of does a disservice to their cause.

No, the hilarious part is the utter lack of self-awareness on the part of those who are offended by a term like “real America,” yet have no problem at all constantly disparaging those who live between the coasts.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is "real America"? Honest question. Nearly 127M people live on the US East/West coasts, which makes it about 40% of the total population. Why do people insist on discounting 40% of the US population as not being the "real" America?

Maybe because you twits call 60% of America "flyover country.". Do you folk even read the drivel on DCUM? I won't send my kid to the South because of the racism... Wisky is Naziland... etc etc...
You expect people to worship the shit your Ivy League kid steps in.
There are elite, good and mediocre colleges spread throughout the country. Most people don't know much about any elite colleges. DCUM posters seem to have quite limited knowledge of most colleges outside of the Ivy League and maybe NESCAC.

And you all don’t stereotype us so-called “coastal elites”? I’m damn sick of you telling me I don’t live in real America.

Yawn. Tell us what you really think of those who live in “flyover country.”
DP

DP. I don't think that "coastal elite" would appreciate the name I would really use for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In places that aren’t involved with the educationally elite culture that overwhelms DC, how are colleges perceived? Is it just HYPS and then everything else blends together? Are football schools like Bama and Clemson perceived as much more elite than they are?

OP, I think I understand your question. Yes, in the places that you deem "real America," the drawing board is different. Most kids there would never consider an Ivy League school. The big decision is which state school (in SC, Clemson, USC or maybe the Cof C if you really want to party), or a SLAC in the area. Naturally, a hierarchy of sorts develops even among schools at this level and for the people who live in that area.

Generally, Clemson is considered the hottest ticket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is "real America"? Honest question. Nearly 127M people live on the US East/West coasts, which makes it about 40% of the total population. Why do people insist on discounting 40% of the US population as not being the "real" America?

Maybe because you twits call 60% of America "flyover country.". Do you folk even read the drivel on DCUM? I won't send my kid to the South because of the racism... Wisky is Naziland... etc etc...
You expect people to worship the shit your Ivy League kid steps in.
There are elite, good and mediocre colleges spread throughout the country. Most people don't know much about any elite colleges. DCUM posters seem to have quite limited knowledge of most colleges outside of the Ivy League and maybe NESCAC.

And you all don’t stereotype us so-called “coastal elites”? I’m damn sick of you telling me I don’t live in real America.

Yawn. Tell us what you really think of those who live in “flyover country.”
DP

DP. I don't think that "coastal elite" would appreciate the name I would really use for her.

Yawn, this faux outrage re "flyover country." There's no way someone flying over came up with that term, by definition they aren't thinking about what's down there. It's the people in flyover country who use it to draw attention to the fact they're being ignored, by the "coastal elite" blah, blah, blah. Use whatever language you want, you're unlikely to get through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is "real America"? Honest question. Nearly 127M people live on the US East/West coasts, which makes it about 40% of the total population. Why do people insist on discounting 40% of the US population as not being the "real" America?

Maybe because you twits call 60% of America "flyover country.". Do you folk even read the drivel on DCUM? I won't send my kid to the South because of the racism... Wisky is Naziland... etc etc...
You expect people to worship the shit your Ivy League kid steps in.
There are elite, good and mediocre colleges spread throughout the country. Most people don't know much about any elite colleges. DCUM posters seem to have quite limited knowledge of most colleges outside of the Ivy League and maybe NESCAC.

OP here, I grew up in the South and I won't send my kids there for college for exactly that reason. I grew up there. I don't want my kids to have to go through the same thing. And no, not everyone who lives on the coasts goes to an Ivy. That's your prejudice and not reality. My whole point was that there's large swaths of a certain political party which seem to discount the idea that there can be multiple "real" American realities. It's a huge freaking country and with over 300M people, we are bound to have subcultures. So the idea that there is one "real America" is nonsensical babble and panders to a certain crowd. I always find it logically strange that one would discount the historical "real America" (the colonial America and our country's birthplace) as somehow not our current perception of "real America" because somehow the home of the Liberty Bell, the Boston tea party, and this country's foundation doesn't count anymore. That is just odd to me. But hey, bias got to bias.

I don’t think it’s 1 political party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is "real America"? Honest question. Nearly 127M people live on the US East/West coasts, which makes it about 40% of the total population. Why do people insist on discounting 40% of the US population as not being the "real" America?

Maybe because you twits call 60% of America "flyover country.". Do you folk even read the drivel on DCUM? I won't send my kid to the South because of the racism... Wisky is Naziland... etc etc...
You expect people to worship the shit your Ivy League kid steps in.
There are elite, good and mediocre colleges spread throughout the country. Most people don't know much about any elite colleges. DCUM posters seem to have quite limited knowledge of most colleges outside of the Ivy League and maybe NESCAC.

And you all don’t stereotype us so-called “coastal elites”? I’m damn sick of you telling me I don’t live in real America.

Yawn. Tell us what you really think of those who live in “flyover country.”
DP

My husband is from the Midwest. I love it there.

But sure — keep justifying your nastiness by assuming I’m as nasty as you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of DCUM folks getting upset over the term "real America." Must have hit a soft spot.

Do you consider the New Yorkers who died in 9/11 to not be real Americans?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in "real America" and no one here has heard of my elite liberal arts college or any of the other elite liberal arts colleges. Amherst (not where I went, but similar, just to give you an example) means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. People think you must've gone to a random school that's obviously worse than Ohio State (etc.). People would definitely impressed by Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, flagship state schools. I am honestly not sure a lot of people here would even know what Princeton or Duke or Vanderbilt is.

I live in Montgomery County and 70% of people have never heard of Amherst.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in "real America" and no one here has heard of my elite liberal arts college or any of the other elite liberal arts colleges. Amherst (not where I went, but similar, just to give you an example) means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. People think you must've gone to a random school that's obviously worse than Ohio State (etc.). People would definitely impressed by Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, flagship state schools. I am honestly not sure a lot of people here would even know what Princeton or Duke or Vanderbilt is.

I live in Montgomery County and 70% of people have never heard of Amherst.

Look I found a number in my butt!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is "real America"? Honest question. Nearly 127M people live on the US East/West coasts, which makes it about 40% of the total population. Why do people insist on discounting 40% of the US population as not being the "real" America?

Maybe because you twits call 60% of America "flyover country.". Do you folk even read the drivel on DCUM? I won't send my kid to the South because of the racism... Wisky is Naziland... etc etc...
You expect people to worship the shit your Ivy League kid steps in.
There are elite, good and mediocre colleges spread throughout the country. Most people don't know much about any elite colleges. DCUM posters seem to have quite limited knowledge of most colleges outside of the Ivy League and maybe NESCAC.

And you all don’t stereotype us so-called “coastal elites”? I’m damn sick of you telling me I don’t live in real America.

As the author of the above screed, I would like to make the obvious point that I never called out the 40% who live on the coasts. I only talked about the standard idiot posters on DCUM. Yes, you richly deserve the appellation of "provincial pseudo-elitist snobs."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is "real America"? Honest question. Nearly 127M people live on the US East/West coasts, which makes it about 40% of the total population. Why do people insist on discounting 40% of the US population as not being the "real" America?

Maybe because you twits call 60% of America "flyover country.". Do you folk even read the drivel on DCUM? I won't send my kid to the South because of the racism... Wisky is Naziland... etc etc...
You expect people to worship the shit your Ivy League kid steps in.
There are elite, good and mediocre colleges spread throughout the country. Most people don't know much about any elite colleges. DCUM posters seem to have quite limited knowledge of most colleges outside of the Ivy League and maybe NESCAC.

And you all don’t stereotype us so-called “coastal elites”? I’m damn sick of you telling me I don’t live in real America.

As the author of the above screed, I would like to make the obvious point that I never called out the 40% who live on the coasts. I only talked about the standard idiot posters on DCUM. Yes, you richly deserve the appellation of "provincial pseudo-elitist snobs."

Excuse me what?! What the hell have I said to you to earn that name?

[Anonymous]

Upper Midwest here. HYPSM are obviously well-known and coveted schools, but outside of that, the Big Ten schools are great schools (some of the best research institutions in the entire country), and are a natural option for a lot of smart kids. Think Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Purdue. And for the far more ambitious and academically oriented kids, there are Northwestern and UChicago (although of course if you're in a position to send your kid to NU or UC, you're also part of a class of people that would also consider sending them to any of the Ivies or Stanford). Seconding that names like Amherst are not even known among the general populace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is "real America"? Honest question. Nearly 127M people live on the US East/West coasts, which makes it about 40% of the total population. Why do people insist on discounting 40% of the US population as not being the "real" America?

Maybe because you twits call 60% of America "flyover country.". Do you folk even read the drivel on DCUM? I won't send my kid to the South because of the racism... Wisky is Naziland... etc etc...
You expect people to worship the shit your Ivy League kid steps in.
There are elite, good and mediocre colleges spread throughout the country. Most people don't know much about any elite colleges. DCUM posters seem to have quite limited knowledge of most colleges outside of the Ivy League and maybe NESCAC.

And you all don’t stereotype us so-called “coastal elites”? I’m damn sick of you telling me I don’t live in real America.

As the author of the above screed, I would like to make the obvious point that I never called out the 40% who live on the coasts. I only talked about the standard idiot posters on DCUM. Yes, you richly deserve the appellation of "provincial pseudo-elitist snobs."

Wow you’re a very angry person. On behalf of all the idiot posters on DCUM that you obviously can’t avoid reading, we are so very sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is "real America"? Honest question. Nearly 127M people live on the US East/West coasts, which makes it about 40% of the total population. Why do people insist on discounting 40% of the US population as not being the "real" America?

Maybe because you twits call 60% of America "flyover country.". Do you folk even read the drivel on DCUM? I won't send my kid to the South because of the racism... Wisky is Naziland... etc etc...
You expect people to worship the shit your Ivy League kid steps in.
There are elite, good and mediocre colleges spread throughout the country. Most people don't know much about any elite colleges. DCUM posters seem to have quite limited knowledge of most colleges outside of the Ivy League and maybe NESCAC.

And you all don’t stereotype us so-called “coastal elites”? I’m damn sick of you telling me I don’t live in real America.

As the author of the above screed, I would like to make the obvious point that I never called out the 40% who live on the coasts. I only talked about the standard idiot posters on DCUM. Yes, you richly deserve the appellation of "provincial pseudo-elitist snobs."

Wow you’re a very angry person. On behalf of all the idiot posters on DCUM that you obviously can’t avoid reading, we are so very sorry.

DP here. It's a little funny to see east coast folks creating this fantasy that they're being discriminated against in this thread. Pretty thin-skinned if you ask me, considering that the derision and ridicule of folks from "flyover country" are way, way more pronounced than the other way around. Provincialism exists in equal measure in most parts of this country. I'm sorry but no one is ever going to convince me that someone from Boston or Philly (or even DC/NOVA) is more "sophisticated" than someone from, say, Chicago.