Why are WASP so elite?

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Anonymous wrote:Worcester is diverse sorry it’s not Greenwich or New Canaan

Thank you for making me spit out my water.

Worcester: The Paris of the 80s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worcester is diverse sorry it’s not Greenwich or New Canaan

Thank you for making me spit out my water.

Worcester: The Paris of the 80s.

Worcester: The Mogadishu of the 2020s.

[Anonymous]

The hatred of HC is really interesting. Why is this? Is the school that overrated? Is it the catholic version of Trinity College as it was for Episcopal schools? As for HC I never knew it existed till living in NY. It was always Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, Haverford Swat, Pomona, Kenyon…..that were tossed around as places to go.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worcester is diverse sorry it’s not Greenwich or New Canaan

Thank you for making me spit out my water.

Worcester: The Paris of the 80s.

Worcester: The Mogadishu of the 2020s.

I think something just went over your head. IYKYK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hatred of HC is really interesting. Why is this? Is the school that overrated? Is it the catholic version of Trinity College as it was for Episcopal schools? As for HC I never knew it existed till living in NY. It was always Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, Haverford Swat, Pomona, Kenyon…..that were tossed around as places to go.

It is actually not overrated. It had a down time and has recovered. Two generations ago it was semi-elite, and the choice for the New England Catholic upper middle class (not BC).

[Anonymous]

My guess it’s wasp, white ango Saxon Protestant envy of a fine Catholic school. Look at the hatred and insults at Notre Dame and other Catholic schools

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Pomona as a QuestBridge Scholar and it was a common consensus among all my QB LAC friends (essentially, all the top ranked schools are partners) that no one knew our undergraduate institution.

They might be considered elite in some circles, but most of our experiences with name recognition has been confusion or apathy overall. Yes, even for people from Williams and Swarthmore.

I am not sure what your point is, unless you are complaining (in which case you are ungrateful).

Ungrateful is bizarre nonsense. They were clearly responding to the thread topic lmao.

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Dating yourself if Kenyon is place to go.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t imagine spending more than 4 hours at Colby, Colgate, Hamilton, or Midd. But their boosters will tell us there is a Walmart and a Panera 15 minutes away assuming it’s not snowing.

I went to Harvard and don’t really remember dining out or going shopping in Cambridge or Boston. Yes, there were outings on weekends on the T, but social life was on campus, not outside. Partly, Boston seemed so small and insular, having gone to high school in Manhattan.

My DC is a city kid but will be attending one of the SLACS in the middle of nowhere. I’m actually happy about it. I’d like to imagine there will be more bonding and community unlike places like NYU or BU or USC, schools initially favored by DC. Plus, a lot of money saved on DoorDash! DC can work in NYC or Boston or LA after college.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t imagine spending more than 4 hours at Colby, Colgate, Hamilton, or Midd. But their boosters will tell us there is a Walmart and a Panera 15 minutes away assuming it’s not snowing.

I went to Harvard and don’t really remember dining out or going shopping in Cambridge or Boston. Yes, there were outings on weekends on the T, but social life was on campus, not outside. Partly, Boston seemed so small and insular, having gone to high school in Manhattan.

My DC is a city kid but will be attending one of the SLACS in the middle of nowhere. I’m actually happy about it. I’d like to imagine there will be more bonding and community unlike places like NYU or BU or USC, schools initially favored by DC. Plus, a lot of money saved on DoorDash! DC can work in NYC or Boston or LA after college.

hm did you actually go to harvard? probably not. many people there including when i was there ventured into harvard square a lot

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Yep you went to Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hatred of HC is really interesting. Why is this? Is the school that overrated? Is it the catholic version of Trinity College as it was for Episcopal schools? As for HC I never knew it existed till living in NY. It was always Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, Haverford Swat, Pomona, Kenyon…..that were tossed around as places to go.

Kenyon does not belong in this group

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t imagine spending more than 4 hours at Colby, Colgate, Hamilton, or Midd. But their boosters will tell us there is a Walmart and a Panera 15 minutes away assuming it’s not snowing.

I went to Harvard and don’t really remember dining out or going shopping in Cambridge or Boston. Yes, there were outings on weekends on the T, but social life was on campus, not outside. Partly, Boston seemed so small and insular, having gone to high school in Manhattan.

My DC is a city kid but will be attending one of the SLACS in the middle of nowhere. I’m actually happy about it. I’d like to imagine there will be more bonding and community unlike places like NYU or BU or USC, schools initially favored by DC. Plus, a lot of money saved on DoorDash! DC can work in NYC or Boston or LA after college.

My DC is a suburban kid but he is also incredibly excited to head to a SLAC in the middle of nowhere this fall. The location is a total playground for him, he can't wait for winter, and the academics and community are exceptional. He knows he'll end up working in a city post graduation and is so grateful for four years to live in rural New England.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t imagine spending more than 4 hours at Colby, Colgate, Hamilton, or Midd. But their boosters will tell us there is a Walmart and a Panera 15 minutes away assuming it’s not snowing.

I went to Harvard and don’t really remember dining out or going shopping in Cambridge or Boston. Yes, there were outings on weekends on the T, but social life was on campus, not outside. Partly, Boston seemed so small and insular, having gone to high school in Manhattan.

My DC is a city kid but will be attending one of the SLACS in the middle of nowhere. I’m actually happy about it. I’d like to imagine there will be more bonding and community unlike places like NYU or BU or USC, schools initially favored by DC. Plus, a lot of money saved on DoorDash! DC can work in NYC or Boston or LA after college.

hm did you actually go to harvard? probably not. many people there including when i was there ventured into harvard square a lot

Given that there isn't really a distinction between on and off campus, how does one stay "on campus"?

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Anonymous wrote:These posts make for excellent entertainment. Wow - the insecurity in this thread is palpable! “IYKYK,” amirite?

insecure parents who pissed away money becaue they couldnt get into an actual top school instead of a podunk unrecognizable sister of the poor school

Actually, I find the insecure people are the ones who went to State U because they didn’t know any better or couldn’t afford a private college.

I went to one of the SLACs repeatedly mentioned here and have never, for one minute, felt insecure about it but I sense insecurity and sometimes hostility from people who went to state schools.

I think they are both great options. My kid loves her SLAC and her bff loves her state school. Neither is insecure and they each admire the other.

Yeah, I don't get the hate. DD is very happy at her SLAC. She has lots of friends at state U's. They are there for financial reasons. Some are happier than others. But there is no weird insecurity either way.

She also has friends at other SLACs and larger privates. Again, no weird insecurities/competition.