Why are WASP so elite?

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Anonymous wrote:Like the stock pick analysis with some tweaks. Move Wesleyan to a sell for same reason as listed for Trinity as Hartford is not a big draw. Upgrade Haverford access to Philly and Holy Cross access to Boston. Debating rating on W&L would twea to sell as its southern location is very rural as opposed to Davidson’s access to Charlotte. But overall great picks!

This is the stock poster. You may be right about Wes: I was on the fence. But Middletown is really not bad, has a walkable downtown, proximity to urban areas. Plus it has had a major downswing the last generation or two and is now holding its own.

Haverford also was on the fence. Hard to be such a second fiddle to Swat and be a buy, but you may be right.

W&L also on the fence but they have so much money and are in the south. Not many people even know they give a full ride, including room and board, to 10% of students. I stick with my “hold” on that one.

Haverford is a dreamy little storybook school and I can see it appealing to kids. If I was a counselor and I had a artsy, "alt" kid, I might put it on a list and see what kind of FA they offered. But for full pay? I dont see the value, at all.

Haverford has a strong math department.
https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024-William-Lowell-Putnam-Competition-Announcement-of-Winners.pdf

Also excellent pre-med outcomes. It also does not have an artsy, "alt" kid vibe at all. If anything, it's a little on the preppy side compared to, say, Swarthmore.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody in the real world care about these teeny tiny schools. They're like elite boarding schools, I'm sure there is good learning and a small but mighty network of alums, but it really doesn't amount to much. The reality is most adults in the US and world has never heard of any of these tiny lacs.

There are elite clubs that everyone knows but the most elite clubs are the ones that most people don’t know.

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Anonymous wrote:Kind of condescending to suggest kids are at state U’s for financial reasons only.

What other reason would there be to give up all the amenities private colleges offer? Smaller classes, better advising, etc.

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White Anglo-Saxon Protestants?

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Anonymous wrote:White Anglo-Saxon Protestants?

Not any more! Well, maybe Williams still.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody outside of these forums knows what wasp means. Actually most people thinks it means white Anglo Saxon Protestant. Maybe some wannabe elites in nyc, Boston, and Philly do. You tell the average person your considering Amherst and they’ll think you mean umass.

That’s what I thought too and I’m from the DMV.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody outside of these forums knows what wasp means. Actually most people thinks it means white Anglo Saxon Protestant. Maybe some wannabe elites in nyc, Boston, and Philly do. You tell the average person your considering Amherst and they’ll think you mean umass.

That’s what I thought too and I’m from the DMV.

Shame, you're both showing your ignorance. Wannabe elites? More like educated people who know where the best UG teaching is.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody outside of these forums knows what wasp means. Actually most people thinks it means white Anglo Saxon Protestant. Maybe some wannabe elites in nyc, Boston, and Philly do. You tell the average person your considering Amherst and they’ll think you mean umass.

That’s what I thought too and I’m from the DMV.

Well known for the last 50 or 60 years at least. Your lack of knowledge isa likely because of the poor education that you received at a public.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody in the real world care about these teeny tiny schools. They're like elite boarding schools, I'm sure there is good learning and a small but mighty network of alums, but it really doesn't amount to much. The reality is most adults in the US and world has never heard of any of these tiny lacs.

Nobody in the real world has heard of Kiton or Cucinelli either, it doesn’t stop the UHNW from buying them while the general public thinks Kate Spade is a top designer brand.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody outside of these forums knows what wasp means. Actually most people thinks it means white Anglo Saxon Protestant. Maybe some wannabe elites in nyc, Boston, and Philly do. You tell the average person your considering Amherst and they’ll think you mean umass.

That’s what I thought too and I’m from the DMV.

Well known for the last 50 or 60 years at least. Your lack of knowledge isa likely because of the poor education that you received at a public.

Don’t get all huffy when people have no clue where your child went to school.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody outside of these forums knows what wasp means. Actually most people thinks it means white Anglo Saxon Protestant. Maybe some wannabe elites in nyc, Boston, and Philly do. You tell the average person your considering Amherst and they’ll think you mean umass.

That’s what I thought too and I’m from the DMV.

Well known for the last 50 or 60 years at least. Your lack of knowledge isa likely because of the poor education that you received at a public.

Don’t get all huffy when people have no clue where your child went to school.

Sorry, that’s not the way it is….but I went to a public. Obviously a better one than yours because I knew what WASP was, like I know what SWAMP is, and I am familiar with the little 3, or the little Ivies…and what the I y League actually is. But, that is me, not the one step beyond functionally illiterate public whose opinion is so important to you.

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Anonymous wrote:White Anglo-Saxon Protestants?

Not any more! Well, maybe Williams still.

Lots of great Jews at Williams! We love it

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody outside of these forums knows what wasp means. Actually most people thinks it means white Anglo Saxon Protestant. Maybe some wannabe elites in nyc, Boston, and Philly do. You tell the average person your considering Amherst and they’ll think you mean umass.

That’s what I thought too and I’m from the DMV.

Well known for the last 50 or 60 years at least. Your lack of knowledge isa likely because of the poor education that you received at a public.

Don’t get all huffy when people have no clue where your child went to school.

Sorry, that’s not the way it is….but I went to a public. Obviously a better one than yours because I knew what WASP was, like I know what SWAMP is, and I am familiar with the little 3, or the little Ivies…and what the I y League actually is. But, that is me, not the one step beyond functionally illiterate public whose opinion is so important to you.

See, huffy. It only gets worse from here.

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Anonymous wrote:Kind of condescending to suggest kids are at state U’s for financial reasons only.

What other reason would there be to give up all the amenities private colleges offer? Smaller classes, better advising, etc.

More academic options, less insular environments, better college towns, more attractive classmates, etc.

If you’ve gone to tiny private schools for K-12, then maybe SLACs are more appealing. They feel like a bit of a relic, however, for most high achieving kids these days.

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More academic options, less insular environments, better college towns, more attractive classmates, etc.

If you’ve gone to tiny private schools for K-12, then maybe SLACs are more appealing. They feel like a bit of a relic, however, for most high achieving kids these days.

You are an idiot. More attractive classmates? Did you take the short bus to school?