Big 3 College Placement 2018-19 Cycle

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Congratulations. You just won the asshole post of the year award!

Thank you. It’s always gratifying to see how easy it is to needle the graduates of lesser Ivies!

Actually, I'm not an Ivy grad at all, be it a "top Ivy" or a "lesser Ivy," or however you wish to categorize them. Not that it particularly matters, but my undergrad degree was from CalTech, and my graduate degree was from MIT. Since neither of those are Ivies, I'm pretty sure I must rate perhaps one rung above pond scum in your apparent "HYP or nothing" view of the world. And funny thing is, somehow I'm ok with that. I think I'll survive

I have high respect for MIT, CalTech, and Stanford. One of my siblings is a MIT grad. Having bragged about graduating from two top STEM schools, I'm sure you're aware that the education offered at CalTech and MIT are superior to that offered at Virginia Tech. That's a reality some people can't handle.

I think it's funny when graduates of the lesser Ivies get upset when others point out that despite having the Ivy moniker, not all Ivies are equal. My point was that there are some great SLACs that are more academically rigorous than some of the lesser Ivies.

I think it's even funnier when people argue whether H, Y, or P are better schools.

Unlike some of the earlier PPs, I carry my Ivy degrees lightly. They don't define who I am. I had a great time earning my degrees. Some of my classmates were idiots and some were brilliance personified.

I'd be happy if my kids wanted to go Ivy. I'd be equally happy if they chose a SLAC, a large public university, or whatever educational environment was right for them.

People get upset about their alma maters being called the "lesser Ivies," because their egos are invested in being Ivy.

I'm the PP you were responding to. I'm sorry, but I agree with the poster that noted that if you're spending this much time and effort on an anonymous forum differentiating your HYP degrees from some set of so-called "lesser Ivies," then you obviously don't carry your Ivy pedigree lightly. In contrast, you come across as obsessed with pedigree, academic prestige, and the general collegiate pecking order. For God's sake, I think everyone would agree that all the Ivies are great schools (as are many, many others that don't share that coveted Ivy moniker). Why bother trying to set some arbitrary line between the "top" ones and the "lesser" ones?? It is frankly just as tiresome as all the debates on DCUM about which schools constitute the Top 3/5/X private schools in the area. I realize it's human nature for people to want to debate such things (especially on DCUM!), but please don't put down other people's schools as somehow "lesser" in one breath and then turn around and claim in the next breath that you actually take your degrees lightly. That's just laughable. And while it's nice to hear that you "have high respect for" my alma maters, that sentiment just reeks of condescension given the rest of your post.


I think you're pouring way too much energy in responding for someone who's not invested. If you find the previous post tiresome, move on.

Of course this is the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare that they're from Caltech/MIT.

The line is between lesser and greater is not arbitrary. It's based on the academic rigor of the school, which is built on the quality of their programs and teaching.

[Anonymous]

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Congratulations. You just won the asshole post of the year award!

Thank you. It’s always gratifying to see how easy it is to needle the graduates of lesser Ivies!

Actually, I'm not an Ivy grad at all, be it a "top Ivy" or a "lesser Ivy," or however you wish to categorize them. Not that it particularly matters, but my undergrad degree was from CalTech, and my graduate degree was from MIT. Since neither of those are Ivies, I'm pretty sure I must rate perhaps one rung above pond scum in your apparent "HYP or nothing" view of the world. And funny thing is, somehow I'm ok with that. I think I'll survive

I have high respect for MIT, CalTech, and Stanford. One of my siblings is a MIT grad. Having bragged about graduating from two top STEM schools, I'm sure you're aware that the education offered at CalTech and MIT are superior to that offered at Virginia Tech. That's a reality some people can't handle.

I think it's funny when graduates of the lesser Ivies get upset when others point out that despite having the Ivy moniker, not all Ivies are equal. My point was that there are some great SLACs that are more academically rigorous than some of the lesser Ivies.

I think it's even funnier when people argue whether H, Y, or P are better schools.

Unlike some of the earlier PPs, I carry my Ivy degrees lightly. They don't define who I am. I had a great time earning my degrees. Some of my classmates were idiots and some were brilliance personified.

I'd be happy if my kids wanted to go Ivy. I'd be equally happy if they chose a SLAC, a large public university, or whatever educational environment was right for them.

People get upset about their alma maters being called the "lesser Ivies," because their egos are invested in being Ivy.

I'm the PP you were responding to. I'm sorry, but I agree with the poster that noted that if you're spending this much time and effort on an anonymous forum differentiating your HYP degrees from some set of so-called "lesser Ivies," then you obviously don't carry your Ivy pedigree lightly. In contrast, you come across as obsessed with pedigree, academic prestige, and the general collegiate pecking order. For God's sake, I think everyone would agree that all the Ivies are great schools (as are many, many others that don't share that coveted Ivy moniker). Why bother trying to set some arbitrary line between the "top" ones and the "lesser" ones?? It is frankly just as tiresome as all the debates on DCUM about which schools constitute the Top 3/5/X private schools in the area. I realize it's human nature for people to want to debate such things (especially on DCUM!), but please don't put down other people's schools as somehow "lesser" in one breath and then turn around and claim in the next breath that you actually take your degrees lightly. That's just laughable. And while it's nice to hear that you "have high respect for" my alma maters, that sentiment just reeks of condescension given the rest of your post.

I think you're pouring way too much energy in responding for someone who's not invested. If you find the previous post tiresome, move on.

Of course this is the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare that they're from Caltech/MIT.

The line is between lesser and greater is not arbitrary. It's based on the academic rigor of the school, which is built on the quality of their programs and teaching.

So says the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare they have two separate HYP degrees. Which of course are better than degrees from lesser Ivies.

[Anonymous]

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I think you're pouring way too much energy in responding for someone who's not invested. If you find the previous post tiresome, move on.

Of course this is the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare that they're from Caltech/MIT.

The line is between lesser and greater is not arbitrary. It's based on the academic rigor of the school, which is built on the quality of their programs and teaching.

So says the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare they have two separate HYP degrees. Which of course are better than degrees from lesser Ivies.

Dear Imbecile,

If you had read all the posts, you would have read one which argued that no poster who attended an Ivy would rank some as lesser or greater. I mentioned my two Ivy degrees to contest that claim.

I did not claim my degrees were better. However, I do believe the educational quality and opportunities were greater at both my Ivies than, say, U Penn or Cornell. Objective raters agree.

Saying there are no differences among schools, including the Ivies, is part of the everyone gets a trophy mentality that is destroying this country.

[Anonymous]

DP here.

Dear Imbecile, perhaps hour double IVY was better for you, but that doesn't make it objectively better for anyone else or everyone else.

Get it?

You are proving the point by trying the make the claim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DP here.

Dear Imbecile, perhaps hour double IVY was better for you, but that doesn't make it objectively better for anyone else or everyone else.

Get it?

You are proving the point by trying the make the claim.

Try going back to school for reading comprehension lessons. The post said nothing about subjective experience or fit.

[Anonymous]

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I did not claim my degrees were better. However, I do believe the educational quality and opportunities were greater at both my Ivies than, say, U Penn or Cornell.

BS

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I think you're pouring way too much energy in responding for someone who's not invested. If you find the previous post tiresome, move on.

Of course this is the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare that they're from Caltech/MIT.

The line is between lesser and greater is not arbitrary. It's based on the academic rigor of the school, which is built on the quality of their programs and teaching.

So says the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare they have two separate HYP degrees. Which of course are better than degrees from lesser Ivies.

Dear Imbecile,

If you had read all the posts, you would have read one which argued that no poster who attended an Ivy would rank some as lesser or greater. I mentioned my two Ivy degrees to contest that claim.

I did not claim my degrees were better. However, I do believe the educational quality and opportunities were greater at both my Ivies than, say, U Penn or Cornell. Objective raters agree.

Saying there are no differences among schools, including the Ivies, is part of the everyone gets a trophy mentality that is destroying this country.

You're the sort of person who's life is a tremendous disappointment so you cling to whatever credential you can. #pathetic

[Anonymous]

This thread is unbelievably pathetic.

[Anonymous]

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I think you're pouring way too much energy in responding for someone who's not invested. If you find the previous post tiresome, move on.

Of course this is the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare that they're from Caltech/MIT.

The line is between lesser and greater is not arbitrary. It's based on the academic rigor of the school, which is built on the quality of their programs and teaching.

So says the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare they have two separate HYP degrees. Which of course are better than degrees from lesser Ivies.

Dear Imbecile,

If you had read all the posts, you would have read one which argued that no poster who attended an Ivy would rank some as lesser or greater. I mentioned my two Ivy degrees to contest that claim.

I did not claim my degrees were better. However, I do believe the educational quality and opportunities were greater at both my Ivies than, say, U Penn or Cornell. Objective raters agree.

Saying there are no differences among schools, including the Ivies, is part of the everyone gets a trophy mentality that is destroying this country.

You're the sort of person who's life is a tremendous disappointment so you cling to whatever credential you can. #pathetic

Precisely the opposite. I do like needling people who are invested in their credentials though. Why do you care what someone on an anonymous forum thinks about your or others’ degree?

[Anonymous]

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I think you're pouring way too much energy in responding for someone who's not invested. If you find the previous post tiresome, move on.

Of course this is the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare that they're from Caltech/MIT.

The line is between lesser and greater is not arbitrary. It's based on the academic rigor of the school, which is built on the quality of their programs and teaching.

So says the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare they have two separate HYP degrees. Which of course are better than degrees from lesser Ivies.

Dear Imbecile,

If you had read all the posts, you would have read one which argued that no poster who attended an Ivy would rank some as lesser or greater. I mentioned my two Ivy degrees to contest that claim.

I did not claim my degrees were better. However, I do believe the educational quality and opportunities were greater at both my Ivies than, say, U Penn or Cornell. Objective raters agree.

Saying there are no differences among schools, including the Ivies, is part of the everyone gets a trophy mentality that is destroying this country.

You're the sort of person who's life is a tremendous disappointment so you cling to whatever credential you can. #pathetic

Precisely the opposite. I do like needling people who are invested in their credentials though. Why do you care what someone on an anonymous forum thinks about your or others’ degree?

NP here. But you are the only one who seems to be invested in your own credentials. You came on here to proclaim how you have two HYP degrees and how there is some clear difference between those schools and other in your opinion lesser Ivies. And then you try to pass that off as needling others who are invested in their credentials. All of these prior posters you've been ridiculing as imbeciles, etc. have it right - you're apparently insecure and obsessed with proving your own credentials. I mean, good for you that you have two degrees from top-notch Ivies, yes you must be smart and all, but come on, let's get over yourself, bud.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good lord, I hope my kid doesn't go to an Ivy.

Well, the admissions rates are getting lower and lower, so you probably don't need to worry about it.

Bunch of brainwashed soft majors grads who work for peanuts. Companies don’t bother recruiting there.

[Anonymous]

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I think you're pouring way too much energy in responding for someone who's not invested. If you find the previous post tiresome, move on.

Of course this is the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare that they're from Caltech/MIT.

The line is between lesser and greater is not arbitrary. It's based on the academic rigor of the school, which is built on the quality of their programs and teaching.

So says the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare they have two separate HYP degrees. Which of course are better than degrees from lesser Ivies.

Dear Imbecile,

If you had read all the posts, you would have read one which argued that no poster who attended an Ivy would rank some as lesser or greater. I mentioned my two Ivy degrees to contest that claim.

I did not claim my degrees were better. However, I do believe the educational quality and opportunities were greater at both my Ivies than, say, U Penn or Cornell. Objective raters agree.

Saying there are no differences among schools, including the Ivies, is part of the everyone gets a trophy mentality that is destroying this country.

You're the sort of person who's life is a tremendous disappointment so you cling to whatever credential you can. #pathetic

Precisely the opposite. I do like needling people who are invested in their credentials though. Why do you care what someone on an anonymous forum thinks about your or others’ degree?

NP here. But you are the only one who seems to be invested in your own credentials. You came on here to proclaim how you have two HYP degrees and how there is some clear difference between those schools and other in your opinion lesser Ivies. And then you try to pass that off as needling others who are invested in their credentials. All of these prior posters you've been ridiculing as imbeciles, etc. have it right - you're apparently insecure and obsessed with proving your own credentials. I mean, good for you that you have two degrees from top-notch Ivies, yes you must be smart and all, but come on, let's get over yourself, bud.

+1. HYP guy is a real piece of work.

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Good luck to your children, folks; they're gonna need it.

[Anonymous]

I went to Harvard.

So there.

[Anonymous]

This thread sucks.