The Ivy League is a sports league

[Anonymous]

There is no such thing as a "Public Ivy." It's like calling Brown a "Private ACC."

Stop it.

[Anonymous]

Indeed, it is a sports league and a miserable one at that, absolutely horrible, they should just drop sports altogether.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Indeed, it is a sports league and a miserable one at that, absolutely horrible, they should just drop sports altogether.

I'd be 100% for that.

Chill, OP. We know what people mean.

-Harvard graduate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as a "Public Ivy." It's like calling Brown a "Private ACC."

Stop it.

The public Ivy concept derives from a book in the late 1980s that made the case that many public institutions offered a comparable education to the Ivy League at a fraction of the cost. Broadly speaking, the point is valid, even if economics and institution quality have changed since then.

No need to get all butthurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Indeed, it is a sports league and a miserable one at that, absolutely horrible, they should just drop sports altogether.

I'd be 100% for that.

Chill, OP. We know what people mean.

-Harvard graduate

Nothing more arrogant than a poster signing off like this. It gives you no more authority to speak on this than anyone else. Get bent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as a "Public Ivy." It's like calling Brown a "Private ACC."

Stop it.

The public Ivy concept derives from a book in the late 1980s that made the case that many public institutions offered a comparable education to the Ivy League at a fraction of the cost. Broadly speaking, the point is valid, even if economics and institution quality have changed since then.

No need to get all butthurt.

I know where it came from. So what. I also know where "Colleges that Change Lives" came from, and it's equally stupid. A book doesn't make anything so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as a "Public Ivy." It's like calling Brown a "Private ACC."

Stop it.

The public Ivy concept derives from a book in the late 1980s that made the case that many public institutions offered a comparable education to the Ivy League at a fraction of the cost. Broadly speaking, the point is valid, even if economics and institution quality have changed since then.

No need to get all butthurt.

I know where it came from. So what. I also know where "Colleges that Change Lives" came from, and it's equally stupid. A book doesn't make anything so.

The broader point is the schools in the Ivy League aren’t inherently superior to other institutions. And that’s definitely true.

[Anonymous]

Like it or not, it's a commonly accepted term now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as a "Public Ivy." It's like calling Brown a "Private ACC."

Stop it.

Whoa. I didn’t know this. And I say “public ivy” all the time in reference to UVA, Michigan, UT Austin, Cal, Minnesota, and possibly UNC. But now that I’ve read this post I will definitely stop saying that. Thanks OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as a "Public Ivy." It's like calling Brown a "Private ACC."

Stop it.

Yes, I get you OP. I had to listen to a crazy parent Saturday prattling on about how her kid will apply to the "Public Ivies" next year. Most people have no clue what you are talking about when you say this and DGAF anyway. It is not a real thing. Let's go ahead and add the "The Colleges that Change Lives" marketing nonsense while we're at it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as a "Public Ivy." It's like calling Brown a "Private ACC."

Stop it.

Whoa. I didn’t know this. And I say “public ivy” all the time in reference to UVA, Michigan, UT Austin, Cal, Minnesota, and possibly UNC. But now that I’ve read this post I will definitely stop saying that. Thanks OP!

Minnesota?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Indeed, it is a sports league and a miserable one at that, absolutely horrible, they should just drop sports altogether.

Shall we also get rid of the arts?

Whether you like it or not, those than have perform in sports and arts are more accomplished than most of the rest of the Ivy grads. (all but the top 5%)

[Anonymous]

Take it up with Richard Moll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as a "Public Ivy." It's like calling Brown a "Private ACC."

Stop it.

I'm beginning to enjoy your threads..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as a "Public Ivy." It's like calling Brown a "Private ACC."

Stop it.

Whoa. I didn’t know this. And I say “public ivy” all the time in reference to UVA, Michigan, UT Austin, Cal, Minnesota, and possibly UNC. But now that I’ve read this post I will definitely stop saying that. Thanks OP!

UT Austin, UNC??? are you kidding me?? Please!