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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When someone starts a thread on which schools are the “Top X” schools or
“Is College X overrated/underrated/elite” they are:

1) kids who are trying to start flame wars;
2) parents who are upset about college outcomes;
3) kids and/or parents who are so insecure that they need to rail on where other people go to college.

They are NOT:
1) informed. About anything having to do with the relative quality of the education at these schools. Period.[/quote]

Why is the title “public service announcement?”[/quote]

This is probably the same poster who started a thread to tell everyone to stop creating a certain kind of thread. Used to being in control, maybe? [/quote]

Nope- no interest in controlling anything. I’m just trying to help people put things in perspective.  There are a gazillion of these threads and they follow completely predictable patterns. At the end of the day, they provide zero value or substance but are clearly fueled by grievance and insecurity. Sometimes it’s helpful to remind people of this. But please, by all means, start another thread about why Emory isn’t “elite” or the ten year old article on Northeastern “gaming” the rankings…it will make everyone who got rejected from those schools this year feel better for five minutes to take a swipe at them. [/quote]

So, why is it listed as a PSA?[/quote]

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