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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The first step for you should be to avoid visiting this forum.  People here are far snobbier than those on the campus of any Ivy.  The mindset on DCUM is that, unless you attended certain schools and live in certain neighborhoods, you simply don't count.

If you had a good experience at your school, you might talk about it.  Same for your Ivy friends.  It doesn't mean they are trying to exclude you, but neither should they have to watch what they say around you. [/quote]

OP, this PP is the poster child (pun) for how a lot of this insecurity can be in your own head. If you spend much time on this forum, you will notice that the only ivy- related threads are the several threads panning/defending the drinking culture at Dartmouth. Sure, you will see a few people saying "I went to an Ivy" or "my kid goes to an ivy" but it's usually in the context of what it takes to get into a *generic selective* school, and anyway are these posters supposed to lie to spare poor PP's feelings? The Dartmouth drinking threads are swamped on DCUM by the threads asking about good schools for B students, Oberlin, U Wisc, Clemson, Emery, Elon.... But don't take my word for it, check the thread titles for yourself.

Don't be this poster.

If you want to see real ivy-obsession, head over to the ivy threads on College Confidential. That's where all the "how do I get into Yale" and "chance me for Harvard" and "will my helicoptered kid like Princeton" obsessives hang out.[/quote]

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