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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that people perceive that "Ivy League" means something [i]more[/i] than a sports conference doesn't actually make it more than a sports conference. Similarly, the fact that people perceive that "Public Ivy" means something doesn't make it more than a writer's attempt to sell books. Perception is not reality. It's a lot of things, but not "real".

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See, this is where you are failing badly.  If people take a word to mean something, then that is what it means.  End period.  You don't get to decide.  It's not a "hot dog isn't a sandwich" argument; it's how language works.

For the record, the Ivy league is actually, and literally more than a sports conference, as it co-ordinates on many things.  Most obvious example is they all co-operate on RD admissions dates.  They share ED/EA information with each other to ensure compliance.  They have conferences for their professionals - administrators, admissions people, and academicians -- which have nothing to do with sports.  They market together.  The have library and research cooperatives.  So, even by your very narrow definition, you are also wrong.[/quote]

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