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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is at Oberlin.  And among the DMV UMC in my neighborhood and other kid’s school, 40% have never heard of it and another 40% have, but have no idea where it is.  Maybe 20% of people could get to “small college in Ohio, known for music and science” on their own.  So now, when Certain people ask, I’ll often just say they’re “at Oberlin, a small college near Cleveland”.

Life’s too short for me to GAF what my random neighbor with preschool aged kids thinks about my kid”s college choice.  The people who need to know know (like grad school admissions).  I have a neighbor with a daughter at Haverford.  They don’tfcorrect their relatives who think it’s Harvard.

We have a lot of first gen Asian parents in our neighborhood or school.  I think that’s parent of it. I have definitely dealt with some “I’m sorry your child failed at life” attitudes— especially among 1st gen Asian parents do toddlers.   [/quote]

Mine is an Obie too and most people I’ve told seem to know it but I totally agree that I couldn’t GAF if they do or not.[/quote]

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