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Reply to "in conversation with friends or strangers, my wife frequently mentions she went to Harvard"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I would tell her that she has to significantly reduce the Harvard mentions. It would be in the context of building self-awareness, which everyone needs. She has to keep track of who she mentions it to, and not to mention it to one person more than once. If she's socially inept, it will be a great exercise for her. BTW, my good friend went to 2 Ivies, one for undergrad, and one for graduate school, and she does mention it occasionally. But [b]she's very socially aware, and it always comes out in the appropriate situation.[/b] So mentioning it isn't social suicide. It's the way and frequency that can be problematic. [/quote] This is a very interesting take! When is it appropriate to mention she went to Harvard? Does it matter if the people she's speaking to themselves went to elite schools (e.g. Yale, Stanford, etc.). I'm a tenured professor at an Ivy League school and my experience is that the prestige of my university does make an impression on people. Contrary to what others have said, people do seem to take note. For that reason, I may just say I teach when initially asked what I do for a living but if people ask where I tell them the school. It would be kind of strange to say I'm a professor in "Boston" or "Ithaca."[/quote]
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