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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have met very few Harvard College grads who say “I loved Harvard.”

I have met very few Yale College grads who don’t say “I loved Yale.”

Majority of Princeton grads love their school, but the fraction who don’t really hate it.

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You nailed Yale and Princeton but the thing about Harvard is that it's like you're not allowed to love it or at least not allowed to tell people you love it. Harvard's reputation -- particularly among people who DON'T know that much about these schools -- is so overpowering and heavy that I think a lot of Harvard alums are trying to thread a needle where they are just trying not to provoke people. That's where the whole "I went to school in Boston" thing came from which is idiotic and actually sounds way more obnoxious than just saying you went to Harvard but people are very in their feelings about Harvard.

Obviously Yale and Princeton also have huge reputations but they aren't as laden as Harvard's. Harvard is Nike or Coca Cola whereas Yale is like Adidas and Princeton is like Reebok. Saying you love Harvard sounds boring even if you actually went there and actually loved it. It's hard to be authentic about Harvard because people bring so much baggage to the conversation.[/quote]

interesting take [b]and well articulated[/b] - conversations are often loaded with preconceived ideas unless you're talking to another H alum and can then be less filtered. I chose H over YP back in the 90's based on reputation since few people did college visits back then. I definitely enjoyed it; there were certainly stressful times but lots of fun times, and i'm sure i would have had similar sentiments if i went somewhere else. you find your crowd, activities you enjoy. i met my husband there although we had a rocky relationship so that's what i remember most about college![/quote]

You cannot be serious.[/quote]

Give her a break.  She went to Harvard.[/quote]

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