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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People from ivy leagues are not like able?

And you fear that ivies will make your kids unlike able? An ivy would undo all the years of training and work your family did?

You sound foolish.

You really think a school makes people unlike able?

Perhaps you should check your insecurities and small minded generalizations.[/quote]

When a school tells you time and time again that you are the best of the best, that you are cream of the crop, you start to get a big head.  Just like when a parent tells their kid the same thing, the kid gets a big head and is not likable.  I have seen that, yes.

What insecurities are you referring to?

Everything we say here is a generalization.  People make generalizations all the time.  It's how we have a frame of reference and make judgement calls.  I'm sure you've done it once or twice in your life.[/quote]

It is true that I/my classes were repeatedly told that we are the cream of the crop. But ITS TRU[/quote]
It's TRUE! We ARE part of an elite group that not everyone can get into.

Which insecurities? The one that says you must negatively stereotype those in the Ivy League to make yourself feel better about not being apart of it.[/quote]

Do Ivy grads not negatively stereotype poor, uneducated, black/hispanic or even smart Asians?  We all stereotype.  It comes from some experience, not just out of thin air.  I'm sure there are some Ivy grads that are great people.  It just seems the majority are a-holes.  Hence, people's generalization.

I'm not insecure.  I'm quite proud of the fact that I graduated from a no-name uni with little help and 0 debt and was able to make six figures in a few years.[/quote]

No one who's proud of themselves projects feelings of superiority on another group.

No one who's proud of themselves has to put down a group of people--who, by the way, are advantaged over them in some way--in order to feel better about their no name uni.

Do ivy grads negatively stereotype the poor, uneducated, etc? You're truly showing how OUT OF TOUCH you are with the ivy experience with that one. That's so laughable I won't even touch it. Maybe someone else will come in and do me the favor.

One thing I CAN tell you about ivy leaguers is that our minds are trained to think critically, deeply and analytically. I cannot imagine one ivy league grad lumping and stereotyping an entire group for any reason. Even if they walked through the ivy gates with a limited worldview and prejudices, they would've been gone by the time they left. Such is the benefit of an ivy education.

It is VERY obvious from your posts that you graduated from a no name, subpar school. I've never seen such stupidity in my life.

And just stop it: We all know there are more ivy grads leaving school debt free and blazing trails throughout the world making much more money than those from 'no name unis'.

I really feel sorry for you.

Seriously. :cry:

You seem like a very sad, unhappy, insecure person. :cry:

And jealousy has to be debilitating and painful. :cry: [/quote]

Didn't good ol' GWBush go to an Ivy?  I wouldn't call him a deep critical thinker, or analytical either.  You're right.  We shouldn't lump people together.  GWB can't be lumped into a group of intellectuals.[/quote]
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