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Congratulations.  You just won the asshole post of the year award!
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Thank you. [b]It’s always gratifying to see how easy it is to needle the graduates of lesser Ivies![/b]  [/quote]

Actually, I'm not an Ivy grad at all, be it a "top Ivy" or a "lesser Ivy," or however you wish to categorize them.  Not that it particularly matters, but my undergrad degree was from CalTech, and my graduate degree was from MIT.  Since neither of those are Ivies, I'm pretty sure I must rate perhaps one rung above pond scum in your apparent "HYP or nothing" view of the world.  And funny thing is, somehow I'm ok with that. I think I'll survive :)
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I have high respect for MIT, CalTech, and Stanford. One of my siblings is a MIT grad. Having bragged about graduating from two top STEM schools, I'm sure you're aware that the education offered at CalTech and MIT are superior to that offered at Virginia Tech.  That's a reality some people can't handle.

I think it's funny when graduates of the lesser Ivies get upset when others point out that despite having the Ivy moniker, not all Ivies  are equal. My point was that there are some great SLACs that are more academically rigorous than some of the lesser Ivies.

I think it's even funnier when people argue whether  H, Y, or P are better schools.

Unlike some of the earlier PPs, I carry my Ivy degrees lightly. They don't define who I am. I had a great time earning my degrees. Some of my classmates were idiots and some were brilliance personified.

I'd be happy if my kids wanted to go Ivy. I'd be equally happy if they chose a SLAC, a large public university, or whatever educational environment was right for them.

People get upset about their alma maters being called the "lesser Ivies," because their egos are invested in being Ivy. [/quote]

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