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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]

I'm the PP you were responding to.  I'm sorry, but I agree with the poster that noted that if you're spending this much time and effort on an anonymous forum differentiating your HYP degrees from some set of so-called "lesser Ivies," then you obviously don't carry your Ivy pedigree lightly.  In contrast, you come across as obsessed with pedigree, academic prestige, and the general collegiate pecking order.  For God's sake, I think everyone would agree that all the Ivies are great schools (as are many, many others that don't share that coveted Ivy moniker).  Why bother trying to set some arbitrary line between the "top" ones and the "lesser" ones??  It is frankly just as tiresome as all the debates on DCUM about which schools constitute the Top 3/5/X private schools in the area.  I realize it's human nature for people to want to debate such things (especially on DCUM!), but please don't put down other people's schools as somehow "lesser" in one breath and then turn around and claim in the next breath that you actually take your degrees lightly.  That's just laughable.  And while it's nice to hear that you "have high respect for" my alma maters, that sentiment just reeks of condescension given the rest of your post.
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I think you're pouring way too much energy in responding for someone who's not invested. If you find the previous post tiresome, move on.

Of course this is the poster who had to come on an anonymous forum to declare that they're from Caltech/MIT.

The line is between lesser and greater is not arbitrary. It's based on the academic rigor of the school, which is built on the quality of their programs and teaching. [/quote]

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