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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s no downside if you work at a place where having an elite school degree is the norm. The downside comes when elite school degrees are rare, and you are “the other” and resented.[/quote] +1 It was a bit of a social liability when I was just admitted and still in HS, and during college while home on breaks because people in my hometown were all weirded out by someone who went to HYP. This is why people say "I go to school in Boston" to avoid that social awkwardness. I have done that too. No downside at all after college when I have been in grad school or lived in major East Coast cities. HYP is only seen as a plus in my field. I didn't love every minute of my actual experience at HYP but overall I would not trade it for the world. It was truly mind expanding to be around so many brilliant people. [/quote] The problem with the "I went to school in Boston" is that it is Harvard...so you sound like a douche. Someone from MIT says I went to MIT...they don't say I went to school in Boston...because they wouldn't want someone to think it is Harvard. Just own it![/quote]
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