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[quote=Anonymous]"Ah - choo....

No real Wall Street or Big Consulting representation.... Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, Duke, Columbia.... and many others ....

Ah - choo....

Robert Smith School is Maryland is far better

Tired of STA boosters trying ( in vain) to defend Indiana. Be honest: no parent sends a DS to STA with aspirations of matriculating to Indiana University."

I will be honest and while I am an STA parent, I am not an STA booster. For reasons that many DCUM posters cannot process, the recent STA grads picked Indiana among several other choices. Wanting a big school experience and looking for athletic opportunities, the Indiana option looked attractive to these young men, both of whom are two of the finest boys in their graduating class. While there may be many that send their boys to STA to get into an Ivy League school, there are others who don't. Use of the word "vain" may be appropriate though, but in a different context. There are plenty of parents (at STA and other places) who vainly attempt to embellish their own resume by the accomplishments of their children. It creates a pressurized environment for the seniors who are under the microscope. I guess that there are those who look at the kids as wearing a brand in the form of their college. In my experience, the brand fades and the true merit (or lack thereof) comes through. [/quote]

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