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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reminds me of when I was a freshman in college and everyone else seemed to have led a more angsty and interesting life and had more writing material and I was like, what can I write for these “personal essay” assignments in English comp classes? I remember writing some cringey, immature stuff about parents divorcing and homesickness. Her mistake was in publishing this, but let’s not forget that she’s 18 and by definition doesn’t have much perspective. Also, is it any wonder kids are so mean to each other online these days given the way adults behave? Or that they stress so much about college when people treat choosing Dartmouth over Yale as a shocking and unbelievable turn of events? The schools are so different, and for all the pressure and privilege that comes with being a legacy, she has probably grown up visiting the school and believed she’d feel comfortable there. I know so many kids who didn’t get into their parents’ alma mater, even with great stats etc., so she really should let that insecurity go. Or try to have a sense of humor about it and own it. I wish someone had kindly said to her, “This isn’t going to make anything better, but it could make things a whole lot worse for you, particularly at school.” She will be less affected by what random people on DCUM think about her. [/quote]
+1 There is one comment on the article in the Dartmouth paper that makes the point that the editors should have done better by the author. That being said, I don’t share the negative views of the author that so many posters seem to have. Yes, the article is tone-deaf (and I cringed at the shoulda picked Yale bit), but it’s also earnest and thoughtful in some ways. She’s early in her writing career and early in the process of figuring out what kind of person she wants to be. I do not come from a wealthy background or have any experience with elite private schools, and I found the glimpse she offered in both articles of that privileged lifestyle to be interesting.  I would very much enjoy reading her thoughts on her Dartmouth experience a few years in to see whether/how much she’s changed. [/quote]

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