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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think "top Ivy" is just a contraction of "top college-- an Ivy"-- it's for people who are afraid that someone might miss the "importance" of going to an Ivy-- quelle horreur.[/quote]

Haha, no. I'm another Columbia parent. (Not the one with two kids there, and not the person who just posted the stats that Columbia is now higher than Princeton by some measure.) These theories that it's all about parental insecurity, because "regular ivy" somehow isn't enough to stroke our feeble egos, are stupid. Trust me, if I needed an ego boost (which I don't), it's more than enough to say the words "ivy" or "Columbia" and watch the reaction, especially in person. That's why I usually don't even volunteer it until asked.

My guess? "Top ivy" is some sort of contraction used to protect anonymity. If you're explaining "my kid got recruited for soccer" and then you name Yale as the school, then everyone who has heard of your kid being recruited to Yale for soccer (probably everyone in the school) will know it's you posting.[/quote]

So you really think the point of it is to being able to say your kid is going to Harvard Yale or Princeton (vs any other Ivy) without bring specific as to which one, and yet you think it's not about parental insecurity?  Not buying it.[/quote]

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