Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is an awful look for your wife, and the way you put her down in your OP is a bad look for you too. Honestly the two of your and your relationship sounds depressing.
By the way, I had no idea that Harvard offered degree programs for mid-career adults that were not selective for admissions. One more example of higher education not being what it was a generation ago.
Anonymous wrote:My ex-boss was the same way. Mentioned Harvard within 5 minutes of meeting anyone. Never brought up her no name undergrad institution where she spent 4 years. Always bragged about going to Harvard where she got a lame one year education degree. I can’t imagine it is a difficult program to get into if you are willing to pay full price. Besides she was not smart and generally disliked in the office. I would tell your wife to cut it out.
Anonymous wrote:How do you know if someone went to Harvard? Easy, they'll tell you
Anonymous wrote:How annoyed would you be by this habit? Is this something that you try to gently discourage your spouse from doing?
To be clear, my wife went to a mid-career Harvard masters program that has virtually no admissions standards -- if you are willing to pay $50K, you are in, as far as I can tell, regardless of your prior achievements (or lack thereof). Some people in this particular program didn't even go to college, according to an article that the WSJ published a few years ago about Ivy League masters programs. So this isn't exactly a challenging program. The program did her absolutely no good in the job market. She is currently unemployed, and has been for many years.
Each time she mentions that she is a Harvard alum, I cringe, not only because I think it is in poor taste, but because I think the people she is talking to see right through this act. She isn't a skilled speaker, nor is she well-read. So intellectually, her contribution to a conversation is minimal. My wife has many good qualities, but this particular part of her behavior strikes me as gauche.
Hahaha. If you didn't specify that this is your wife, I would have thought you were talking about a guy we know (not well) and see a lot during the summer because of swim team. He also did one of those programs that was like 12 weeks but tells EVERYONE that he went to Harvard and wears the t-shirt just about every day. People talk about him and laugh but he put himself in that position because he is so in everyone's face about Harvard. If he said nothing no one would care where he went to school. I personally think he is just extremely insecure.
Do your wife a favor and tell her it is not a good look.
How annoyed would you be by this habit? Is this something that you try to gently discourage your spouse from doing?
To be clear, my wife went to a mid-career Harvard masters program that has virtually no admissions standards -- if you are willing to pay $50K, you are in, as far as I can tell, regardless of your prior achievements (or lack thereof). Some people in this particular program didn't even go to college, according to an article that the WSJ published a few years ago about Ivy League masters programs. So this isn't exactly a challenging program. The program did her absolutely no good in the job market. She is currently unemployed, and has been for many years.
Each time she mentions that she is a Harvard alum, I cringe, not only because I think it is in poor taste, but because I think the people she is talking to see right through this act. She isn't a skilled speaker, nor is she well-read. So intellectually, her contribution to a conversation is minimal. My wife has many good qualities, but this particular part of her behavior strikes me as gauche.