Anonymous
12/22/2025 11:30
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CMC is also rising fast. Then we will have to add a C to the acronym. WASPBC?
I think the reason for WASP is based purely on the endowment size. WASP havlargest endowment in the lac world.
This. That's all.
You could start a A through Z LAC list though, OP.
A Amherst
B Bowdoin
C Carleton
D ?
E ?
F ?
Except for Pomona, why are LACs in cold temperature places. Ugh.
Is M Middlebury?
Anonymous
12/22/2025 11:29
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:CMC is also rising fast. Then we will have to add a C to the acronym. WASPBC?
I think the reason for WASP is based purely on the endowment size. WASP havlargest endowment in the lac world.
This. That's all.
You could start a A through Z LAC list though, OP.
A Amherst
B Bowdoin
C Carleton
D ?
E ?
F ?
Except for Pomona, why are LACs in cold temperature places. Ugh.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 11:29
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:few care about LACs outside this forum. wasp in particular are struggling to attract top talent as the future is more stem focused
This is ridiculous - as if this forum has any meaning or significance other than a bunch of naval gazing and minor information gathering. People care about SLACs for education, obviously.
Lol, we're paying for Swarthmore because it matters to DCUM, Jesus.
I’m not sure you are making the point you are trying to make.
Definitely am. These schools are extremely well regarded in academia, law, medicine, business, etc. I could give two s***s what a bunch of trolls on the internet think about anything.
That’s a good thing, because your rhetorical skills just aren’t….there.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 11:25
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:few care about LACs outside this forum. wasp in particular are struggling to attract top talent as the future is more stem focused
This is ridiculous - as if this forum has any meaning or significance other than a bunch of naval gazing and minor information gathering. People care about SLACs for education, obviously.
Lol, we're paying for Swarthmore because it matters to DCUM, Jesus.
I’m not sure you are making the point you are trying to make.
Definitely am. These schools are extremely well regarded in academia, law, medicine, business, etc. I could give two s***s what a bunch of trolls on the internet think about anything.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 11:22
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:few care about LACs outside this forum. wasp in particular are struggling to attract top talent as the future is more stem focused
This is ridiculous - as if this forum has any meaning or significance other than a bunch of naval gazing and minor information gathering. People care about SLACs for education, obviously.
Lol, we're paying for Swarthmore because it matters to DCUM, Jesus.
I’m not sure you are making the point you are trying to make.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 11:20
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand what any of you are talking about.
Be thankful for that this holiday season.
Maintain the sentiment during family reunions; don’t try to understand, and enjoy the argument-free eggnog bliss.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 11:17
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:While I’m sympathetic to OP’s concern that our yearning for linguistic shortcuts has inadvertently left her school out of a reference to highly selective LACs, I’m disappointed that her real motivation seems to be the inclusion of her school. Instead of being enlightened, OP turns out to be a snob begging for a ticket to the WASP party. Is that the typical Bowdoin product?
I (OP) have already stated I am just bemused by the whole concept of ‘WASP’ rather than “begging for a ticket” to anything.
Maybe the facetiousness of my earlier comment about “our failing” wasn’t obvious (this was my only comment btw, in case you are misattributing someone else’s words to me) but no, I am not actually upset that we are excluded from this special club haha
I have worked on the east coast in a snobby industry for over a decade since I graduated, and my school is recognized plenty enough to satisfy me!
I think the real reason they don’t like to include Bowdoin is that they like using Bowdoin to make the Middlebury tier sound better. But we all know Midd is a step down. I think the only contender to join WASP-B is Claremont McKenna - in about 10 years.
Booster just stop. Midd isn’t a step down from anyone and CMC isn’t yet the equal of Midd, Bow, or Carleton. Great school but your constant boosting isn’t going to work. And WASP-B exists only in your mind.
Case in point.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 10:57
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
I’m just amused by the number of people who have gotten this far and still don’t realize there is a difference between White Anglo-Saxon Protestants and Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, and Pomona.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 10:49
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:few care about LACs outside this forum. wasp in particular are struggling to attract top talent as the future is more stem focused
This is ridiculous - as if this forum has any meaning or significance other than a bunch of naval gazing and minor information gathering. People care about SLACs for education, obviously.
Lol, we're paying for Swarthmore because it matters to DCUM, Jesus.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 10:46
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:WASP pre-dates The Preppy Handbook
That's the other meaning of the acronym, not the meaning that is the subject of this thread.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 10:34
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:While I’m sympathetic to OP’s concern that our yearning for linguistic shortcuts has inadvertently left her school out of a reference to highly selective LACs, I’m disappointed that her real motivation seems to be the inclusion of her school. Instead of being enlightened, OP turns out to be a snob begging for a ticket to the WASP party. Is that the typical Bowdoin product?
I (OP) have already stated I am just bemused by the whole concept of ‘WASP’ rather than “begging for a ticket” to anything.
Maybe the facetiousness of my earlier comment about “our failing” wasn’t obvious (this was my only comment btw, in case you are misattributing someone else’s words to me) but no, I am not actually upset that we are excluded from this special club haha
I have worked on the east coast in a snobby industry for over a decade since I graduated, and my school is recognized plenty enough to satisfy me!
I think the real reason they don’t like to include Bowdoin is that they like using Bowdoin to make the Middlebury tier sound better. But we all know Midd is a step down. I think the only contender to join WASP-B is Claremont McKenna - in about 10 years.
Booster just stop. Midd isn’t a step down from anyone and CMC isn’t yet the equal of Midd, Bow, or Carleton. Great school but your constant boosting isn’t going to work. And WASP-B exists only in your mind.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 10:30
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:While I’m sympathetic to OP’s concern that our yearning for linguistic shortcuts has inadvertently left her school out of a reference to highly selective LACs, I’m disappointed that her real motivation seems to be the inclusion of her school. Instead of being enlightened, OP turns out to be a snob begging for a ticket to the WASP party. Is that the typical Bowdoin product?
Someone is trying to be clever…..epic fail.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 10:28
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:few care about LACs outside this forum. wasp in particular are struggling to attract top talent as the future is more stem focused
exactly
The only beings dumber than the one who posted the comment above are the little sheep who parrot their nonsense.
Anonymous
12/22/2025 10:26
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:few care about LACs outside this forum. wasp in particular are struggling to attract top talent as the future is more stem focused
Absolute nonsense. Why do some insecure fools continue to jump into threads just to highlight their ignorance?
Anonymous
12/22/2025 10:20
Subject: WASP? Is this a real thing, or recent construction?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:While I’m sympathetic to OP’s concern that our yearning for linguistic shortcuts has inadvertently left her school out of a reference to highly selective LACs, I’m disappointed that her real motivation seems to be the inclusion of her school. Instead of being enlightened, OP turns out to be a snob begging for a ticket to the WASP party. Is that the typical Bowdoin product?
I (OP) have already stated I am just bemused by the whole concept of ‘WASP’ rather than “begging for a ticket” to anything.
Maybe the facetiousness of my earlier comment about “our failing” wasn’t obvious (this was my only comment btw, in case you are misattributing someone else’s words to me) but no, I am not actually upset that we are excluded from this special club haha
I have worked on the east coast in a snobby industry for over a decade since I graduated, and my school is recognized plenty enough to satisfy me!
I think the real reason they don’t like to include Bowdoin is that they like using Bowdoin to make the Middlebury tier sound better. But we all know Midd is a step down. I think the only contender to join WASP-B is Claremont McKenna - in about 10 years.