Anonymous
12/23/2021 17:58
Subject: What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Schools that feel “strivery” are annoying. Doesn’t mean the education isn’t just fine but not what they comport themselves to be.
Examples: U chicago (while a good school for sure, the kids and school feel like they are trying too too hard) , Tulane, Wash U, NYU.
Yeah, because heaven forbid any school that wasn’t prized a century ago improve itself and become prestigious. Same for people, if you weren’t born into wealth and privilege, don’t bother trying to earn your way up. ‘Striver’ is a word the insecure elite use to close ranks and protect their privilege. But guess, what—institutions change. And people, too.
By "improve itself" you mean by hook or by crook move its way up a totally bogus college ranking list by a defunct magazine?And your striver mindset ignores or simply doesn't comprehend or value the traditions, history, and je ne sais quoi those old institutions offer. And it's not as if the Ivies have slipped, they are in higher demand than ever before and their endowments are strong, so nobody can really pass them.
Stanford is elite but it doesn't match the vibe an history of the Ivies. Plus it's D1 sports obsessed, same for Duke, Notre Dame, and Northwestern, so they all have a jock-sniffing go team go public university vibe.
And you know this because you go there / recently graduated from there? If not your opinion means nothing.
Oh please, that tiresome striver poster hasn’t come within a country mile of an ivy degree but is oddly obsessed with them for some reason.
Anonymous
12/23/2021 17:40
Subject: What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Schools that feel “strivery” are annoying. Doesn’t mean the education isn’t just fine but not what they comport themselves to be.
Examples: U chicago (while a good school for sure, the kids and school feel like they are trying too too hard) , Tulane, Wash U, NYU.
Yeah, because heaven forbid any school that wasn’t prized a century ago improve itself and become prestigious. Same for people, if you weren’t born into wealth and privilege, don’t bother trying to earn your way up. ‘Striver’ is a word the insecure elite use to close ranks and protect their privilege. But guess, what—institutions change. And people, too.
By "improve itself" you mean by hook or by crook move its way up a totally bogus college ranking list by a defunct magazine?
Stanford is elite but it doesn't match the vibe an history of the Ivies. Plus it's D1 sports obsessed, same for Duke, Notre Dame, and Northwestern, so they all have a jock-sniffing go team go public university vibe.
And you know this because you go there / recently graduated from there? If not your opinion means nothing.
Anonymous
12/23/2021 17:35
Subject: What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Schools that feel “strivery” are annoying. Doesn’t mean the education isn’t just fine but not what they comport themselves to be.
Examples: U chicago (while a good school for sure, the kids and school feel like they are trying too too hard) , Tulane, Wash U, NYU.
Yeah, because heaven forbid any school that wasn’t prized a century ago improve itself and become prestigious. Same for people, if you weren’t born into wealth and privilege, don’t bother trying to earn your way up. ‘Striver’ is a word the insecure elite use to close ranks and protect their privilege. But guess, what—institutions change. And people, too.
By "improve itself" you mean by hook or by crook move its way up a totally bogus college ranking list by a defunct magazine?
Stanford is elite but it doesn't match the vibe an history of the Ivies. Plus it's D1 sports obsessed, same for Duke, Notre Dame, and Northwestern, so they all have a jock-sniffing go team go public university vibe.
That's what's awesome about schools like these...they have great academics, school spirit and great football (esp. ND).
Anonymous
12/23/2021 17:31
Subject: What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA and Notre Dame
Why Notre Dame,
Its not even mentioned here a lot
Wisconsin and Notre Dame are two schools that get a lot of deserved grief when their alumni try to pass them off as having among the most attractive campuses (sorry, but no), but the schools, student bodies, or academics at those schools don't get attacked like other those at other places.
What? I don't know about Wisconsin, but Notre Dame is consistently listed in rankings for the most beautiful campus. Is it THE most beautiful? Of course not. But it is pretty spectacular.
Anonymous
12/23/2021 17:29
Subject: What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Schools that feel “strivery” are annoying. Doesn’t mean the education isn’t just fine but not what they comport themselves to be.
Examples: U chicago (while a good school for sure, the kids and school feel like they are trying too too hard) , Tulane, Wash U, NYU.
Yeah, because heaven forbid any school that wasn’t prized a century ago improve itself and become prestigious. Same for people, if you weren’t born into wealth and privilege, don’t bother trying to earn your way up. ‘Striver’ is a word the insecure elite use to close ranks and protect their privilege. But guess, what—institutions change. And people, too.
By "improve itself" you mean by hook or by crook move its way up a totally bogus college ranking list by a defunct magazine?
And your striver mindset ignores or simply doesn't comprehend or value the traditions, history, and je ne sais quoi those old institutions offer. And it's not as if the Ivies have slipped, they are in higher demand than ever before and their endowments are strong, so nobody can really pass them.
Stanford is elite but it doesn't match the vibe an history of the Ivies. Plus it's D1 sports obsessed, same for Duke, Notre Dame, and Northwestern, so they all have a jock-sniffing go team go public university vibe.
Anonymous
12/23/2021 17:18
Subject: What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some folks go to town commenting about High Point. (Not that I disagree... but there is overwhelming dislike of that one school.)
I think their aggressive marketing tactics tick people off.
High Point hate is because the MC strivers on here can't afford it and can't wrap their head around being so rich and confident that you can cut massive checks to such a low ranked college -- peons never "get" the rich. I know a filthy rich lawyer who just sent his private school lifer daughter to High Point and she loves it.
Anonymous
12/23/2021 17:07
Subject: Re:What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA
Hands down - UVA - the Harvard of the South
The Harvard of the South would be Duke
UVA is the Tufts of the South
UVA is the Harvard of Central Virginia.
It's a public Ivy
As every UVA grad will remind you!
Anonymous
12/23/2021 17:03
Subject: What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Schools that feel “strivery” are annoying. Doesn’t mean the education isn’t just fine but not what they comport themselves to be.
Examples: U chicago (while a good school for sure, the kids and school feel like they are trying too too hard) , Tulane, Wash U, NYU.
Yeah, because heaven forbid any school that wasn’t prized a century ago improve itself and become prestigious. Same for people, if you weren’t born into wealth and privilege, don’t bother trying to earn your way up. ‘Striver’ is a word the insecure elite use to close ranks and protect their privilege. But guess, what—institutions change. And people, too.
It’s hilarious to see parents who will do just about anything to get their kids into a “top”
school (aka strivers) bash SCHOOLS for trying to be on the list of elite schools. Pot, kettle
Anonymous
12/23/2021 16:35
Subject: Re:What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Most hate =
Community colleges
And HBCU's
Community colleges
And HBCU's
Anonymous
12/23/2021 16:24
Subject: Re:What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA
Hands down - UVA - the Harvard of the South
The Harvard of the South would be Duke
UVA is the Tufts of the South
UVA is the Harvard of Central Virginia.
It's a public Ivy
Anonymous
12/23/2021 16:23
Subject: Re:What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA
Hands down - UVA - the Harvard of the South
The Harvard of the South would be Duke
UVA is the Tufts of the South
UVA is the Harvard of Central Virginia.
Oh come on now!
Anonymous
12/23/2021 16:21
Subject: Re:What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA
Hands down - UVA - the Harvard of the South
The Harvard of the South would be Duke
UVA is the Tufts of the South
UVA is the Harvard of Central Virginia.
Anonymous
12/23/2021 16:17
Subject: Re:What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA
Hands down - UVA - the Harvard of the South
The Harvard of the South would be Duke
UVA is the Tufts of the South
Anonymous
12/23/2021 16:15
Subject: Re:What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA
Hands down - UVA - the Harvard of the South
What! Harvard is the UVA of the North 😉
Nonsense! Harvard is the McGill of the South
Anonymous
12/23/2021 16:11
Subject: Re:What colleges get the most hate on this board?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA
Hands down - UVA - the Harvard of the South
What! Harvard is the UVA of the North 😉
Nonsense! Harvard is the McGill of the South
I like your spirit!!! (I’m the PP).