People Still Say They “Went to College in Boston,” Meaning Harvard? Please Stop Doing This. https://slate.com/culture/2014/05/harvard-grads-say-i-went-to-college-in-boston-and-call-it-the-h-bomb-get-over-yourselves-ivy-leaguers.html
This is the tendency, when asked where they go to college, to reply with anything but Harvard. “Massachusetts.” “Boston.” “Cambridge.” Or as was demonstrated on one episode of 30 Rock to an unfortunately realistic degree, “You know, I went to college in Boston. Well, not in Boston, but nearby. No, not Tufts…
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-school-in-boston/620794 Are Harvard students taught to say this when someone asks them where they go/went to school? In my experience, this has always been the response when I ask a Harvard student/grad. When I first heard this, my first thought was that there are many colleges in Boston. When they finally mention Harvard, my sarcastic response is: “I never heard of that college. Is it any good?” If it’s someone I know little bit better, it’s “Did you think that I never heard of Harvard? So you think I’m an idiot, huh?” Perhaps, the purpose of the response is to not appear that one is bragging. But the “I went to school in Boston” response ends up being somewhat condescending, which defeats its purpose.
People Still Say They “Went to College in Boston,” Meaning Harvard? Please Stop Doing This. https://slate.com/culture/2014/05/harvard-grads-say-i-went-to-college-in-boston-and-call-it-the-h-bomb-get-over-yourselves-ivy-leaguers.html
This is the tendency, when asked where they go to college, to reply with anything but Harvard. “Massachusetts.” “Boston.” “Cambridge.” Or as was demonstrated on one episode of 30 Rock to an unfortunately realistic degree, “You know, I went to college in Boston. Well, not in Boston, but nearby. No, not Tufts…
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-school-in-boston/620794 Are Harvard students taught to say this when someone asks them where they go/went to school? In my experience, this has always been the response when I ask a Harvard student/grad. When I first heard this, my first thought was that there are many colleges in Boston. When they finally mention Harvard, my sarcastic response is: “I never heard of that college. Is it any good?” If it’s someone I know little bit better, it’s “Did you think that I never heard of Harvard? So you think I’m an idiot, huh?” Perhaps, the purpose of the response is to not appear that one is bragging. But the “I went to school in Boston” response ends up being somewhat condescending, which defeats its purpose.
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戾气这么重，这是世世代代学文科被咬了吗？
继续吹吧，那大明白，我祝你家世世代代学文科！
不需要转law school，本科毕业就可以上了。大藤文科lsat考的不错的话，进个法学院不难，再考个bar也不难，低薪实习也就几个月罢了，不用成大律，日子也不难过的。大藤文科毕业走这条路能力上完全胜任且绰绰有余，很多人不走，是因为人家不愿意而不是不能。懂吗？
🛋️ 沙发板凳
赞你家邻居，妈妈和女儿都很赞。
那样打击面太大了，大家会默认是BU，BC。 应该说，去麻州的Cambridge上大学。
说去Boston念书，默认只有哈佛。
我家邻居男孩子也去了阿拉巴马，家门口也插着旗子。另一家三个孩子都在大学，家门口差了不同的三个旗子，我都不认识的标志。
This is the tendency, when asked where they go to college, to reply with anything but Harvard. “Massachusetts.” “Boston.” “Cambridge.” Or as was demonstrated on one episode of 30 Rock to an unfortunately realistic degree, “You know, I went to college in Boston. Well, not in Boston, but nearby. No, not Tufts…
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-school-in-boston/620794 Are Harvard students taught to say this when someone asks them where they go/went to school? In my experience, this has always been the response when I ask a Harvard student/grad. When I first heard this, my first thought was that there are many colleges in Boston. When they finally mention Harvard, my sarcastic response is: “I never heard of that college. Is it any good?” If it’s someone I know little bit better, it’s “Did you think that I never heard of Harvard? So you think I’m an idiot, huh?” Perhaps, the purpose of the response is to not appear that one is bragging. But the “I went to school in Boston” response ends up being somewhat condescending, which defeats its purpose.
说mit我可能羡慕，哈佛嘛，一堆文科，可能都养不活自己，一点不羡慕
这个有意思。说哈佛太直白？MIT是邻居啊，也有权利说Boston或者 Cambridge 吧。
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H读了文科再上law school，日子不会错的
也认识一个老中，说女儿去Boston读书，真是MIT
+1
以为是国内小区呢？
好孩子，这是harvard material
开玩笑，哈佛数学系不强么？
真的假的？我邻居也说他家孩子去Boston念书，一问是去North Eastern.
大多数都很低调吧，我们隔壁的隔壁华人邻居，姐弟俩都上了哈佛，我都是过了一年才知道
低调成这样不适合美国这种人人自信爆棚的社会，再说老美的自信程度，不觉得自己去阿拉巴马比哈佛差多少
总有人说三道四的. 这个人尖酸.
哈佛及其他T5进去专业任挑， 选文科也是自己真喜欢的， 不是如国内北大文史哲很可能是报计算机金融不成被调剂的
读不下来的很多…
“很多“不至于， T5 毕业率很高的
Harvard University/Graduation rate 97.1%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Graduation rate 95.4%
现在大多数都让你选好college， 进去之后college内转系容易， 转college非常难
如果每年都送就不是故意要“通知”了
T5 里好像只有普林斯顿是先选工学院还是理学院， 其他藤里康奈尔也先选学院
不是的，至少harvard不是这样的，完全不存在这个问题。进去没有任何专业，第二年选专业也只是个程序性的东西，帮助你的advisor了解你的进度。只要你学的课合适，任何时候你愿意换concentration（他们专业不叫major)都没问题。
当然，比如你学了三年电脑课，到第四年说我要改学Politics，学校是不禁止你这么做，问题是你前面学的课没办法让你通过这个concentration的要求啊。。。
羽毛球俱乐部里一位 有次休息时随便聊 结果他在那唉声叹气 小孩不努力 不上进 管得心太累了 blah blah blah. 结果最后有人问 你小孩去哪了 哦 只去了个布朗。
我当时就想一球拍给他扇过去
文课转好专业的。。。
我高考成绩出来以后学校门口有印大红榜 我姥爷姥姥专程跑去手指着我名字合影😂 我当时只想遁地
哈！大家都好会联想啊，再低调也不能连邻居都不透露吧。
说不定人原来目标学校是t5，现在有落差自然也觉得沮丧
邻居问到了的话，当然不会瞒着不说，但也不需要特意去通知邻居吧。。。
为什么人人都该读你所谓的“好专业”呢？有人不喜欢CS不行吗？
讲笑呢。哈佛文科生帮人改改college essay，一小时起价就得400。
为什么我隔着屏幕都能闻到一股酸味。😂
烂专业没有人酸吧。。。自己都养活不了自己。。。
每个人期望不同。我小孩就是非常想进T5，我倒是无所谓，只要T10-20的大学就满意了，其实排名靠前的水平都差不多。而且现在进T5简直等于买彩票。我都想象好了，到时候我小孩也会唉声叹气一阵子。
MIT毕业的原来喜欢说a small college in Cambridge。
嗨，也就听一耳朵。能去哈佛的孩子都是特知道自己要什么在干什么的。孩子和家长必须都是精明人。
见过某些华人家长称MIT麻州技校， 简称麻技。
我遇到过一位也是家长唉声叹气孩子马上要申请了，没方向，也拒绝家长帮助，不要请申学顾问，blah， blah。过了几天偶然知道那孩子是年级很top的，得了一堆奖，出了名的进哈佛没什么悬念的。我也不知道这种叫低调还是什么。
有道理，今后只能孩子去了排名多少名之后的学校的父母才能自豪：-）
哪有那么多能转law school的，再说law school出来也要低薪实习好久，能不能混成大律师更难说
哈佛数学系都是理论数学啊
布朗的确不算好，而且走下坡路啊，等出来名气更低了
哈哈，你愿意改一辈子essay吗？
你这种嘲笑别人学文科的真没意思。本来这个世界上的人，兴趣爱好就是各不相同的，有的人对数理化感兴趣，有的人对文史哲感兴趣。喜欢吃海鲜的嘲笑喜欢吃大葱蘸酱的，有这个必要吗。去T5读文科的，很多就是从小更对文史哲感兴趣的，也在文科方面比较有天赋的，进去读文科顺理成章。又不是凭理科进去T5，然后读理科读不下去被迫转文科。你还是被国内重理轻文一切向钱看的思想洗脑太深了，什么都从赚不赚钱的角度上去衡量，还从那个角度鄙视人。话说得不好听，如果那些进T5读文科的学生不是那么喜欢文科，他们的家长像你这种人一样非逼着孩子读理科，CS竞争会更激烈，现在读旗舰州大CS的小中好多都未见得进得去了。
$400/hour. 我觉得 改一辈子也没什么。
只能给傻子改你也愿意？ Chatgpt交20刀远远超过哈佛文科生水平和效率
改文书这种活以后都是AI的。。。
不至于。波士顿的大学多了。
哈哈，我只是简单陈述一个事实而已，学文科大部分活得很艰难是真的啊，你愿意喜欢就喜欢，我也没拦着你喜欢不是，只是我个人的原则，活在世上，别成为社会的包袱，所以我说啥哈佛文科也不值得羡慕，也没毛病啊
需要让Chatgpt改essay的，基本都是话都说不通顺的。Chatgpt能帮你把意思说清楚，但不可能帮你在essay上出彩，impress AO. 信不信由你。
邻居可以不八卦人家孩子去哪里上大学呀。不要小人之心，这家女儿这么sweet，家长也错不了，是真心实意送水果。人家问孩子去哪里，肯定要说实话，不能骗人呀。去哈佛又不丢人
没觉得，反正chatgpt也就糊弄一下外行而已。你觉得好是因为你不懂那方面专业