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> This reminds me of an old joke: > Q. How do you know that someone attended Harvard? > A. They tell you within 30 seconds of meeting them. This is almost excl
by csa 8y ago
> This reminds me of an old joke:
> Q. How do you know that someone attended Harvard?
> A. They tell you within 30 seconds of meeting them.
This is almost exclusively only true for the people who were one of the (extremely) weaker admits.
There is definitely a way to talking about going to Harvard (usu. only when asked), and saying it directly is not the usual preferred choice.
- sverige 8y agoOh, I did not know that. Did you go to Harvard perchance?
- csa 8y agoI will redirect my answer to a question you didn’t ask. Google the following and check the top link for a decent read: Michael Giovinco Harvard Boston quora
- sverige 8y agoThe second answer addresses the problem with the first: > ...[T]his response always strikes me as pointless and condescending. ... Whenever I hear people pull the "I went to Boston" routine--and a lot of Harvard alums do this even when in the exclusive presence of other elite school grads--it does seem like bragging/false modesty, because the implication is "one way or the other, you won't be able to handle the fact that I went to Harvard." I don't want you to feel awkward, so I won't ask if you went to school in Boston.
- csa 8y ago> I don't want you to feel awkward, so I won't ask if you went to school in Boston. Does Bunker Hill Community College count?