Comments on: Who needs Harvard? TIME attacks Ivy League http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/16/who-needs-harvard-time-attacks-ivy-league/ all the exciting parts, none of the heavy debt burden Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:08:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lingbo http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/16/who-needs-harvard-time-attacks-ivy-league/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Lingbo Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:05:16 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/16/who-needs-harvard-time-attacks-ivy-league/#comment-747 Tease! Tease!

]]> By: Sam Jackson http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/16/who-needs-harvard-time-attacks-ivy-league/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Sam Jackson Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:58:04 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/16/who-needs-harvard-time-attacks-ivy-league/#comment-746 The most common answer I hear / give is "the people" who are drawn to and decide to attend at these top tier schools... but I don't feel that that completely answers the question or if it is enough justification itself; my personal reasons are certainly a little broader than that, although the "Why Yale is my #1 school" post is yet to be written. I made my list by taking a few prerequisites--urban or near-urban, offers XYZ, also ABC, has fewer than __ but no more than __ students... such and such. I'll outline it in a little bit and it might answer your question better. 'The people' were one reason that I put down, personally, and it's the one that I hear the most. The rest I'll keep in reserve... :P The most common answer I hear / give is “the people” who are drawn to and decide to attend at these top tier schools… but I don’t feel that that completely answers the question or if it is enough justification itself; my personal reasons are certainly a little broader than that, although the “Why Yale is my #1 school” post is yet to be written.

I made my list by taking a few prerequisites–urban or near-urban, offers XYZ, also ABC, has fewer than __ but no more than __ students… such and such. I’ll outline it in a little bit and it might answer your question better. ‘The people’ were one reason that I put down, personally, and it’s the one that I hear the most.

The rest I’ll keep in reserve… :P

]]> By: Lingbo http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/16/who-needs-harvard-time-attacks-ivy-league/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Lingbo Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:03:22 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/16/who-needs-harvard-time-attacks-ivy-league/#comment-744 So, I've been thinking about this a lot myself. What is exactly then is the POINT of paying of 40k a year vs. alot of nice merit aid some pretty good but less shiny LAC? Does it all just boil down to prettier dorms, an Olympic gold medalist roomie, and the immediate assumption that you're a conceited brainiac? I'd love to see your view on this. So, I’ve been thinking about this a lot myself.

What is exactly then is the POINT of paying of 40k a year vs. alot of nice merit aid some pretty good but less shiny LAC? Does it all just boil down to prettier dorms, an Olympic gold medalist roomie, and the immediate assumption that you’re a conceited brainiac? I’d love to see your view on this.

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