<p>Does anyone feel awkward to tell people that they are going to Stanford? There is a similar thread like this in the Harvard forum so I was wondering if people felt the same way. At my high school, I was the only one accepted into Stanford so there is a lot of jealousy going on. I live in California so Stanford is the school of dreams of many at my school. Many people who did not get in feel as though they deserved it more than me. A lot of people now give me dirty looks. So now do you feel an aversion to telling people that you were accepted into Stanford? Now when people ask me where I'm going, I tell them a school up in San Francisco. I don't want to seem as though I'm showing off.</p>
<p>YES! I feel so awkward, too! I'll only tell them if they ask...</p>
<p>this thread is the story of my life! They're always like "dude im so excited to go to my community college! where are you going?" and i always feel awkward being like "welll....Stanford University" and then they always stare and ask what my GPA is. </p>
<p>ps. why does everyone think that asking someones gpa is perfectly fine all of a sudden? </p>
<p>rule of thumb= don't just randomly supply the info unless asked, and when you answer be as humble as possible.</p>
<p>Luckily we are in small town Texas and most folks don't know much about Stanford here. Now if you said UT or A&M, that might be awe-inspiring ...</p>
<p>lol @ students actually being ashamed of saying they go to Stanford</p>
<p>(I guess it's the fear of sounding pretentious or haughty... but it's still funny. :))</p>
<p>Just tell them you are going to a school that beat Ohio State and Michigan in the Rose Bowl and had one of the top two women's basketball teams. :)</p>
<p>correction ** has ** :D</p>
<p>But, I never tell unless asked.</p>
<p>Yeah, don't tell unless asked, and don't do any of that faux-modesty stuff...just be normal, don't avert your gaze or mumble, because most people can see through an act of fake modesty.
Also, as far as those people who give you (OP) dirty looks upon hearing of your good fortune, then those are the people who don't deserve to go to an institution like Stanford...so, thank the adcoms especially for being so good at picking them out (in more ways than one lol)</p>
<p>It's most awkward when you talk to a UC alum...Many of them tend to jump to the aid of Berkeley. In those moments, I use one of the many euphemisms for Stanford including, but not limited to "The School Across the Bay." well actually, that's the only one i use...</p>
<p>No, i dont brag but dont care if i tell people cuz im a baller lol (ok that was bragging)</p>
<p>I'm asked about "it" [where I'm going/ what my plans are] often, and if I mention the school, people want to know if Stanford is in England. They expect to hear "Cambridge" or "Harvard" or one of "those" things from a "good" student. People are actually in condolences! To tell them about the diversity of the real world is to drag the conversation far beyond what I have time for, so I just jump to the major and say that I'm going to a good school in the US.</p>
<p>So yes, it is awkward.</p>
<p>Edit--
OK, well that's exaggeration. The really educated people know about it, but I'm accustomed to quietly dropping bombs on those people, so they're accustomed to saying little.</p>
<p>Talking to people about my acceptance is uneasy for me as well, because most of my classmates are going to community college and sometimes there's that awkward pause after you exchange plans for next fall.</p>
<p>For the ones going to schools like lower UCs or state schools, it's hard to compliment them on their success without coming off as patronizing. The important thing, as others have noted, is to try not to bring it up unless the other person does, and to try to be sincerely happy for him/her while still acknowledging an appropriate amount of pride in your own accomplishments.</p>
<p>i actually love saying it, cuz a lot of the people who ask are the biggest doubters/haters!</p>