<p>So amid all the seriousness, the furrowed eyebrows, and the knotted up stomachs found on this forum, let's have some fun!</p>
<p>Any of you who have had the exhilarating experience of dropping the H-Bomb, can you please share it with us?</p>
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Any of you who have had the awkward experience of dropping the H-Bomb, can you please share it with us?
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<p>^lol! Why do you personally find it awkward?</p>
<p>LOL @ Rosh. That was good, hahahah</p>
<p>We do not detonate that particular bomb except when absolutly forced to. Just not worth the pain it causes most people. Having a child go to Harvard is certainly a thrill but it's been pretty lonely to celebrate. Just our nuclear family and D's BF are really, truly sincerely glad for her. Oh, and some teachers.</p>
<p>So students considering applying to Harvard are not scared off: People around here have been uniformly thrilled for and supportive of our kid who will be attending Harvard next year. For example, at a program at the end of the school year, the kid received a spontaneous standing O from classmates and parents. (Harvard acceptance is not the kid's only achievement.)</p>
<p>Suggestion: Don't volunteer the info, but if/when someone asks where you will be going to school next year, simply state the school.</p>
<p>It has been funny that after hearing "Harvard," a couple people have assumed the kid plans to become a lawyer. My guess is that those people's familiarity with Harvard is limited to having watched "Legally Blonde."</p>
<p>YES! I get Harvard Law all the time, even though the people know I just graduated from high school. So I say, "Nope, no law for me." So they ask if Harvard is good for other things as well. I then just stare at them blankly.</p>
<p>I only tell people if they ask me, though I hate the reactions I get. It's always, "Oh, so you're smart!" or "Which school are you going into? Law or medicine?" And then I have to explain that I am actually going to Harvard College, and that it's not necessary to be a genius to get into Harvard. And what sucks even more is the fact that the person who asked doesn't really care about any of that.</p>
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<p>Haha so true. People like to feel like they're a part of your success--sort of a superiority by association mentality. So they naturally don't respond well when you try to explain to them that they don't know what they're talking about.</p>
<p>I never understood legally blonde, I was under the impression she was in high school and then all of the sudden she went to law school :s</p>
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<p>I heard it's pretty good for medicine too :3</p>
<p>To avoid the H-bomb altogether, why not use a euphemism? It's part of high-society bobo etiquette these days anyway.</p>
<p>"Oh, I go to an old college in the Boston area."</p>
<p>^ But then they'll probably ask "which school". And that's simply avoiding the question. If they ask which school you're going to, I don't think they care about where it's located. </p>
<p>"Oh, I am going to a school liberal arts school in Southern Texas." NO.</p>
<p>Just DROP the bomb, y'all! The human population is too large, anyway :)</p>
<p>I heard legally blond was shot on the USC campus. haha.</p>
<p>LOL, I saw Legally Blonde on comedy central less than 24 hours before my acceptance.</p>
<p>I thought nukes were banned?</p>
<p>In the summer just before she went off for her freshman year at Harvard, my daughter met an old friend she had not seen since middle school. The conversation went something like this:</p>
<p>Friend: It's so good to see you again! You were always so smart back in middle school. So where are you going to college this fall, Harvard?</p>
<p>Daughter: Yes.</p>
<p>F: Sure, but where are you going to college?</p>
<p>D: Harvard.</p>
<p>F: No really - where are you going?</p>
<p>D: Harvard.</p>
<p>F: Really?</p>
<p>D: Really.</p>
<p>Whenever I go out in public, I carry a large, unfailingly conspicious sign that says in large crimson letters, "I attend Harvard (please cleanse your hands before lovingly stroking the fabric of my shirt, thank you)." It tends to let people know in advance, so I can avoid the question altogether and ultimately be humble about the whole damn thing.</p>
<p>Mammall - I'm really, really happy for your D (and for her parents)! :)</p>
<p>Earlier this summer our daughter came home for a visit (she is staying the summer in Boston, working at the Boston Children's hospital). I was wearing the Harvard t-shirt that she bought me for my birthday when I went to pick her up and she was embarrassed. I know plenty of parents who wear t-shirts from the schools that their kids go to. For some reason, with Harvard students it appears to be an issue.</p>
<p>^ Definitely not, honey! As soon as I get to Cambridge, I'm buying my mom a "Harvard Mom" shirt that I saw at the coop. I don't see what's wrong with showing support for your college. I won't let the jealousy and ignorance of others affect my decisions.</p>