<p>I know you all know that. But does anyone ever get sick of having to explain what “Penn” is? Every time I mention the name I get responses like</p>
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<p>So then I have to explain</p>
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<p>lol I know that people who NEED to know DO know about Penn, but does the ignorance of all these people ever bother anyone!</p>
<p><strong><em>Disclaimer: I do not go to Penn, probably couldn’t get in, but I defend it and love it as if it was my alma mater</em></strong></p>
<p>If someone confuses it with Penn State, I just correct them and say: "No, it's the University of Pennsylvania"...but I really don't need to stroke my ego and tell them it's in the Ivy League if they don't know. Though most people, once I restate the name, actually do recognize it and say "Wow, isn't that in the Ivy League?"</p>
<p>Most people know, and if they don't than they're the type of person where if they did know it would cause a weird tension. </p>
<p>That's an awkward way to state it, I know. In more general terms - if they've never heard of Penn, they're probably pretty dumb. If they're pretty dumb, the last thing they want to hear is that you're a genius. So it's probably for the better that they don't know about Penn, cause nobody will be uncomfortable or intimidated and whatnot. Forgive me for sounding like an elitist =)</p>
<p>haha no i dont, its ok! i think (and this is just my opinion) that a small percent of the reason why people choose ivy league schools (i.e. Penn) HAS to be the prestige factor...even if its the last reason, im sure its a factor.</p>
<p>I chose Penn because I wanted to attend a state school not in New Jersey. I have no idea what you people are talking about. What's this business about Ivy League?</p>
<p>some people look at the "prestige" factor from another light. If a school has a lot of prestige for being very good, how did it get that prestige? BY BEING VERY GOOD OR AMAZING! I personally was set on going to Stern until i did a lot of research on Penn and visited the campus and made a very hard decision to change my ED pick.</p>
<p>well theworld, good for you! my jealousy is about a 11/10 that you got into Penn (im assuming)...</p>
<p>it's not ignorance, a lot of people assume that "Penn" means "Penn State," even the educated once. It might not be that they've never heard of our school, but rather that they know many more people who've attended PSU</p>
<p>Saying "university of Pennsylvania" is just a better, and to me, less pretentious way of referring to the school. I certainly would not expect random people to know what my school is if I said simply: "NU"....</p>
<p>So what, the world doesn't know any good schools except for Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, and maybe Columbia. Everyone else has the same complaint. Don't be an elitist and tell the world hey, "I'M GOIGN TO AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL AND IM SMART AND BETTER THAN YOU OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG" If they get it confused with Penn State, just tell then you go to U of Penn. If they don't recognize it, so what?</p>
<p>It'd be pretty TTT to say, hey, I go to an elite ivy league school. How would you feel if a guy react like "Jesus Christ! You don't recognize how good my school is? How stupid are you!?!?"</p>
<p>It doesn't really bother me anymore. I hardly ever correct them. But I do tell them that it is in Philadelphia, not State College if they bring it up. That usually is a less pretentious correction than fuming about its Ivy League status. Honestly, though, I don't even care anymore because it has happened so much especially where I live.</p>
<p>hey hey I think my original post is being a lil misinterpreted! i wasnt trying to say it in an elitist way, its just that I mean you worked hard to get into Penn, and since saying "University of Pennsylvania" takes a lot of hard work, I was just WONDERING if anyone ever got tired of having to explain it?</p>
<p>but also I think it might be nice and not as offputting as stating "I went to Harvard" so its kind of a nice lil advantage</p>
<p>I am not a Penn student, I am still a senior in high school. I was only stating how I came to decide what my ED pick was. </p>
<p>I am confused about the posts above me where I was referred to. Was anything negative being said about me because I'm lost.</p>
<p>hahaha theworld: i really dont think so</p>
<p>I actually don't mind the fact that people think I am referring to Penn State. I will say it is the "Penn" in Philadelphia if they are confused rather than stating that it is the "Ivy League" "Penn" for the same reasons mentioned by crashignwaves.</p>
<p>What's really funny is when you say University of Pennsylvania to someone who GOES to Penn State, and they think you're going to the same school as them. Hahahaha.</p>
<p>This reminds me of the shirts Penn sells in their bookstore which reads: "NOT PENN STATE".</p>
<p>hahaha i really like the part about penn state kids not even recognizing the difference between state and ivy league</p>
<p>i usually play along and tell people i cant wait for the football season and how we are going to kick behind at next year's bowl game
i then go home and cry in a carefully selected corner of my room while i salivate over my princeton tshirt</p>
<p>Bowl games are fun! It's nice to see your school on national TV... even if it loses!</p>