<p>I have done it.</p>
<p>Uh, what?</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>I would appreciate a more clear wording of the topic, or a better explanation of the OP's intent.</p>
<p>I think he's trying to say "has anyone ever claimed that they did not go to their alma matter."</p>
<p>If that is the purpose of his question, then my answer is no, I do not have any reason to deny attending my school.</p>
<p>I mean ‘deny’ as in ‘refuse to acknowledge.’ So it’s not really about claiming that you did not go to the school you went to, but rather concealing it, so as to not offend people or be met with an undesirable reaction.</p>
<p>why would people be offended about where you go/went to school?</p>
<p>Meaning… “how many of you have not revealed that you’re a ‘_____ grad’ to your peers?”
Such as.. not saying you went to Harvard, so you don’t seem like you’re bragging?
I don’t quite understand this thread lol.</p>
<p>so essentially, are you ashamed of the college you go to.</p>
<p>Hell no. If I was, i’d rather not go to college at all.</p>
<p>i understand what the OP means. sometimes the people you’re hanging out with or that you’re around may not go to prestigious/top schools, so when you’re asked what school you go to, you say “insert big name top school” and you get that feeling you’re bragging. i get that feeling sometimes when some people ask me that question. not that my school is that prestigious anyways like some of the schools some of you go to, but at least around here or the people i’m around sometimes, it’s a big deal. i never deny it tho. if you’re going to ask such a question you give them the answer to that question. it’s not really bragging.</p>
<p>yeah sort of.</p>
<p>Other person: “What school did you go to?”
You: “Stanford”
Other person: <em>frowns</em></p>
<p>vs…</p>
<p>Other person: “What school did you go to?”
You: “University of California, San Diego”
Other person: Oh that’s so cool, I have a friend who went there…</p>
<p>If people ask you what school you went to, tell them. If they don’t like it, screw them. They’re not worth your time. Think of it like a screening process; you want to know upfront if people could be your friends, and you don’t want jealous people as friends.</p>
<p>why would u?</p>
<p>Lying in this case is rather unnecessary. I mean think about how you are justifying it. You basically are saying that you think everyone would be jealous of you when that’s not always necessarily the case. Basically, I would never assume that someone would be jealous of something like this, or if they were they’d probably be more impressed or happy for you than jealous.</p>
<p>If anyone does frown, tell them to quit sippin’ on dat hate-o-rade.</p>
<p>lol, hate-o-rade haha</p>
<p>I feel that if you go around telling people where you wen to school (and I mean, just dropping the name whenever you can…or insisting on saying at “X university” instead of saying at school) then that is bragging, and I agree, I hate people who do that.</p>
<p>But if someone asks you where you go to school, you should just answer. Why the hell would you go out of your way to try to make someone more comfortable by ignoring your alma mater (if the person is that kind of a jerk , they don’t even deserve your effort to accomodate their feelings).</p>
<p>did that make any sense?</p>
<p>That makes sense, megaman.</p>
<p>But I’ve also had people smirk at me, as if saying, “are you kidding me? you don’t look like the type of person who goes to that school!!”</p>
<p>You know what I mean?</p>
<p>So you mean people who say “I went to school back East” or “I went to school in Massachusetts”?</p>
<p>Often I’ll describe Loyola Chicago as a school in Chicago, but not because I’m ashamed/modest. It’s because there’s a similarly sounding school near here.</p>
<p>A lot of you are making the error of assuming that people might “frown” because they’re jealous.</p>
<p>It’s often not a matter of jealousy at all. It’s that people from prestigious schools are assumed to be arrogant or too “college-y”; ie, not down to earth. A lot of times, this is true. That’s why it’s a stereotype.</p>
<p>I ain’t ashamed to tell people I went to Devry, if they jealous **** them</p>
<p>i understand.. when people at work this summer asked me where i went to school, i would just say boston half of the time. the majority of people there either did not go to college or went to a local school. i hated the wooooow, you must be smart looks and questions i would get. it was either that or people who didnt know BC and BU were two seperate schools.. just not fun to explain sometimes. </p>
<p>its the same thing when thye asked me what HS i went to.. because i would reply and they would say oh you must be rich, you live in a mansion, or at least be thinking those things like i was a little rich girl. i wont lie, but im not about to go around bragging what town im from and what college i go to</p>
<p>i agree with beanieboo. i am tired of people not knowing what school i go to so i usually just say in maine</p>