<p>I really do. I just hate them. My school is full of snobs and they're all so sure that they're going to get into Harvard... I think one kid went two years ago and that's it. And everything they do is just for their own benefit and to get in. They don't actually care about anything. Should I just accept that this is the way of the world and that I should just deal with it and not be so genuine with what I do? Should I just do it for the merit like everyone else? </p>
<p>Everyone at my school only cares about what they get out of doing something and they think they're better than everyone. This is the advanced program that I'm in, especially. They are so overconfident and when they fail tests because of that, they blame teachers and argue with them. A lot of them even go so far as to say that they're smarter than/superior to their teachers just because they're teachers and apparently can't do anything else! I was completely outraged at this. </p>
<p>I just want to know... are there a lot of snobby people at top schools? I'm talking in terms of HYPSM, Ivies, top 20 schools and such. I was considering applying to those kinds of schools next year, but if the majority of students there are like that then I won't ever do it.</p>
<p>Also, speaking of top schools... if I don't get in, it won't matter, right? I want to go into medicine so I'll be successful in that no matter where I go, won't I? And will anyone really care? Would education from a top school help in this situation or does it just not matter? Am I making a mountain out of a molehill (pardon the cliche)???</p>
<p>I’m sure you’ll find some snobbish attitude among some of the students at HYPSM. However, usually people who are truly amazing do not need to brag about themselves. For the most part, only truly amazing people are going to get into those top schools. </p>
<p>Humility is important. When you are no longer willing to accept your weaknesses and work on them, you remain stagnant in your studies and your life. </p>
<p>My advice to you:
Just do your best at everything you do. Ignore the braggarts. They may be doing “everything it takes” to get into a top school, but if their heart isn’t in the right place, it won’t better them as people. Learn because you want to learn; do community service that matters to you. Pick the university that will most better you as a person, not necessarily the one with the shiniest name. </p>
<p>At the end of your schooling, it won’t matter where you went or even what you did. What will matter is the product, you! Be humble and do the absolute best you can do; you will find success. :)</p>
<p>It depends where you go to school at. One of my high schools was FILLED of complete snobs, the other two were fill of nice, some-what normal people. Same thing applies to college. Check 'em out and then decide. But I DOUBT that ALL of the top schools are gonna be filled with snobs. Don’t pass up Harvard before you visit them!</p>
<p>My school doesn’t really have snobby people about going to Ivies, but people do feel like they are entitled to grades and that they should get A’s without trying, or by cheating the system. There is blatant copying, cheating, and the like. It’s kind of sad really that they need to do this instead of putting in the effort themselves to get A’s. Whatever. That’s their life, not mine.</p>
<p>Although, I do know of the kinds of kids you are talking about. The kids that want to go to Harvard because its Harvard. They know nothing about it, have never seen it, and only want it because of the name. Personally, I went to Boston this past summer to visit colleges and went to Harvard, and it really wasn’t that spectacular. So many people on the tour were of the mindset that they want to go solely because its Harvard. I have a feeling that these kinds of people don’t end up at the state universities or other places where they might truly have a better experience. Their egos get the better of themselves. Try to forget about it, and realize that you are better off if you just enjoy the ride and be happy with what you do.</p>
<p>There are some snobbish people at any school. I’ve heard there are slightly more at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. At MIT and Caltech, the average snob would be a little different - the kind who knows they are supremely intelligent and is irritated at the stupidity of others, whereas at HYP they would probably just think they are better than you. Still, I bet a large majority of the “snobs” are screened out by the essays and recs, since those are to get a sense of what kind of person you are and no school likes a snobbish person.</p>
<p>As for those at your school, their egos will probably deflate when they get their rejection letters. Or, they might try to argue their rejections, but they won’t be successful.</p>
<p>oh i have a hilarious story to tell about a certain person i know. i don’t want to publicize it as it is quite sad, but here is the jist. this person i knew was an extremely hard worker. AP classes, studying late at night, going psycho if they got an A- or lower [typical stuff like that]… well this person wanted to go to Ivy Leagues and those top tier universities and anything “lower” was as good as crap for that person . </p>
<p>Did this person get in?
Yes, they [to avoid gender] got into their dream college, then they made horrendously stupid mistake and well they got expelled from HS AND their accepted University [Ivy League]… </p>
Me too newbiee, my school too. For example, since we do IB, for every extracurricular or event coming up in order to attract people one must say “OH AND YOU GET [INSERT DECENT NUMBER] OF CREATIVITY/ACTION/SERVICE HOURS” as well as “IT LOOKS AMAZING ON YOUR RESUME”</p>
<p>… I like to add in that it’s actually a fun experience</p>