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<p>Oh, I think we can count on human beings to sense “vibes” of various kinds from the environments they are in, but we can also count on human beings to have understandable pride in whatever college was alma mater. So when some student who has attended NO college asks, “What is life like in {set of colleges},” I expect the graduates of each kind of college to speak up in favor of colleges like their alma mater. That’s no surprise, but it’s also not a firm prediction of what other people (e.g., hiring supervisors at companies, graduate school admission officers, etc.) with different old school ties will think. </p>
<p>Has the OP returned to this thread? Or are we having a private conversation without her?</p>