Ha, just coming to this thread, and sorry I have missed the fun! Our NE high school’s prestigiosity list, based on how cool it is the as per the kids, who got into the following colleges:
- Harvard: OMG, NO WAY!!! Wow!!! Congrats, Dude!!!
- Brown: Nice one, Dude!!! (6 weeks later, the other guy no one has heard of lets the cat out of the bag. "Dude, how the heck did he get in? Dunno, dude.")
- MIT: Great job! I mean, she was totally like a semifinalist in a major ______ competition, so no surprise. But she didn't get into _____!
- Cornell: Awesome! Can't believe four of you are going there! But, did you hear that ______ got wait listed? How is that possible, when _, _, and _____ all got denied?
- U Penn: But we have all known about that since ___ grade, so no biggie. But cool!
- Tufts: But she applied ED, so like, we kinda knew she would get in. Still, that's awesome!
- Columbia: OMG!!! They are BOTH going there! But _____ is a (URM), so there's that. Congrats!
- (Nearby LAC that shall remain nameless to avoid identifying anyone): _, _, __, __, ______, + several more are all going there, and they are all popular, so it's a really good school. Kinda jealous, but great job!
- Notre Dame: Isn't that somewhere in the Midwest? But I heave heard of it, so that's cool! Congrats!
- Duke: Cool! I think I have heard of that! It's in Texas, right? Awesome!
- RPI: Oh wow, they must be really smart! Congrats!
- USC: Oh man, that's in California! Sweet!
- Vanderbilt: I dunno, I just heard it's really hard to get in so it must be good. Whatevs! Congrats!
Honorable mentions, but only from their friends, and just to be nice.
- (Incredibly prestigious LAC): whisper whisper whisper She’s the valedictorian, can’t believe she didn’t get into an Ivy. But so happy that’s she’s happy. out loud She’s super smart, so it must be good. Congrats!
- Northeastern: That’s cool, congrats! Yeah, my sister/brother/neighbor/cousin goes there.
- Bucknell: Oh yeah, everyone goes there, but cool!
- Kenyon: Glad she’s happy, but why does she want to go so far away? I heard it’s really cold and there’s nothing but cornfields. Oh well, congrats anyway!
- McGill: Why would anyone want to go to Canada? Nvm, congrats!
All the rest are just like, yo dude, congrats!