<p>ooh dont dump on poor myley, he's not a banker, he's(from his other posts) a hopeful transfer student that doesnt know that Penn State and UPenn are different schools. His pumped and dumped club girls live only in his aspirational fantasies. They wouldnt actually let him in at 1oak.</p>
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he's(from his other posts) a hopeful transfer student that doesnt know that Penn State and UPenn are different schools.
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I hope you're not implying that Penn State is without question inferior to UPenn on all accounts. There are some pretty attractive programs at Penn State like their 6 year BS/MD program that a couple of my friends went to.
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His pumped and dumped club girls live only in his aspirational fantasies.
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You seem to use this "aspirational fantasies" term quite repetitively especially when used to demean others.
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lil polo, that link (illegal on cc?!) just shows aspirational behaviour of a certain unfortunate population from the Jersey State. The ones aiming for a low sixs salary from PharmD degree. Sure that hmoms daughter hasnt been further west than the hamptons for beach
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You're not a banker either right? Knowing the way you present yourself and the simplistic compositional style, it'd seem that you're not that much better than the people you chastise.</p>
<p>1)not implying anything at all about Penn State v. UPenn, just pointing out that they are separate colleges, and this particular poster didnt seem to know that, judging by his post. As to which one is inferior/superior to the other -- one is a large state college, one is an ivy -- one chooses what works best in an individual case, or where one can get accepted.
2)aspirational fantasies apply to quite a number of cc posters in the ibanking thread.
3)simplistic compositional style -- for quickness and to fit the venue; but to connect that with me not being a banker is moronic, since bankers are actually not known for their literary styles. actually Im a parent using the site to help with college admission/selection. The ibanking site just caught my eye and now amuses me while I search for something else (since it my business and I do know a lot of the major players in it)</p>
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1)not implying anything at all about Penn State v. UPenn, just pointing out that they are separate colleges, and this particular poster didnt seem to know that, judging by his post. As to which one is inferior/superior to the other -- one is a large state college, one is an ivy -- one chooses what works best in an individual case, or where one can get accepted.
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I have to admit a lot of people do get confused between the two. I have friends that would answer, "Where do you go to college?" with "Penn" without the "U".</p>
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not implying anything at all about Penn State v. UPenn, just pointing out that they are separate colleges, and this particular poster didnt seem to know that, judging by his post.
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<p>Apparently, people like to assume they're smarter than anyone else instead of considering that they're might be meta-jokes they don't get prima facie: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/662892-does-penn-take-wr-score-sat-seriously.html#post1061940693%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/662892-does-penn-take-wr-score-sat-seriously.html#post1061940693</a></p>
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I have to admit a lot of people do get confused between the two. I have friends that would answer, "Where do you go to college?" with "Penn" without the "U".
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<p>Before posting on this site, I had never heard of anyone confusing Penn and Penn State.</p>
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I have to admit a lot of people do get confused between the two. I have friends that would answer, "Where do you go to college?" with "Penn" without the "U".
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<p>Your friends were correct. The proper usage is NOT Upenn, but PENN.</p>
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Before posting on this site, I had never heard of anyone confusing Penn and Penn State.
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Before ever having been in the military, you don't think you'd be confused by some of the acronyms that we use?
Likewise, if you didn't live in the Northeast but in the West or South East, wouldn't it be conceivable for someone to confuse Penn with UPenn or Penn State if they've never researched or desired to attend college in the state of Pennsylvania?</p>
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Likewise, if you didn't live in the Northeast but in the West or South East, wouldn't it be conceivable for someone to confuse Penn with UPenn or Penn State if they've never researched or desired to attend college in the state of Pennsylvania?
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<p>I didn't think it was a matter of research or desire, just common knowledge.</p>
<p>Why would it be common knowledge? I wouldn't expect most people not living in that state to have any awareness of the distinction (or care for that matter).</p>
<p>well most educated people should know the ivies... especially if they're going to be on Wall Street, which would make penn even more significant.</p>
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Why would it be common knowledge? I wouldn't expect most people not living in that state to have any awareness of the distinction (or care for that matter).
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<p>The thing about common knowledge is that it is only common within a certain subset of the population. Once you leave that subset, it would not be expected to be common at all.</p>
<p>It's no different than if I were list some military acronyms. It's common knowledge to anyone in your branch of service, but it's definitely not common knowledge to the general population. Also, what may be common knowledge to the officer may not be common knowledge to the private. There will be a frequent need to break down information into a form where even someone without a strong background in the subject matter can understand.</p>
<p>Or even some medical terms within the medical community that would be classified as "common knowledge" but to the average individual it's not. Heck it should be as it relates to everyone's well-being, but expecting something to be common knowledge is one way to to be misunderstood a lot.</p>
<p>Common knowledge should not be confused with common sense.</p>
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well most educated people should know the ivies... especially if they're going to be on Wall Street, which would make penn even more significant.
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How's Wall Street working out these days for new graduates? I'm sure companies like AIG, Lehman, Bear Stearns, etc. could almost be considered common knowledge because they've been in the news so often lately. Heck, you don't even need to be educated, you just need a TV and you'll hear about Wall Street.</p>
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Why would it be common knowledge? I wouldn't expect most people not living in that state to have any awareness of the distinction (or care for that matter).
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<p>I don't need to live in Michigan to know the difference UMichigan and Michigan State.</p>
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I don't need to live in Michigan to know the difference UMichigan and Michigan State.
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<p>Likewise, you don't need to be in the military to know the meaning of OPORD, WARNO, FRAGO, FO, FSO, FDC, SOP, ROE, etc. Hell, that information is publically available information that the DoD and Department of the Army online through pamphlets and field manuals.</p>
<p>However, if you weren't in the military and never had exposure to these terms it would be pretty foreign to you.</p>
<p>In the same way, if someone lived in Michigan he is MORE LIKELY to know the difference between UMichigan and Michigan State than someone who lives on the the other side of the country. </p>
<p>Therefore, if it's blatantly obvious that the knowledge would be more "common" to a certain group than another, then the question is if that is really "COMMON knowledge"?</p>
<p>sure you don't HAVE to be in the military to know those acronyms but to an extent some military terms are common knowledge. Most people know what ROTC, MIA, AWOL mean... the Ivies, Penn included, as well as Stanford and MIT are essentially the AWOL's and MIA's of college common knowledge.</p>
<p>this argument is counterproductive anyways, it's way off topic...</p>