<p>My point is simply that that individual poster did not bring up Duke. You did. He stated his opinion (which was focused on the topic at hand). You are certainly more than welcome to disagree with it (I do; I don’t see UChicago as clearly a “cut above” the others) and then follow up your argument with why his particular post is flawed. Instead, you looked through that posters past posts and see that he/she is a Duke fan, so reply with this retort:</p>
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<p>That doesn’t lead the discussion to anywhere good and clearly causes it to the swerve off course. You expect the poster then not to respond to that? You think those comments are on topic? I understand you were trying to argue that there was a discrepancy in logic, but relying on childish insults doesn’t help your cause. </p>
<p>I worked in a lab under a Northwestern med school professor with another Northwestern student and also lived five minutes away from campus for many years, and know many people who attended. Based on my discussions with that select group, it came across that Northwestern students are routinely stressed out due to constant exams based on their quarter system and the support for the athletics program isn’t that great (according to somebody on the football team). However, I would find it unfair to characterize all Northwestern students as unhappy and stressed out based on my interactions with a few (15 or so) individuals. Obviously, Northwestern is a great school and attracts a high level of students from a diverse set of backgrounds (although I hear the fin aid is lacking a bit, but maybe it has improved in the last few years). By and large, I’d expect Northwestern students are a helpful, happy, intelligent group just like they are at most top schools. I don’t see why it’s so hard for posters to acknowledge the same of Duke students. In any event, I’m done with this. Carry on.</p>