<p>So the kiddies at my school think they are very smart and thus are arrogant. Further more, many of them have known each other for a long time and form little groups. They assume other people are stupid when ... well lets just say they're not.</p>
<p>IF you got into Harvard, Yale, or Princeton, would you taunt them and ridicule their intellect and claim that you will make more money than they will?</p>
<p>I attend an Elite private school in NYC. We have a class size of around 50ish and around 25 get to go to HYPSM, Penn, Columbia, Caltech, Brown, and U of C and other elite schools (NW, DUke, etc) a year.</p>
<p>Classic CC post…</p>
<p>The fact that you capitalized “Elite” leads me to believe that you are egotistical and elitist and look down on the rest of us.</p>
<p>Nope. Im on financial aid/ scholarship and is often cast as an outsider at my school. MY parents earn enough to pay the mortgage on the condo and get through life comfortbly but not enough to pay 35000$ a year for HS tuition.</p>
<p>I view everyone of the middle class equally.</p>
<p>Most likely not, given that such a high proportion of people go to such good schools. It won’t do much good, as many of the arrogant people will go to equally good schools. </p>
<p>I go to a similarly good school [though only about 16 out of a class of about 80 went to Ivy/MIT/Stanford, though the rest went to very good schools as well], and while most people aren’t arrogant, what bothers me is that even the people that are b¡t¢hy and get by with B’s will go to good schools, because it’s such a difficult school i suppose [or, more often than not, family connections/donations]. But at the same time, I’m grateful. It’s such a great school and I adore it [the campus, the opportunities, my friends] and, odds are, the college office and my school’s reputation [along with my grades and extracurriculars] will help me get into a good school [i’ve been dreaming of harvard since the third grade, but increasingly i see how difficult it would be to get in].</p>
<p>wow, that was rambling… sorry. i need to caffeinate. excuse me while i chug a pot of coffee.</p>
<p>Edit: what proportion of people are on FA at your school? Usually when there’s a large enough population any kind of financial divide disappears. my school’s at about 30%
could you PM me with your school? i have a vested interest in knowing.</p>
<p>Better Idea: Just understand that some people have an over-inflated opinion of themselves and that they will never really get anywhere in life. Why bother working hard to make them feel bad? Just let themselves make fools of themselves.</p>
<p>I’m getting 1253729 and 082349 confused.</p>
<p>No, I’d try not to talk about it… though I’d vastly enjoy putting my older sister on permanent ignore, 'cause I’d have the final proof that I am, indeed, smarter, despite being younger.</p>
<p>I’d also probably paste a Harvard/Yale/Princeton bumper sticker on the back of my parents’ car where everyone can see it and how special I am.</p>
<p>And proudly put “Harvard/Yale/Princeton '14!!!” on the location section of my CC profile. Which I basically did already (except w/ UChicago).</p>
<p>I wouldn’t have to actively taunt anyone, because they’d feel inferior without me having to say anything.</p>
<p>For any college I go to, I’ll keep it to myself. I don’t need to brag, I shouldn’t brag. There’s no need to taunt others and make more of an over-inflated ego. Causes unnecessary mess.</p>
<p>Only if my self-esteem was so low and borderline pathetic that I have to boost myself by grasping any straws I can get my weasel-like claws on–while simultaneously alienating everyone around me…then, yeah. I’d brag. </p>
<p>I’d also buy a Hummer, wear large platinum chains around my neck and throw hundred dollar bills in the air–and make sure to post photos on Facebook of me doing the above–so that everyone in the world can really appreciate my low self-worth.</p>
<p>At my school, either they would all be expecting it (“oh, you’re super-smart, of course you’re going to HYPSM”) or they wouldn’t care (a good deal of my friends) because they’re probably going to similar schools.</p>
<p>Life after you get into HYP is not as exciting as you think it is, really.</p>
<p>*I wouldn’t have to actively taunt anyone, because they’d feel inferior without me having to say anything. *</p>
<p>Haha. Actually, only the people who had desires to attend HYP may perhaps feel that way, but the majority of the world, who are pretty happy with their own college choice, can care less where you go to school.</p>
<p>No life after you get into HYP isnt exciting. Whats exciting is actively taunting people and making them feel inferior.</p>
<p>When you meet an arrogant person who is smarter than you- and that person verbally points out that fact- your day is most likely ruined.</p>
<p>Being at HYP is going to suck but once you come out, you get bragging rights and prestige.</p>
<p>No point. If the majority of people in your schools go to elite schools, why would they care about were your going. And you make it seem like their richer than you are, so they definatly won’t care. Their still have more money. Rich kids have trust funds, and all that other crap. So in a way, they will may always make more then an Ivy grad. And any smart person would know that it’s dumb to put others down based on a acceptance letter.</p>
<p>Honestly, who cares, this thread has no point besides proving that you and anyone else who said yes is an egotistical ****.</p>
<p>I know a Harvard grad living with his mom. True story.</p>
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<p>You poor child :(—> You must have a very exciting life.</p>
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<p>Residential houses + high endowment + a lot of freedom + talented, nice classmates + courses on anything that you can imagine + extracurricular opportunities + everything else = a great college experience.</p>
<p><—(of course, as a H14er, I’m not biased at all)</p>
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<p>You may be disappointed.</p>
<p>Yeah, at my school most people go to city college. I am on of the 3 HYP guys in the last four years. For me to rub it in would be like going to Juarez and wearing Lacoste.</p>
<p>^^What gave you the idea that your classmates will be nice?</p>
<p>I would probably not mention it, since I get embarrassed about “ooh you’re smart” comments. People shouldn’t do things to make other people feel bad about themselves. Even if they treated you badly, turn the other cheek. Then you might have something to legitimately feel superior about.</p>
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Ah, and what about those of us who are poor? Be nice to us, we inhabit the world in great numbers, and will remember during the Socialist Revolution.</p>
<p>My S is a bit like ChristianSoldier. Public school, first ivy student in…years. He views it as vindication of the choices he has made over the years, the people who matter know, and thats enough. Though he does have a ‘Penn’ sticker on his car.</p>