<p>Personally, I would not care at all what school he went/goes to if I’m attracted to him. But I agree that, although there are exceptions, people at top tier schools on average intellectually and culturally fit more into what I consider attractive. awkward sounding sentence… But if I were asked to choose between two guys identical in every way except one goes to princeton and one goes to CC/low tier university, their schools would have zero effect on my decision (or lack of if I don’t like either of them…).</p>
<p>I don’t think their financial situation should affect attraction @<em>@ but I guess a huge discrepancy could sometimes make dates kind of awkward .</em>. or not. I just don’t think it’s a big deal and can probably be easily dealt with/worked around</p>
<p>2 sons in college, who agree with CRS1909. Schools have certain reputations, and everyone knows what they are. (They do notice college tee-shirts when out & about.) Before they get to know a girl (or a girl gets to know a guy), people make fast judgments based on fast info. </p>
<p>Fast info is going to vary from person to person, but can include the person’s school… Tall, short, fat, thin, in-shape or not? Appealing smile? Glasses or contacts? Smoking or not? Clues whether someone is a match economically and in approach to school/future interests. They notice bleached hair/expensive nail jobs, clothes too tight-jeans too low-shorts too short etc. And then they make a fast call on whether to get to know Girl A or Girl B a little better, just like Girl A and Girl B are making a decision whether to show any interest in learning about Guy C or Guy D. It’s the dance of life. </p>
<p>It’s always possible to learn that fast judgments are off-base, but there are so many people out there that sometimes people don’t bother to go deeper.</p>