<p>Mythmom, I use “top 10” in a very generic and inclusive sense… which “top 10” list? US News, Newsweek, Atlantic Monthly, HHMI awardees, PhD, WSJ, endowment, ect…? When I counsel pre-meds, I often tell them that there are about 20 med schools that consider themselves in the top 10 and they are all correct.</p>
<p>The 7 Sisters have certainly produced accomplished alumni and I also believe they will continue to do so. Yes, they lost a bit of their luster but they still attract a contingent that could have gone anywhere but chose to walk a less expected path… originality is an important key to success. </p>
<p>Arcadia, I think you’re doing it again. Why are you putting weight behind this article? Do you think Newsweek got a bunch of acclaimed academics together to come up with a consensus list of “New Ivies” for you to reference? More likely, they got a bunch of late 20’s-early 30’s year old writers together over donuts, coffee and a deadline to brain storm this pop culture “Hot” list. If you don’t use Wikipedia in your term papers, you should keep similar standards here and not cite trash.</p>
<p>Uh, I believe that statement used the word ** “like” **, so it’s not an inclusive listing. How about this, “New York City is a tourist destination because of attractions like Broadway and Central Park.” Hopefully, you’d recognize that there are a few more interesting things in NYC than these 2 places. Wellesley, clearly more “Ivy” than Middlebury and Wesleyan, isn’t mentioned in that sentence. Also, that list is a joke. Since when is Bowdoin and Colgate “New Ivy?” In fact, I believe Colgate almost became an Ivy when that league was created way back when… and Bowdoin is as New England Blue Blood as it gets. Again, hanging Middlebury’s reputation on a byline in a ‘zine article (and suggesting that there’s significance with a school not being explicitly mentioned in a sentence clearly not meant to be definitive) makes Middlebury appear desperate for validation. </p>
<p>Why isn’t Haverford mentioned in the list of “New Ivies?” Well, the 1st intercollegiate soccer game ever played was between Haverford and Harvard… with Harvard’s team founded by Haverford alumni in grad school; the 3rd oldest intercollegiate rivalry is Haverford and Penn cricket, dating to 1853; alums include early presidents of Penn and Johns Hopkins; the 1st American to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry; the captain of Great Britain’s “Chariot’s of Fire” Olympic team who also won the Nobel Prize for founding the League of Nations. That’s pretty venerable stuff. Even today, Haverford is the only Philly LAC in U Penn’s stem cell consortium. At least that Newsweek article got something right by not including Haverford as “New Ivy.” </p>
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<p>Finally, I never stated HC’s honor code makes it unique. In fact, I’ve often stated that there are several schools with honor codes. Each school though conceptualizes its honor code differently and, so, are differently implemented. Davidson’s and UVA’s are based upon a sense of southern honor and chivalry; military honor for the military academies; Athenian ideals of a perfect democratic society for Wellesley and Conn College; and Haverford’s is based upon its Quaker history and value of consensus and inner light. Some schools have codes that emphasize academic/social conduct 1st… Haverford’s culture encourages kids to inner reflect and think about respect and trust, which are then manifested by the freedoms and responsibilities described in its honor code. Context gives each honor code its own character.</p>