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<p>Fallacy of the false analogy.</p>
<p>The message of the post is clear.</p>
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<p>Yes, clearly illogical…</p>
<p>My son’s clothes do not have oil on them, he is used to dressing neatly, albeit not wearing the height of designer wear, which does nothing but make more money for the CEO’s of the fashion industry while the clothes are probably sewn in sweatshops overseas. That was a bit far fetched on your part. Really. All I was implying was that both schools can have fun nice times while learning, but do you REALLY want to me known as THE party school. If you look at the list, I wouldn’t be so anxious to join.
I also think that any school where the norm is wearing heels and dresses to football games has it’s values in the WRONG place. That’s all. I’m a grown up and have a whole different view on values. I can only hope when you grow up and your loving spouse may not look quite the same you will still love them and realize looks don’t last, but humor, brains and a kind heart do. I don’t think anyone who is thinking clearly wants to be at a school thought of as “the party school”, because you will attract THE WRONG students in the future. Most of the top students to do not compete to get into the party schools, they compete to get into the top academic schools. Vandy can take claim to “the party school”, if you so desire, but other students there may not be so quick to join you in striving for the honor.</p>
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<p>Indeed.</p>
<p>I am right now facing the choice of either transferring to Rice or UChicago. When applying, Vanderbilt never even crossed my mind as an academically oriented institution. Just to test my assumption, I spoke to professors at Vanderbilt, friends who attend or attended Vanderbilt, and professors at law schools and graduate schools about their opinion of Vanderbilt. In comparison to schools like Rice, UChicago, and Georgetown, the latter schools were favored.</p>
<p>This prejudice is trashy.</p>
<p>jakpot, old stereotypes die hard.</p>
<p>lauras, you misunderstood the point I was attempting to make. I was assuming your child did not dress in that manner and I simply tried to show you the fundamental reasoning as to why he didn’t as being analogous to why SOME people dress nicely. </p>
<p>I never chest-bumped that Vanderbilt’s crowning moment was that it was labeled a party school. I was only drawn into that discussion because someone stated it was false when it had been labeled as such by a publication. Merely a disputing of the facts. </p>
<p>In regards to cherishing in a spouse the qualities you mentioned in your post, don’t worry about me, I’d never make such a commitment if I did not love her for everything she is and always will be.</p>
<p>Do I see where you developed those assumptions and the basis for them? Yeah I do. However, I also ask that you be open and not to automatically group people when you know very little about them.</p>
<p>man this is getting pretty ridiculous…let this die…</p>
<p>on the bright side, this is the longest thread i’ve ever started</p>
<p>Wow, this thread has gone up to 8 pages, and almost none of it had to with surgeongeneral’s original question.</p>
<p>By the way, I’m kind of curious. Which school did you decide on?</p>
<p>well i decided on rice, mainly because of higher med school acceptance rate and i was a little intimidated by the whole greek system at vandy. its kinda funny though, i made this decision after about 8 or 9 posts</p>
<p>u made a sagacious choice dude…</p>
<p>smart… but why didnt u tell us after those 8 posts ;)</p>
<p>Good choice. :)</p>