Is it prestige season yet?

College Search & Lists
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<p>I open this forum and there’s at least three threads all talking about prestige/recognition/fame/caliber in the first page:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/372156-top-publics-par-hyps.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/372156-top-publics-par-hyps.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/95198-top-15-most-prestigious-universities.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/95198-top-15-most-prestigious-universities.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/462150-university-most-world-renowned-why.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/462150-university-most-world-renowned-why.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/463252-university-florida-prestige.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/463252-university-florida-prestige.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Say a regular high school sophomore opens the College Search & Selection forum to get an idea of where to apply next year, reads the threads in the first page, and becomes a prestige whore…</p>

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<p>It’s <em>always</em> prestige season. </p>

<p>Don’t hold your breath waiting for prestige to go out of style - not in colleges nor in any other form of human endeavor - Ferrari, Ritz Carleton, Prada, HYPS, Mercedes Benz, Andover Prep., Beverly Hills…the list is endless.</p>

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<p>next season will be prestige season too!!!lol</p>

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<p>Yeah, Harvard is SO 5 minutes ago. I’m off to ASU.</p>

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<p>College prestige is a different matter. Prestige among clothing brands is a largely artificial or imaginary thing. Attending college with amazingly talented peers as opposed to attending with average peers is often a life-changing experience.</p>

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<p>Gadad- to an extent, that’s true. But not having prestige doesn’t mean everyone is ‘average.’ I would say that most of the top LACs aren’t prestigious, but the students are definitely talented. </p>

<p>I think talented vs. average could be something determined more by selectivity- not just prestige. And sometimes it’s not that easy, either.</p>

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<p>I’d say driving a Ferrari is a life-changing experience too.</p>

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<p>Or life-ending experience, depending on one’s driving skillz…</p>

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<p>Harvard still pwns all…:)</p>

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<p>I agree with brillar - I’m assuming that prestige correlates with selectivity, but I’d definitely opt for the most talented peers available.</p>