"I've never heard of it!"

bingle
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:10:31 +0000

High School started last week for us and one of many greetings from other parents is “So, has * figured out where she’s going to apply?” Since d is applying ED, I’ve already gotten the “I’ve never heard of it” response several times. I sometimes feel defensive (depending on the amount of bragging the other person has done, LOL). How do you guys deal with that one?

I’ve considered “Oh, don’t feel bad, many people aren’t familiar with the top LACs” or “Have you heard of Pomona or Amherst? It’s very similar.” or maybe the humorous “And that’s how we like it; it keeps out the riff-raff.”

A funny side-note - as an alum I haven’t felt defensive. Maybe I don’t care how I’m perceived, but I want everyone to know how fabulous d is <grin></grin>