<p>I’m starting to think CC is filled with people who were social pariahs in high school and developed a blind hatred towards the concept of a Greek System upon entering college because it reminded them of jerks from high school. Duke and Dartmouth are not stuck up, at least in relation to any other college in the country. Princeton would seem to fit the bill the best if you absolutely need to stereotype a student body as “stuck up”.</p>
<p>Duke and Dartmouth may not be as “stuck up” when compared relatively to Princeton. Its like my friend who lives in Newport Beach OC, SoCal. He says he is very poor and is not rich relative to people living in his neighborhood. In fact he calculated that represents 0.015% of the US population based on family’s income. How the heck is he poor? Its all relative.</p>
<p>Duke and Dartmouth does not stand out because of its greek systems. In fact, many schools across the nation have the greek system, yet they are not all stuck up as much as Duke and Dartmouth. Again, its all relative.</p>
<p>Almost all of the Duke posters I’ve met have been just the most douchybag posters, most stuck up, most “i am ten times above you because i attend a top 8 school” people I’ve seen EVER. Just sad. A class in humility is HIGHLY recommended.</p>
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<p>I never assumed any superiority over anyone else with that statement. I was merely expressing adulation about my college. How does that make me a dbag? You falsely assume that someone who talks openly about partying a lot is an elitist a-hole. Stop being so judgmental.</p>
<p>DevilKnight and Danielhstennis, two highschool Duke class of '12ers has been up at the The Johns Hopkins forum flaming it up against JHop and Dan the Admission counselor and professing the virtues of your Great university.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/527629-note-future-freshmen.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/527629-note-future-freshmen.html</a></p>
<p>This has been the best experience with Duke fans since the recent NCAA lacrosse semifinals game. Keep it up Duke fans, you never fail to impress me. :-)</p>
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<p>Dartmouth isn’t “stuck up” at all. Complete misinformation. Dartmouth probably has the most inclusive greek system on the planet- every party is open, barely any pledge process, and people hang out all over campus. No one dresses up, its all t-shirts and cargo shorts. People actively play themselves down, and if anything Dartmouth is the most laid-back and least intense Ivy with the exception of Brown. My rich (and I mean crazy wealthy) friends drove the exact same cars as my friends whose parents were teachers. </p>
<p>Think of Dartmouth’s greek system as a bunch of communal houses that invite the whole campus to every party. I bet none of the people who say Dartmouth have actually been to dartmouth. I wonder why people on CC comment about things that they know nothing about.</p>
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<p>Wait, who the hell likes rich, landed WASPs? And people who are too lazy to hold down the Shift key? And people who are too lazy to spell out the word “you?” What?</p>
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<p>Insecurity and self-aggrandizement. </p>
<p>Also, many people on CC fit the bill of being “stuck up.”
Interestingly enough, many people on CC attend, or have attended, a top national university or LAC.</p>
<p>harvard, no question</p>
<p>Most people are not stuck up at Harvard. In fact most are humbled very quickly.</p>
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<p>Does this statement originate from your extensive experience with Princeton students or your many campus visits?</p>
<p>Or an outdated stereotype based on ignorant gossip and hearsay?</p>
<p>I’ve visited most of the Ivy League schools and plenty of small, prestigious LACs as well and I’ve never really gotten much snobbishness from kids at the Ivy League schools. The people at Harvard seemed almost embarrassed about being there. Princeton was nice, low-key and just very pleasant. Yale was fun, bustling and diverse.</p>
<p>The snobbish, wealthy WASP stereotype for the top-tier Ivy Leagues is a relic of a very different time. Nowadays, the schools get so many applicants that they can basically make their incoming class fit any profile they want to–and that tends to be a fairly chill, smart, accomplished, racially, socioeconomically and politically diverse profile. </p>
<p>Few smaller schools have that luxury.</p>
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<p>I wonder that too. Especially as regarding all of the comments about Harvard/Yale/Princeton/MIT being stuck-up when the commenters, in all probability have never set foot at these schools (if they had, it’s probable they would realize how silly these types of blanket statements are).</p>
<p>I think mant Ivy league kids will think they are a LITTLE better because they kind of are. They are at the top. They got accpted based on GPA, SAT, ECs, Essays, and most importantly, their personality. It is like saying the athletes in the Olymics are not the best. They, for the most part, are. But that does not mean that Ivy kids will act like they are above you, becasue if they did, they would not have been accepted due to a character flaw. There are exception though.</p>
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<p>I don’t think so. GPAs and SATs say very little about how “good” of a person you are. Anyway, based on my personal experience, I think most Ivy League kids get over the fact that they’re Ivy League kids like a few weeks after getting the acceptance letter. Prestige is something that really doesn’t matter at all in the long run (except maybe for that tiny high you get when someone recognizes your school).</p>
<p>I’ve visited Harvard and stayed in the campus for a couple of days. The students I’ve met there weren’t that arrogant at all. Instead, they were friendly and nice to other people.</p>