<p>No, this doesn’t “belong” to the SC forum anymore than this belongs on the UCB forum. In the process of searching for a college donated monies that may bring new scholarships, specialized programs that are financed by new donations may influence someone’s choice of schools. The false bravado (and stupidity) of the trade school remark, the Harvard/Westlake comments (everyone knows that the real “failures” at LA prep schools go to ASU, Boulder or “small LACs”…not) indict the poster and not the kids. And, as one who graduated from UCLA and remembers well the lockstep political and social mentality, I definitely get where you’re coming from. </p>
<p>But I think that one’s inability to either thank someone for the information (should it prove helpful), leave the subject alone rather and read on rather than the immediate snarky retort(s) says much more about you than the OP, USC, your education and upbring then the subject at hand.</p>