"pajama schools" (+ the opposite)

unalove
Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:36:49 +0000

Hahahaha I like this thread.

I found my state school (SUNY Binghamton) and JHU and Chicago to be “pajama schools,” when by pajamas you mean sweatshirts and jeans. Whenever I had morning class at Chicago, I would go in my workout clothes so that I could go to the gym directly afterwards and not have to change. (My clothes weren’t smelly-- they were just a baggy t-shirt and cotton pants). Never felt out of place for doing that.

When I visited most of the Ivies and elite LAC’s, I did notice that girls held high standards for themselves, both in particular name brands and in meticulous grooming habits. Big turn-off for me.

I imagine that women’s colleges and schools like Oberlin and Wesleyan are “pajama schools.”