<p>If you notice, after your 1st hostile response, I tried to remain respectful by repeating myself and explaining to you calmly what I felt you may have misunderstood. I remained patient even after the fact that you seemed so intent on dismissing me that you irrationally overlooked the SEVEN times I tried to get my point across. In light of that, I find your reply where you didn’t really address anything I wrote except to be in denial and attack me personally is a little surprising and somewhat disappointing. Collegial you are not. So, in conclusion, your 1st reply to me was a hostile mischaracterization and an overt simplification of my multifaceted and restrained argument down to a blanket generalization and your 2nd reply to my respectful response was knee jerk, emotional and embarrassing. </p>
<p>Personally, I ‘m here for the same reasons you are… to try to give an honest depiction of college. Regarding the “obsession” of comparing colleges in which you are diagnosing me as having, once again you are wrong. In fact, the majority of my recent posts are in response to Swat students comparing Swat to Haverford and dismissing Haverford by using inaccuracies and mischaracterizations.</p>
<p>1) Suggesting Swat is better than Haverford cause only Swat students can take classes at Penn as if this is some type of IVY stamp of approval. (HC kids can take classes at Penn but really don’t do it often cause the Bi-co’s resources are expansive). </p>
<p>2) Haverford’s Bio-med can be dismissed when compared to Swat. (I made my point)</p>
<p>3) Miniscule differences on the PhD rankings are a measure of quality and intelligence. (I made my point)</p>
<p>…and in the past as well where Interested Dad suggested that “Swat dominates” the Tri-co where in fact, the Bi-college is self-contained and Swat kids misrepresenting and bashing Haverford’s honor code when their only understanding of it is a ½ hour college tour. </p>
<p>Rather than, as you suggested, dismiss people who challenge your beliefs as “■■■■■■ or fakers”, I think it’s important to hear these people out and, if they’re wrong, tell them with reason and detail why they may not be correct, why their facts are not right, and why their analysis of numbers isn’t as thorough as it should be. As the main reason for CC is to disseminate information on college to prospective students (marketing), wouldn’t you be a little frustrated if mischaracterizations and inaccuracies seemed to be repeated by individuals associated with a neighboring (rival?) institution? Wouldn’t you want to clarify the facts so that comparisons are more honest and representative?</p>