UChicago remains an outlier

marlowe1
Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:58:04 +0000

Ah, but the difference between Rice and NU is that Rice doesn’t have a UChicago down the street from it. Rice functions more as a Texas version of the latter. If a kid in Texas wants NU touches they’re going to head off to SMU.

@Mwfan1921 , by “coupon cutters” I mean cutters of interest coupons from gilt-edged bonds, a metaphorical activity nowadays and an ancient expression. I wasn’t referring to green stamps. I agree that SMU is very much a destination of the Texas affluent, especially those without much interest in burning the midnight oil (the oil is in their dads’ portfolios).