What Makes Stenford Special?

zenkoan
Mon, 17 May 2010 23:19:06 +0000

^^I certainly agree with the main premise of the article, which is that it is a sign of insecurity to create “rivalries” for the purpose of disparaging other schools. (Often, though, these college “rivalries” are actually good-natured and based on mutual respect.) There is a lot of disparagement going on in some CC threads, but there’s no reason to succumb to that when the facts speak for themselves. When people knowingly post misinformation or make trollish posts stemming from their own insecurities–such as “I’ve heard that [random bad thing] is happening at, or representative of, College X”-- I think it’s worthwhile to politely set the record straight, since the primary purpose of this site is to provide information to prospective students.