@BunnyBlue Lol, that was such a big turn-off for me at USC. DH and S18 didn’t mind it, though. But, S18 nixed USC because it was so big and overwhelming for him.
I am allowed to hate on USC because it’s where both my parents went. Like gag me with a spoon, there was NO way I was going to college where my uncool parents went.
Visiting schools in the Boston area, my D was bemused when the server at our restaurant used the term ‘wicked’ several times. She had no idea what it meant - lol. Now that she is in school in that area, I have to admit that sometimes when I am speaking with someone from there, I feel as if they are talking in foreign language, though I have come to find the accent charming
To paraphrase what is apocryphally attributed to Mark Train: when I was 13, I thought my parents were so uncool and out-of-touch. I’m amazed how much knowledge they’ve gained in 6 years. 
@wisteria100 My son’s best friend, also from Boston, went to Indiana University 20 years ago. One day there was an ad in the IU student newspaper looking for greeters for Larry Bird’s new Ford dealership in nearby Martinsville. The showroom had parquet floors! The basic requirement was that greeters had to speak the Boston dialect. He interviewed and was hired. The interviewer was also a native Bostonian. There were a lot of wannabe Bostonians who interviewed with the Cliff Clavin “Cheers” faux Boston accent. It is a dialect that cannot be easily faked.
Love the “Fight on!” stories. Got me thinking what people would say at other colleges if they had a slogan that everybody used as a greeting. I know 'Bama does “Roll Tide,” & Ohio State does that “OH”…“IO” thing. At Minnesota they might say “Stay warm!” Reed might have one person say “If you don’t eat it” and the comeback would be: “somebody will.” With the weight of saving the world on their backs, Hampshireites would probably nod glumly and mumble “Yurts” to each other.
According to a lot of people here, at Duke one person might say, “You’re the best!” And the other person would respond, “So are you!” And of course Carlton might take a page from OSU’s playbook and one person would say “S.T.” and the other person would cheerfully reply “D!”
I forgot to mention that there’s also a hand signal that goes with the “Fight on” greeting…it’s v for victory as opposed to peace, I assume.
A similar hand signal is used on many different occasions in Boston, but only half as many fingers are involved.
@moooop, my wife calls that the Boston wave
Re: Boston accents, in case you’ve never seen this Seth Meyers bit. If you’re from New England like me, you’ll definitely get it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLwbzGyC6t4
Our visit to UCONN, was a complete turn off for S18. Overly preppy and snobby/ unfriendly students .He claimed that the buildings on campus looked like a boring office park. The tour guide must of mentioned that touching the husky statues nose for good luck like 15-20 times was stupid ! I thought the campus looked dirty and needed to be re- landscaped.
@doschicos, so funny and so true.
S18 absolutely loved everything about USC
Tommy Trojan and the “Fight On” song are automatic dis-qualifiers for me. Hopefully, D18 has gleaned over the years that USC is a no-go.
I didn’t like UT very much! Since it was right in the middle of downtown it was super loud, noisy, and busy! Someone walked right in front of our car in the middle of the street lol. I also found the campus was a bit confusing to navigate. While some of the buildings were nice on the inside, a lot of them looked very old and run down, with broken seats, chipping paint, and just a general musty smell
OMG @doschicos , that is HILARIOUS =))
@doschicos thank you for the Boston Accent post … I had not seen that before and it’s a great warmup before I take my DS to see Boston College this summer!
^^ Yes - hysterical - thanks for the link
The funny thing is that bit with the guy who says “bro” all the time, I know someone who is a ringer for that guy.
And the Casey Affleck character in this more recent piece isn’t a stretch either. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSvNhxKJJyU
My sister in law didn’t want my nephew to apply to USC because she Heard all th students using the FTFO version of that greeting. Luckily she did because he’s there on a full tuition scholarship.