<p>I think some of this practice originated, especially at the women’s colleges, from the fact that in the long-ago past many women did not finish their education because they married their beaus from Yale and Princeton and dropped out to raise a family. Now this is considered absurd but was acceptable in that era. Barbara Bush comes to mind. </p>
<p>And another thing, the Smith site says “She Went to Smith,” not she “graduated” from Smith. </p>
<p>Many schools, if you want me to list them I will, consider someone an “alum” if they left the school in good standing, even if they did not graduate.</p>
<p>I’m sure you will be happy to post a rebuttal, but we have gone far afield of the original premise. I will also be happy to list 20-30 prominent GRADUATES of Smith who went on to brilliant legal careers.</p>
<p>Hopefully my last posting in this regard.</p>