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Paul Allen gave up Harvard
Old joke I just remembered:
A Harvard guy and a Yale guy are in the men's room, doing their business at the urinals.
Harvard guy finished first and goes to wash his hands.
Yale guy finishes and goes to leave.
Harvard guy: At Haa-vaad, they teach us to wash owah hands aftah using the baathroom
Yalie: At Yale, they teach us not to pee on our hands!
I've heard it as Army vs Marine as well.Same joke, but switch Harvard for Great Lakes, Harvard guy for sailor, Yale for Parris Island, and Yalie for Marine.
(retain wicked silly accent)
I've heard it as Army vs Marine as well.
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I guess I'm still stuck in the mindset of Harvard trumps cost, location, etc., almost anything except family. Don't get me wrong. I am very happy with where I ended up and I'm not sure I would have fared better anywhere else and I know any US med school education will still result in a job and comfortable life yada yada yada, but I'm pretty sure if I had the stats to apply to Harvard and got in, I would definitely go no matter the cost and would assume that pretty much any opportunity would be open to me simply by the weight of the name.
I'm usually very good at putting myself in other peoples' shoes, but I have never been able to do so with this particular situation and I needed some personal anecdotes to get my head out of my *ss to see what these people are seeing. Since I don't know anyone IRL who's ever turned down Harvard, I figured SDN would be the best way to understand someone's frame of mind in this circumstance.