Weird about WashU

[vkrn]

Isn't weird that no one in the general public knows anything about WashU?

Whenever I tell people that I'm probably going there, I always get a blank look, and then I have to explain that "WashU" (which is what I call it for short) is "Washington University in St. Louis."

And then I still get a blank look. Which is fine by me, because I love the school, but I think it's kind of weird that no one knows about it, given all of WashU's strengths in medical science.

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[gobears]

Hey vkrn, I sent you a PM.

 

[Doctora Foxy]

I've never heard of it <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" />

seriously, not before SDN. So are you saying it's not in Washington State? Foxy is confused

 

[gobears]

Well... at least people within the medical community (i.e. residency directors) know that Wash U is a top 5 school.

I get a bit annoyed when I mention Wash U and then people start talking about Seattle or DC. I'm going to start wearing a Rams or Cardinals hat so that I can just point to the hat.

 

[brandonite]

WashU is in St. Louis, Foxy.

It's kinda strange. I used to just tell people that it was ranked in the top five or whatever, and they usually understood that. Of course, I have to do the same with Duke, so... If it's not Harvard, Yale, Stanford, or Princeton, people from Canada have not heard of it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

 

[Doctora Foxy]

yeah yeah...try going to Brandeis University undergrad and getting respect from people---it seems that no one has ever heard of it. (But that's ok, cuz med schools have ) So I know how you feel, OP.

St, Louis....hmmmm, Missouri (sp?) comes to mind. Am I right?

 

[none]

It's the Mid-West. I think expecting general knowledge about something not on one of the coasts is asking a bit much of the American/Canadian populace.

 

[brandonite]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by none:
•It's the Mid-West. I think expecting general knowledge about something not on one of the coasts is asking a bit much of the American/Canadian populace.•••••Hey! Us midwestern folks deserve to be noticed!! C'mon now!

And it is Missouri, Foxy. It's not a bad city... I don't understand why everybody dumps on it all the time!