Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
I know a lot of Amy Chua's, in my RL. We're (geographically) a long, long way from the Ivies, and boy howdy do they cast a LONG, long shadow out here. It's really toxic and pervasive. My DH-- mine mind you, publically schooled and proud-- was a teeeeeeeensy bit miffed that DD didn't bother following through with applications at Reed, HMC, and MIT. Maybe Cornell and Princeton, which were also on her short list at one time or another.

You know, now that I think about it, I'm not certain that most of the people in my office know what the Ivy League is.

My initial guess would be "no".

That also reminds me of my father and the Princeton interview experience, with a slightly pompous character. He had no problems with me ignoring the application there after that one. I don't think he ever asked me about Princeton after that.