Originally Posted by Val
I think that another part of the burden on some high school students is the arms race to get into IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS!!!!
I recently explained to a family member (who grew up in another country) that Stanford was not an Ivy League school, and that the Ivy League was "an athletic conference composed of sports teams from eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States", quoting the Wikipedia. Her plausible logic was

(1) Stanford is famous
(2) the Ivies are famous
(3) Stanford is an Ivy


Last edited by Bostonian; 05/28/13 12:57 PM. Reason: added syllogism