All my diplomas are from Ivy league schools, all ranked much higher than Cornell.
But they lost their prestige in my eyes when they, you know, let me in.
To point at my diplomas is to say, "Hey look who I fooled!" So I don't brag about them. And they show their appreciation for that by never asking me for money.
"How do you tell people you're going to Cornell without sounding like you're bragging?" asked a member of the incoming class of 2012 recently on collegeconfidential.com. Easy: Tell them, "I'm going to Cornell."
His Janet Reno-style impression of Ann Coulter's voice is even more irritating than his regular one. Also, can anyone else hearing creepy organ music in the background, or I'm I just losing my mind?
@the rzo: Rather, "is anyone else hearing creepy organ music in the background, or am I just losing my mind?" I've obviously already lost my proofreading skills.
Things are bad when you're fighting with Ann Coulter over farming techniques. I'd much rather Bill Maher yell at me about the desecration of the American Spirit entitled the Snuggie.
In a less PC era, the Yale Band used to perform a skit every time we played Cornell. It usually focused on the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and the fact that you could get a Cornell degree in passing out room keys.
@Thatcornellguy: Well they had to put those skills in some school after they changed the "College of Home Economics" to the "College of Human Ecology."
@smithhimself: i too miss the days when one group of ivy leaguers could mock another group of ivy leaguers without incurring the wrath of the PC THOUGHT POLICE.
Wait, people actually frame their diplomas? I thought that was just something doctors did so you can make sure they actually graduated from med school and aren't just trying to harvest your organs. Mine's still in the cardboard envelope in which it was mailed to me, at the bottom of my closet under the laundry bin.
@PrettyNotPretty: Mine and my husband's are framed on our bedroom wall, right next to his desk. I think it gives it that "ignore that we're too poor to have an abode with an office because now our bedroom totally looks like one!" look.
My mom thought that interviewers asked to see your diploma on job interviews. She was shocked that they just pretty much took my word for the fact that I have a genuine B.A. in English from a school no one has ever heard of.
@PrettyNotPretty: I dunno, my parents framed mine and have it hanging in their bedroom. I think they like having proof I've at least finished something in my life
@The2ndMrsDeWinter: I have no idea where my undergrad or grad diplomas are. Hadn't thought about that until now. The only thing I can easily locate that has any relevance to my education is my student loan bills.
@PrettyNotPretty: My (laser printed on weak-assed paper) degree came to me in a cardboard mailer with a suspiciously poo-colored stain in the left corner.
@DahlELama: I have a certificate of completion from the Penthouse Gentleman's Club, where my friends and I took a stripper class for a birthday party. I hung it above the nightstand in my bedroom as a joke.
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But they lost their prestige in my eyes when they, you know, let me in.
To point at my diplomas is to say, "Hey look who I fooled!" So I don't brag about them. And they show their appreciation for that by never asking me for money.
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