How many Harvards?

[Wynton]

When I attended Washington University in St. Louis many years ago, I recall people referring to it as the "Harvard of the midwest." (In what then passed as clever, there were also t-shirts saying that Harvard was the "Wash U of the East.") And today in some thread I've already forgotten, I noticed someone's alma mater was called the "Harvard of the South."

How many other Harvards are purportedly out there?

[kipin]

4.3

[lippy]

The University of Minnesota is the Harvard of Minneapolis.

[lippy]

University of Phoenix is the Harvard of the Internet.

[ChipWrecked]

As I recall, MIT is the Georgia Tech of the North.


My alma mater Arkansas is the Harvard of Washington County, Arkansas.

[dogdrool]

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As I recall, GT is the MIT of the South.


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FYP

[dogdrool]

Not only are there many Harvards, but I have seen several people posting here talking about how they attend a "near-ivy" or "baby-ivy" etc college. What nonsense. Why do these people buy into the marketing crap that they need to measure up somehow to schools in the ivy league. All it does is make the person think, "oh, okay, so it is NOT an ivy league school. i get it."

People, just say the name of your school and get on with it!

[PartyGirlUK]

How is Washington the Harvard of the Mid West when Northwestern and Chicago exist? wtf?

[pokerraja]

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How is Washington the Harvard of the Mid West when The University of Michigan exist? wtf?

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FYP

[otis_nixon]

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How is Washington the Harvard of the Mid West when Northwestern and Chicago exist? wtf?

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I've heard people that go to Truman State in god knows where, Missouri also refer to their school as the Harvard of the Midwest.

I went to the University of Nebraska- Omaha, also known as the Harvard of Omaha.