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.

[nath]

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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?

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That was me, referring to Rice University as the "Harvard of the South". FWIW I've heard the same thing about Wash U. I guess it's just for really strong academic schools that are in random places.

[lippy]

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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?

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That was me, referring to Rice University as the "Harvard of the South". FWIW I've heard the same thing about Wash U. I guess it's just for really strong academic schools that are in random places.

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I always thought Emory was the Harvard of the South

[cambraceres]

Oddly enough, Virginia Western Community College is reffered to as "Harvard on the hill", because the first professor to accept a position was a harvard professor for years.

Cam

[JordanIB]

Give me an A! "A!"

Give me another A! "Another A!"

Give me another A! "Another A!"

Welcome to Harvard.

[miajag]

I've heard Harvard referred to as "The Stanford of the East."