[PEN-L:28384] Re: ivy education

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

joanna bujes wrote:

> So...following up on the Yale men thread...is the education given at
> the ivies worth it?

I thought so. I had some very good professors, and one's fellow
students are an education in themselves. Classes were very lively -
much more so than the University of Virginia, where I did grad
English, and than just about any other college I've visited. Students
weren't shy about talking - unlike UVa and the other places - and
outside class, even lunch table and party conversation kept you on
your toes. And the pampering counts for something too - it really
builds confidence (and can turn it into arrogance). So, as much as
I'm philosophically opposed to elite private education, I'm still a
pleased alum.

Doug