The Problem with Prestige
(10/22/10 2:00am)
In addition to the nipping cold and the drifting leaves, the sight of Dartmouth tour guides leading packs of eager applicants and parents is a telling sign that the never-ending college admission cycle is in session. And now that I am a Dartmouth student, I have the luxury of viewing these potential prospies with a mix of pity and haughty disdain. Yet within the vast crowd, one student tourist particularly stood out, solely by his tactless choice of outerwear: a Brown University sweater.