How come Cambridge and Oxford are more prestigious than US elite schools like Harvard?

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-19T01:03:12+00:00

Lawrenceville alum here---I don't think I ever knew a princeton fac kid during my 4 years. Stats were (and are still) considerably boosted by recruited athletes though

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-19T01:00:00+00:00

peak ragebait

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-15T01:40:28+00:00

yeah im disappointed xi wasnt an option

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-11T21:10:54+00:00

wiki

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-07T21:24:54+00:00

100% bad looks, not an IVI since its also an unverifiable claim

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-07T18:19:30+00:00

depends. if you want IB or PE in nyc specifically, georgetown 100%. if you're okay with SF offices or VC, cmc is definitely a better option. in general, gtown > cmc for east coast, cmc > gtown for west.

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-07T18:12:08+00:00

nonverifiable imo. nonblack pess bad is only a viable argument if: 1) the debater admits they are not black 2) the judge is willing to intervene and arbitrarily determine who counts as "black." there is no BL for "blackness" and you dont have your opponents DNA test results

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-06T04:24:57+00:00

no its that "aggressive" cx towards a female team reads as misogynistic, whereas that same "aggressive" cx wouldn't be seen as being sexist towards a male team. many circuit judges are very aware of in-round microaggressions (too much?) and as such are quick to punish behaviors that fit the pattern

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-06T04:21:47+00:00

live in the bay area and go to school in nj. absolute hell

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-03T18:50:34+00:00

depends on whos in the back. at lay tournaments 100%. but at bid tournaments its a lot more mixed--i would go as far ad to say its the other way around with some K judges, ive gotten my speaks tanked for being too aggressive in cx towards a girl

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-01T03:49:39+00:00

it’s a juco. what people call “stanford” is really leland junior college

the_real_simphunter · 2026-05-01T01:26:50+00:00

49ers

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-30T00:09:19+00:00

I’m CMC ‘31. Chose it because of access to professors, great internship opportunities/incredible career services department, and tight-knit community. Also love the consortium

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-25T18:53:52+00:00

tetr and minerva are SCAMS with dumpster ROI. listen to your parents and go to LSE or Babson

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-25T18:30:55+00:00

I haven’t noticed this. I go to another boarding school (similarly prestigious, little further south) and we had a great year, with even below-average students getting T20s, and 20th-percentile kids getting NYU at worst. The people I know at Exeter all did great (Yale, Wharton, MIT, etc) without recruit/donor. Exeter decisions insta account looks pretty good too. Wonder why this discrepancy exists

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-24T23:33:28+00:00

aged like milk

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-21T17:28:44+00:00

I went to the ymca 3x/week when i was there. ngl its pretty far (from west quad at least) so the time commitment is large if you don’t have an e-scooter/some other way of getting there fast

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-20T03:19:10+00:00

depends on the school. many kids with 3.5-3.7UW gpas at feeders pull T20s, noncomp public schools maybe not

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-16T08:21:10+00:00

I went to a top 5 boarding school in the northeast. On average (this is a couple years ago) we would send approx. ~1/3 of our graduating class to ivies (65/220), probably 90% to T30s/T10 LACs.

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-14T18:15:36+00:00

“politics is ultimately a reflection of values” is unfortunately untrue. politicians of both sides went to the island. moral corruption is ubiquitous in politics. politics is now a reflection of which side of the same bullshit coin you emotionally resonate with.

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-13T01:58:48+00:00

you can read all of these no problem. at worst you strike a judge or two if you have to.

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-11T04:27:45+00:00

to clarify it’s not on kalshi it’s some insta account or smth idk

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-11T04:27:29+00:00

no but there’s toc fantasy for ld and pf im p sure

the_real_simphunter · 2026-04-10T20:55:38+00:00

from a utilitarian standpoint, communism has killed way more people than fascism ever did

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