What Actually Is The Ivy League?

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[NameExplain]

Did you go to an Ivy League university? If so what was your experience like? Even if you didn't then what uni did you go to if you went to one at all? I spent 3 months at the University of Portsmouth before dropping out to become a YouTuber, fingers crossed that was still the right choice for me lol.

[sams]

Embarrassingly I learned about this from both the Gilmore Girls & Gossip Girl 😂

[New_Wave_Nancy]

New England technically comprises of Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. While New York abuts New England, we're not technically a part of it. (Not that this New Yorker would mind.)

[lp-xlld]

There was never any question but that I'd attend one of the Ivies when I was growing up. The original thought was Columbia, but once I saw Cornell, I knew that was going to be it. I got my BS in 1984 and I have no regrets whatsoever.

[Dea_Decay]

This is still so weird considering there are other old universities, older than some of the ones listed, that aren't part of the "Ivy League." I guess as ultimately its not even just age but that sports connection it makes sense, but it seems like the list could be expanded to other old and prestigious schools like William & Mary University.

[bonecanoe]

I went to Princeton University.




...last week to walk around. I actually dropped out of a state school LOL.

[allanrichardson]

Tom Lehrer, a Harvard grad and satirical song writer, has a line in his parody song about the college experience (Bright College Days), referring to “ivy covered professors in ivy covered halls.”

[mathieuleader]

Always makes me think of that daydream Lisa was having in the Simpsons where the President of Havard was shocked at Lisa getting a zero on her Wind & the Willows test so would pass her future C.V onto Brown

[zacharyliles]

Really enjoyed this one! I'm american so I knew about the athletic league, but I didn't know any of the stories about the origin of the name itself

[Bacopa]

I noticed that Ivy wall has a little Virginia Creeper growing on it. They'd better kill it, or the creeper will kill half the ivy and cover the entire roof. It will also choke nearby trees to death. Creeper is harmless in the dense forests where it lives, it cannot get enough sun to kill everything. But in a human altered landscape, it will get out of control.

[MeMySkirtandI]

It should be noted that in the US a university's sports association says a lot about the school, more than just who they play games with. Division 1 schools are generally large state schools, who can offer students athletic scholarships. Therefore their student body is going to have a number of students who are more like professional athletes than actual students and going to class (the Big 10 for example). Meanwhile down at the other end, D3 schools are smaller and not allowed to offer athletic scholarships. Therefore their student body is more 'scholarly' and their sports are less interesting to watch. There are of course exceptions, but the Ivy League makes sense because all those schools focus more on academics and influence than well sports.

[vladkornienko]

Wait, I’ve always thought that Ivy League is a multidimensional union of Posion Ivys from DC 🤔🤔🤔

[MarcelGomesPan]

I have actually wondered about this.

Thanks! 🇸🇪

[thewetzelsixx]

That Justin Wetzel guy in the list of Patrons sounds like a nerd 😏
Edited because I can't even insult myself correctly lol

[davea]

I graduated from Cornell University and my dad graduated from Harvard University. Years after graduation, I came to the opinion that the reputation of an accredited university attended by a student should not be as important to a potential employer as what a student learned at that university. However, the university attended must be accredited and the student must have graduated if I was to consider hiring the person...

[jamespyle]

The Association of American Universities which is at a healthy number of 69 showcases many of the colleges and university that have the highest degree of research institutions in the country and is the highest honor a college or university can attain.

[damenwhelan]

English ivy... that's why it was chosen to be used. It grows on old English buildings...

[Sir_Dwarf]

Here is a fun one. Where does the Name yoghurt come from?

[originalhgc]

The association of these universities is not only about sports. For instance, the children of faculty of any one of the schools get half-off tuition at any of the other schools.

[robertwilloughby]

Well, I'm wishing and hoping for a look at Universities in Canada, because they've got ALOT of great alumni!