Humble Brag 101

I have been dining out on my anecdotes about the Harvard freshman course Humble Brag 101 since 1974. This mandatory course teaches them to say, “I went to school in Cambridge.” And to mention it within 20 minutes of meeting any new person. Turns out I went to school in Cambridge too, and got a better education. Details: False Modesty 

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[Robert E. Malchman]

The other striking thing I've observed is that the excitement is about being admitted to Harvard -- "the hardest part is getting in," as the saying goes. So you hear, "I got into Harvard!" "I got into Harvard!" "I got into Harvard!" But it's, "I graduated from MIT."