Ivy Leaguer
Prestigious university attendee
An Ivy Leaguer is someone associated with one of the eight prestigious universities in the northeastern United States—Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, and Penn.
The term may describe a student, graduate, or faculty member: As an Ivy Leaguer, she had connections that opened doors.
It often carries connotations of elite education, privilege, or intellectual snobbery.
Prestigious Cambridge university
- YaleIvy League institution
- PrincetonIvy League university
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- BrownFrequent English surname
Dartmouth · Cornell · Penn · prestigious · renowned · distinguished · elite institution · selectivity
Having special advantages
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- old moneyLong-established family fortune
preppy · blue-blooded · WASP · legacy · trust fund · boarding school · country club · yacht club
Former school members
- connectionsRelationships between things
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
career · contacts · referral · endorsement · LinkedIn · Wall Street · consulting · law firm
Textured woolen cloth
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- crestHighest point or tuft
- bowtieSymmetrical knotted neckwear
- loafersLaceless slip-on shoes
khakis · cable-knit · argyle · rowing · regatta · lacrosse · Gothic architecture · gargoyles
Harvard
Prestigious Cambridge university
- YaleIvy League institution
- PrincetonIvy League university
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
Brown · Dartmouth · Cornell · Penn · prestigious · renowned · distinguished · elite institution · selectivity · acceptance rate
privileged
Having special advantages
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
old money · preppy · blue-blooded · WASP · legacy · trust fund · boarding school · country club · yacht club · debutante
alumni
Former school members
- connectionsRelationships between things
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
recruitment · career · contacts · referral · endorsement · LinkedIn · Wall Street · consulting · law firm · Rhodes Scholar
tweed
Textured woolen cloth
loafers · khakis · cable-knit · argyle · rowing · regatta · lacrosse · Gothic architecture · gargoyles · a cappella
undergraduate
Degree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
- professorSenior university teacher
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
lecture · seminar · thesis · dissertation · research · major · minor · degree · curriculum · tuition
- Overachieversgo-getter, overachiever, striver, perfectionist, valedictorian
Ivy Leaguerdropout
One who quits early
apprentice · high school graduate · self-taught · autodidact · blue-collar worker