"Sex and the Ivy" - Does Smart Want Smarter?

In general, many women ask for a guy that is "smart." Isn't that what we all want?



So, exactly how smart?


For some, that means 'graduated from an Ivy-league or similar.' Although that isn't a sure-fire indicator of a certain level of intelligence, people use that as a general rule. After all, there are 'certain' stereotypes attached, and those stuck because they were/are somewhat true.

 But what do guys think of this?

From my experience, they seem aware of the fact that many girls, at least from ivies, seem to be looking for guys from the same educational tier.


Although many girls will say they 'don't judge/don't care,' they still do a little.



Otherwise, guys would have no reason to say they went somewhere they didn't...which has happened to Mariana and me both, on separate occasions. Whilst at Smokey Joe's college bar on 40th st., I was approached by a guy from Uni of the Arts who had originally told me he was in Wharton studying Finance, and, to my recollection "crazy OCRing" (On-Campus-Recruiting for jobs).

Mariana met a guy from "Yale, Class of 09" who actually went to Bryant.

Why did they feel they had to say this? It's pretty sad if you feel like you have to lie about your credentials in order to impress a girl. Just be honest, but let your actions speak for themselves, and she'll see that you're smart--at least, smart enough to charm and impress by virtue of sheer conversational abilities...

A guy who can be on the same intellectual level-and not arrogant or condescending-gets a lot of brownie points. People just 'click' better when they understand each other and can humor themselves in a way the other person can appreciate.

And it doesn't take an ivy degree to realize that.


So be wise and don't (always) improvise.

xo,

Shannon