10 Things You Can’t Say Without Sounding Like a Harvard Tool

This week, Buzzfeed came out with a list of “19 Things You Can’t Say Without Sounding Like A Tool,” and, surprise, surprise, “I go to Harvard” made it. Flyby came up with 10 additional oh-so-typical Harvard phrases that make you sound like even more of a tool among tools.

1. “The curve for this class is so rough. I’m probably going to end up with an A-." Oh, because attending such a prestigious University means you’re entitled to an A.

2. “My TF is okay, but my CA for that class is definitely the best." Because we’re apparently too good for teaching assistants.

3. “But it’s all the way in the Quad." We Harvard students should never have to suffer through a 10- or 15-minute walk.

4. “I’m probably in the background of at least 80 tourist photos." They should be so lucky.

5. “Do they really think I’m trying to steal a book from Lamont in my 13-inch laptop case?" Because you’d be saving the world with your intelligence in the 10 seconds it takes you to open it.

6. “I’m concentrating in economics with a secondary in CS." Majors and minors are for lowly universities such as Yale and Stanford.

7. “I got punched by the Phoenix." Now you can tell all your friends that you were in “The Social Network.”

8. “I hate telling people I go to Harvard." It must be such a burden bragging to people that you go to a world-renowned school.

9. “At least we don’t go to Yale." At least you didn’t get in.

10. “When my dad went here…" Commentary unnecessary.