HenryDavis
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This is for everyone who, like me, only heard about Wharton and assumed that was the whole story. I was curious where did Trump actually go to college for all four years, and surprise—it wasn't just UPenn. He spent his first two years at Fordham University in the Bronx . Fordham's a solid school, Jesuit tradition, good reputation regionally.
But it's not the Ivy League flex that Wharton is. So why do we only hear about the last two years? I get it from a branding perspective—you lead with your strongest credential. But as someone who might transfer schools next year, it's kind of reassuring that your path doesn't have to be perfectly linear. You can start somewhere and end up somewhere else.
Still, the way the Fordham years just disappear from the narrative is interesting. Like if I ever become successful, will anyone remember my first school? Will I even mention it? Makes me think about how we all curate our own stories, editing out the parts that don't fit the image we want to project.
But it's not the Ivy League flex that Wharton is. So why do we only hear about the last two years? I get it from a branding perspective—you lead with your strongest credential. But as someone who might transfer schools next year, it's kind of reassuring that your path doesn't have to be perfectly linear. You can start somewhere and end up somewhere else.
Still, the way the Fordham years just disappear from the narrative is interesting. Like if I ever become successful, will anyone remember my first school? Will I even mention it? Makes me think about how we all curate our own stories, editing out the parts that don't fit the image we want to project.
