…go to an acapella concert “ironically.”
...GO TO AN ACAPELLA CONCERT “IRONICALLY.”
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Remember those days? The endless emails, the sprawling campus calendars, the relentless pull to be everywhere, do everything. You signed up for clubs you barely understood, attended lectures outside your major, and somehow, amidst it all, found yourself in a dimly lit auditorium, nodding along to a rendition of a pop hit sung entirely by human voices. You didn't necessarily want to be there. Maybe it was a friend's performance, maybe you were just escaping the library for an hour, or perhaps it was simply another box to tick off the unofficial list of "Things Ivy Students Do."
It wasn't about the music itself, was it? It was about the fabric of campus life, the collective overcommitment, the peculiar blend of intellectual ambition and social obligation. That concert, attended with a smirk and a whispered comment about the sheer earnestness of it all, perfectly encapsulates the unique Ivy event culture. We embraced it, complained about it, and somehow, through it all, it became part of our story. It’s a shared memory, a knowing glance exchanged between current students and alumni alike. It’s that subtle nod to the absurdity and charm of a place that demands so much, yet gives back a unique set of memories. Did you truly experience it all if you didn't, at least once, find yourself ironically enjoying something you never thought you would?
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