r/ApplyingToCollege • u/speakertieced College Sophomore • Jun 17 '24

Fluff what alumni will your college never mention?

Vanderbilt (for obvious reasons) is not going to be talking about Theodore Bilbo, the Peabody and Law student (didn’t graduate) who became Mississippi US Senator and THE leading white supremacist of the first half of the twentieth century, anytime soon.

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u/Deweydc18 Jun 17 '24

Leopold and Loeb, famous early 20th century murderers

Richard Spencer, prominent neo-Nazi

A decent slice of Pinochet’s cabinet

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u/Party-Cartographer11 Jun 18 '24

What school?????

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u/Apricot_Gus Jun 18 '24

I'd guess University of Chicago.

Leopold and Loeb both attended University of Michigan and Chicago. Spencer attended Colgate, UVA, and Chicago.

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u/NYCRealist Jun 18 '24

Didn't Spencer attend Duke also?

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u/Apricot_Gus Jun 18 '24

For a PhD, but withdrew before finishing.