What's Elaine's alma mater?

We know Jerry (both fictional and real) and George attended Queens College, and one doubts Kramer had any education past high school (if that), but what college did Elaine Benes attend? We know she's from Towson, Maryland, so did she attend the University of Maryland at College Park? UM's Baltimore County campus? Towson State? Or did she go to a more toney college such as Goucher or an elite private institution like Johns Hopkins--or even an Ivy League school? (At times she can seem snooty enough.) One assumes she has a liberal arts degree, given the jobs she's had over the years.

I've never seen any reference to her education on the show, and one wonders if it's even included in a character biography the writers use for background.

I'm betting it was a private college since her father was an emminent writer. With enough bucks and the right connections anyone can get into nearly any college. We also know that she has a superb IQ ('The IQ Test') so I imagine it was probably somewhere private and co-educational (Hey she put's out.)

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[email] (VPaterno) wrote:

I can't believe I'm saying this, but that's a really good question.

High five, WT

"if the truth will set you free and knowledge is power, what the hell am I doing watching so much TV?"

Also, I don't think it's fair to say that Kramer OBVIOUSLY didn't go to college. I actually think Kramer is intelligent- he's just not the academic type. Probably had problems with attention in school, and hyperactivity.

Of course, I'm infatuated with the character, and that's what I want him to be. Elaine is also very intelligent. Jerry and George are too, but imo not as much as Kramer and Elaine. just mho.

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background.

Elaine went to Northwesten University located in Evanston, Illinois and she studied theater and drama. She has been on TV for a while but nothing as big as Seinfeld. I also think she was on Saturday Night Live for a bit and that where she met her husband because he was one of the directors for the show. Anna K [email]

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[email] (Anushka44) wrote:

Everyone be gentle...Anushka is new...WELCOME TO THE PARTY...hahaha, it really isn't that much fun, but we like to THINK it is.

Anushka, well-intentioned, etc., has made one of the crucial errors. One of those errors that some folks won't stand for. She will likely be flamed for this error; yet, I somehow feel she is bigger than all that.

But the error is -- just for reference, mind you -- don't confuse the character Elaine with the lovely REAL person JLD, who did indeed go to Nwestern.

That's it...I'm OUTTA HERE...

High Five, WT

"if the truth will set you free and knowledge is power, what the hell am I doing watching so much TV?"

for the show.

That's Julia Louis-Dreyfus in real life; I was referring to Elaine Benes, the fictional character (though J L-D's portrayal makes her look sufficiently real!).

Also, let me state to Kramer fans that I was not shortchanging his intelligence by any means. But given his character, he does not seem like the type who would spend four years in an academic environment.

When Kramer takes part in Elaine's Bachelor auction, we learn that he has a high school equivalency degree.

I think that sounds right...I can't see Kramer getting a formalized education, either, as someone else said. But I think he is brilliant.

I don't know, we all know people like that. The ones who don't go to college and don't get into the bureacracy/"the system"...the crazy ones who live life unconventionally.