I think I finally understand why some do this. Long story short I was with a law student and a friend. After I learned the student goes to law school I asked her where she went and she said Harvard. Afterwards my friend told me that she thinks she’s braggy. I was like but I asked her first??
Turns out there are people who will judge them for saying it upfront, and there are people like myself who will judge them for beating around the bush. Personally I still think saying I went to school in Boston is cringe but I’m beginning to understand why some of them do it.