re: Is saying "we" permissible?

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but i prefer to think of myself as slightly higher than the average student or alum, with regards to use of this term.

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That's a shame. Being an athlete does not make you 'higher than the average student or alum'. Unless you were a football player. But if you were on the track team or swimming or even basketball team then you are not a 'higher' person with regards to this term. What makes you better than the student who is going to college to become a teacher, lawyer, engineer, or someone who is in the marching band? Every student represents their university. If you were not a member of the football team, then you have no better right to say 'we' than any other student.