Do you get jealous?

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Anonymous wrote:we made a plan that it was T10 school or it was college plus grad school/down payment.

IOW we did what our college counselor sneered at: "don't be one of those parents who will only pay for SOME colleges". We'll only pay for SOME houses, cars, stocks, high schools .. what makes this different.

This way we were super happy either way and zero envy. Had one kid who did T5. And two kids who - by choice and also by great but not perfect stats - went for merit and one is now in law school paid for out of 529. And a second kid who is already planning on opening a small business. T5 is doing great, but we always knew this wasn't the only path to success.

Have a plan that works for your family.

What does this even have to do with the topic? Either your reading comprehension is failing with age or your memory is fading and you forgot he topic.

Re-read the topic. Are you envious that others got into schools that your kids didn’t.

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Anonymous wrote:First kid did unusually well, admitted to HYPS without a hook. A couple of parents ghosted me forever, and a couple more went out of their way to share their views on my child’s social/emotional deficiencies. A couple were genuinely happy for her. You definitely learn who your friends are!

This is why ivy kids and parents learn to be quiet - except with those who are secure in themselves.

I told nobody. Word spreads very fast!

If you think of yourself as a gifted parent or an Ivy parent then you ARE the problem. We all avoid the lady in our circle who believes that her children are the most successful because she aced parenting and the rest of us failed

Either one is an ivy parent or isn't. Being an ivy parent isn't a crime who need to be avoided like a criminal. This is many stay quiet.

Tonight Master Yoda, your grammar is fail you.

This is why I am not an hyps or whatever parent. Just explaining why hyps parents stay quiet. If PP ever wondered why his or her circle includes many ged grads but no hyps parents, the latter stay quiet cuz they don't need PP's validation.

wut?

Glad I’m not the only confused.

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Anonymous wrote:First kid did unusually well, admitted to HYPS without a hook. A couple of parents ghosted me forever, and a couple more went out of their way to share their views on my child’s social/emotional deficiencies. A couple were genuinely happy for her. You definitely learn who your friends are!

Mom here. I myself got into HYPSM back in the day, and got some interesting reactions. A close high school friend ghosted me. Friends/acquaintances of my parents grilled me on how their kids could get in too. Local newspaper did a profile on me.

This is why people who go to these schools will say "I go to school in Boston..."

Unless you grew up in the expensive Boston suburbs where a lot of Harvard graduates end up living. Nobody cares. Do you try to trick them by saying Boston where there are no Ivies?

MYOB.

These evasive answers evolved to avoid nut-job stalkers.

? Why would anyone stalk a random generic poster ? Mostly wondering how many people think Harvard is a Boston school. Quite a few I think.