Obsession with HYPS, why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, I would love my kid to get into Harvard. Who wouldn’t want the opportunity to humble brag - when someone asks what college your kid goes to, look down demurely and murmur they go to college in Cambridge, Mass. Refuse to say the name until asked point blank for the name.

Yes but would you be disappointed if your child didn't make it to Harvard but instead made it -oh god forbid - to Columbia? There is a difference between choosing Harvard over Columbia if faced with the choice and thinking anything below Harvard or HYPS is a disappointment.

If you have the money to pay for tuition the cost of the Ivy's and other pritaves is the same. Therefore why not shoot got the best?

[Anonymous]

This is behind us. It may not be where your kid will flourish. The race is just beginning with the college admission. The next four years is stiff competition at these schools for ECs, study groups, social groups, internships and may be grades (depending on the school). A kid can get lost or feel stifled depending on how the size and atmosphere of the school fit. These institutions are not interchangeable although the opportunities are similar across the board. Really advise you all who have lists just considering prestige to really think about whether it is right for your kid's home for the next 4 years. All of these schools are plenty prestigious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, I would love my kid to get into Harvard. Who wouldn’t want the opportunity to humble brag - when someone asks what college your kid goes to, look down demurely and murmur they go to college in Cambridge, Mass. Refuse to say the name until asked point blank for the name.

Yes but would you be disappointed if your child didn't make it to Harvard but instead made it -oh god forbid - to Columbia? There is a difference between choosing Harvard over Columbia if faced with the choice and thinking anything below Harvard or HYPS is a disappointment.

If you have the money to pay for tuition the cost of the Ivy's and other pritaves is the same. Therefore why not shoot got the best?

Shooting for the best (which for most is the most prestigious, lets not hide behind our fingers here) is all good. Thinking that anything but the most prestigious is a disappointment is not reasonable though.

I have too met these families who think that it is HYPS or bust. Not even ivy or bust, only HYPS or only Harvard will do for their precious kids. Many of them made it to HYPS, many had a rude awakening at admission decisions day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, I would love my kid to get into Harvard. Who wouldn’t want the opportunity to humble brag - when someone asks what college your kid goes to, look down demurely and murmur they go to college in Cambridge, Mass. Refuse to say the name until asked point blank for the name.

Yes but would you be disappointed if your child didn't make it to Harvard but instead made it -oh god forbid - to Columbia? There is a difference between choosing Harvard over Columbia if faced with the choice and thinking anything below Harvard or HYPS is a disappointment.

If you have the money to pay for tuition the cost of the Ivy's and other pritaves is the same. Therefore why not shoot got the best?

Shooting for the best (which for most is the most prestigious, lets not hide behind our fingers here) is all good. Thinking that anything but the most prestigious is a disappointment is not reasonable though.

I have too met these families who think that it is HYPS or bust. Not even ivy or bust, only HYPS or only Harvard will do for their precious kids. Many of them made it to HYPS, many had a rude awakening at admission decisions day.

Yeahhh don't even try to apply to HYPS avoid striving for the best. Be a mediocre without aspirations becacause if have any you are going to fail.
What's wrong with the people in this forum????

[Anonymous]

Being a Navy SEAL is more prestigious and harder to do than to get admitted to and then graduate from an Ivy League school, including Harvard.

The SEALS have no legacy admissions, and if you can't cut the mustard - 80 percent of those who are selected for and start training washout - you are out! Harvard has a few hundred thousand alumni. The SEALS - living and dead - number about 10,000.

I'm more impressed with a Navy SEAL than the run-of-the-mill Harvard grad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being a Navy SEAL is more prestigious and harder to do than to get admitted to and then graduate from an Ivy League school, including Harvard.

The SEALS have no legacy admissions, and if you can't cut the mustard - 80 percent of those who are selected for and start training washout - you are out! Harvard has a few hundred thousand alumni. The SEALS - living and dead - number about 10,000.

I'm more impressed with a Navy SEAL than the run-of-the-mill Harvard grad.

Really?
So is being an Olympic gold melalist...
I do not see the correlation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, I would love my kid to get into Harvard. Who wouldn’t want the opportunity to humble brag - when someone asks what college your kid goes to, look down demurely and murmur they go to college in Cambridge, Mass. Refuse to say the name until asked point blank for the name.

Yes but would you be disappointed if your child didn't make it to Harvard but instead made it -oh god forbid - to Columbia? There is a difference between choosing Harvard over Columbia if faced with the choice and thinking anything below Harvard or HYPS is a disappointment.

If you have the money to pay for tuition the cost of the Ivy's and other pritaves is the same. Therefore why not shoot got the best?

Shooting for the best (which for most is the most prestigious, lets not hide behind our fingers here) is all good. Thinking that anything but the most prestigious is a disappointment is not reasonable though.

I have too met these families who think that it is HYPS or bust. Not even ivy or bust, only HYPS or only Harvard will do for their precious kids. Many of them made it to HYPS, many had a rude awakening at admission decisions day.

Yeahhh don't even try to apply to HYPS avoid striving for the best. Be a mediocre without aspirations becacause if have any you are going to fail.
What's wrong with the people in this forum????

Maybe you should try some reading comprehension. No one said you shouldn't strive for HYPS. What they are saying is that thinking that only HYPS is good enough and everything else is a disappointment is unreasonable and not healthy.
I swear I dont get how some people on this forum managed to graduate middle school.

[Anonymous]

Must be an East Coast thing, I'm from CA and THE schools everyone strives for out there will always be UCLA, Stanford, Berkeley...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being a Navy SEAL is more prestigious and harder to do than to get admitted to and then graduate from an Ivy League school, including Harvard.

The SEALS have no legacy admissions, and if you can't cut the mustard - 80 percent of those who are selected for and start training washout - you are out! Harvard has a few hundred thousand alumni. The SEALS - living and dead - number about 10,000.

I'm more impressed with a Navy SEAL than the run-of-the-mill Harvard grad.

Well, you must be a man then because they don't let women in the SEALS. I hate the military so it is not impressive to me to teach someone to go out and kill people. And please, they are not defending me...the US should have never gone to Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc. And, if they were "defending me" ...they'd be in Saudia Arabia. I'm guessing you voted for the Trumpster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Must be an East Coast thing, I'm from CA and THE schools everyone strives for out there will always be UCLA, Stanford, Berkeley...

It is not, go to the elite prep schools in LA and SF and you will see that people are striving for HYPSM, then the rest of the ivies and finally the UCs. I speak from personal experience. The only place these kids turn down the ivies for is Stanford. UCLA and Berkeley are not on that level.

This might not be true for the CA public school or smaller private school crowd though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Must be an East Coast thing, I'm from CA and THE schools everyone strives for out there will always be UCLA, Stanford, Berkeley...

It is not, go to the elite prep schools in LA and SF and you will see that people are striving for HYPSM, then the rest of the ivies and finally the UCs. I speak from personal experience. The only place these kids turn down the ivies for is Stanford. UCLA and Berkeley are not on that level.

This might not be true for the CA public school or smaller private school crowd though.

you sound like a typical Harvard-Westlake or Brentwood douche.

[Anonymous]

the kids from California boarding school don't go to the UCs lol. Just take a look at matriculation lists. Ivies, private Us, and LACs are a lot more popular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Must be an East Coast thing, I'm from CA and THE schools everyone strives for out there will always be UCLA, Stanford, Berkeley...

Are you Asian? When's the last time you've been on UCLA's or Berkeley's campus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Must be an East Coast thing, I'm from CA and THE schools everyone strives for out there will always be UCLA, Stanford, Berkeley...

It is not, go to the elite prep schools in LA and SF and you will see that people are striving for HYPSM, then the rest of the ivies and finally the UCs. I speak from personal experience. The only place these kids turn down the ivies for is Stanford. UCLA and Berkeley are not on that level.

This might not be true for the CA public school or smaller private school crowd though.

you sound like a typical Harvard-Westlake or Brentwood douche.

Some people are just crazy defensive on here. Since when does telling the truth makes you a douche? The kids at elite CA prep schools strive for the ivies/Stanford not the UCs. That is a fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the kids from California boarding school don't go to the UCs lol. Just take a look at matriculation lists. Ivies, private Us, and LACs are a lot more popular.

Hmm. Looking at Harvard Westlake right now. I see 10 to UCs, 16 to Michigan, 5 to Wisconsin, 2 to Indiana, 3 to UVA, 1 to University of Georgia, 1 to Washington, 3 to Texas, 2 to Colorado for class of 17...