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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because people need status and things that signal that status. As well as a common denominator to make friends, meet spouses and signal to employers that they are of the right "type" for whatever profession. 
Yes truly smart, intelligent people will probably make it anywhere. As will lucky and personable people. But it's much much easier to get that first break after going to a top-whatvwr school and have the hiring manager/etc say "hey we have a lot of kids dorm that school here and they have done well". [/quote]

I get that but I feel like it’s only worth it if your kid just needs a slight nudge. I.e. their aptitude is such that they’ll get A-s with no effort and As with a little/medium effort.

If you need to put a ton of pressure on them, enroll them in a high pressure cooker school, make them study all the time/never have time just to goof off, risk depression and anxiety, etc. it’s SO not worth it.

And ^ that is very normal for the public high schools in the DC area.[/quote]

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