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[quote=Anonymous]I'm assuming they are from a socio-economic background where it's honestly not going to matter. They will be financially successful because their parents were financially successful. Not across the board, but if they are the sort to freak out over Ivies, they are likely high achievers and they will have money.

It's silly for rich kids with good grades to worry about getting into the "right" school. They're golden. Plus, if they will graduate from college without debt, that's almost more important than where they go because it gives them so much flexibility in pursuing a career in their 20s.

Now, if these aren't rich kids, I might discuss the value of minimizing debt as much as you can. Ivies will offer great aid packages, but these days they will still include loans. And a SLAC with a less impressive endowment? Kid's gonna be taking out a lot of loans. There are huge advantages to in-state schools or going to a less competitive school that is willing to pay your way in that situation.

But my guess is these are rich kids who attend a super competitive private high school and are freaking out about Ivies because that's what they all do. It's the pressure cooker their parents chose for them, and they have learned the values of that landscape. It's baked in now -- you can't convince someone that that the thing they've been taught to strive for their entire lives isn't really that important. It's no longer an intellectual argument and they will probably need therapy to undo it, whether they get into an Ivy or not.[/quote]

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