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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously, HYPSM is a term that is only used in these Internet forums and has no bearing in the real world. Your kid would receive the same level of education at any of the T20 or so schools, or perhaps an even better one if it's a top LAC. There is no tangible advantage for employment to attend these schools either, and some LACs even place better for professional and PhD programs. With the exception of maybe Harvard, attending a HYPSM school won't give you a leg up over other elite schools.[/quote]

You’re conflating the quality of education with the value of the degree. No “LAC” will give you a degree as valuable as a BA from Stanford.

And even you admit that a Harvard College BA opens doors that other schools can’t, even if you can’t quite get yourself to apply the arguments to Yale, Stanford, etc. [/quote]

What if you are absolutely miserable there and get bad grades? We have to stop acting like just gracing the doorstep of any school magically sets your up for success.

I bet the person who got into a "top 5" grad school had plenty of classmates in their cohort who went to non-Ivy schools. It's about what you do with your opportunities. [/quote]

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