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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Full disclosure-[b] I went to Princeton[/b]. I grew up in an immigrant household with zero expectation for going to an ivy. And I somehow got in and it was fine. I loved the social aspects and the resources but the education wasn’t all that great. Anyway, forward to the real world and my classmates are doing okay- most of them followed the cookie cutter pathway to law school / med school/ business school. Some have not found their way. Some wasted the education and have done nothing with it. We have some people who are SAHM or working on their 8th year of a phd.

But- in the working world, I’ve worked with people from all schools/ universities and they are thriving (despite not going to ivy leagues.) The world is much bigger than[b] ivys [/b]and after a while going to an ivy means nothing : it becomes more about work performance, emotional IQ, and getting the job done. My Princeton degree maybe comes into play when I apply for a job but otherwise who cares?

I think seeing all of this makes me less enthusiastic / intense about my own kid going to an ivy. I don’t quite get the emphasis/ obsession. I’m more concerned with my daughter having a really good education from k-12 so she can tackle any career she wants. I just saw a post about not going to a top private school because it won’t get you into an ivy. Why is it all about[b] ivys[/b]? Isn’t the goal of parenting to help your kid have a great foundation/ school environment that works for them? What are you assuming an ivy will do for your kid? Look around your work- did everyone go to an ivy? Is everyone who is successful only from an ivy?[/quote]

ivy /ˈaɪvi/ noun. plural ivies.[/quote]

Really ??? [/quote]

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