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[quote=Anonymous]No it's not a big deal if DC doesn't go to an elite school. But, this study was done at the behest of the president of Purdue, so it does have an ax to grind. All the social science research has been based on looking at kids admitted to an elite school who chose another college. So one of the rare kids admitted to Princeton who chooses to go to Penn State will do just as well in life because it is the kid, not the school, that makes the difference. The problem among the competitive parenting cohort is that there are real and big differences between the average kid who goes to Harvard and those who go to Virginia Tech. For them, the issue isn't what's the best fit for their child, but rather which school makes the parent look/feel better. And the neighbor's kid at Yale really is more impressive than my kid at College Park. But, that doesn't mean my kid doesn't have a bright future. [/quote]
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