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[quote=Anonymous]Most kids/families don't aim for the top schools. Sad but they don't. I'm not suggesting that by aiming you'll necessarily get in and be able to go but it's like that saying "shoot for the moon even if you miss, you'll be in the stars" (or something like that). If you had freshman coming in saying "I'm going to do everything I can to go to MIT in 4 yrs," the results would be different. Sure they may not get into MIT but the effort/grades may still get them into a Carnegie Mellon or a Ga Tech.

That's just not how it works in most US schools. Most families are content to have kids "do their best" in 9th-10th grade and THEN start looking at schools in 11th grade. Then when they see what it takes to get into the MITs of the world and that the grades just aren't there, they don't apply -- and start talking about where their kid will be happiest etc.

Things would be different if people starting seeing what top schools take 4-5 yrs in advance and work towards that, rather than limiting their own opportunities by not working hard enough in 9th-10th to be considered for the top schools.[/quote]

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