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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never known a person who attended an elite college who was anti-elite either.  I didn't go to an elite college but I would like my kids to go if they can.  [/quote]

Is it the Dunning Kruger effect where people don't have any idea or concept of what they're talking about, yet talk freely about it anyways?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

I went to a good public college and then transferred into an elite and was blown away. It wasn't possible to imagine what it was like without real exposure. Yet people that didn't attend, no kids attending, not even a sibling or spouse who attended will go on and on about how overrated prestigious colleges are.[/quote]

+1  We didn't expect our son to go to an ivy, but it was his choice to do so. My DH and I both went to a small LAC,  We are blown away by the sheer magnitude of opportunties and money to support the kids at my son's school. Everything  he wants to do is available to him.  Starting his freshman year he has had paid fellowships, paid research opportunties, and introductions to the leading people in his field. The facilities are truly world class. He has access to every type of lab machinery and supplies imaginable and if he needs something the school  doesn't have, they gives him a grant to travel to use it. He is now a  rising senior and already has several job offers and "referrals" for graduate or professional school.  It is truly mind blowing. I believe that a student can get a good education at many many colleges and universities, but don't underestimate the opportunties offered by the very top schools.[/quote]

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