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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The seething resentment makes me think of the cultural revolution.

Child is at an Ivy. Happy and thriving, as she has finally found her people. That’s all that really matters to us. [/quote]

My HS BF admitted to HYPSM as well as Johns Hopkins, Michigan, etc. Ended up at one of the HYPSM due to landing a generous external scholarship. He was already taking college classes for half the school day starting junior year. In retrospect, I appreciate how much his parents grounded him in where he was and nipped any sentiment that these are "not my people." This wasn't easy. They were an immigrant East Asian professional family in a largely white and black blue collar (though well paid in many of the plants) town. We attended a school where less than half the graduating class was going to college and the overwhelming majority were studying at the local community college or regional university. This was decades ago. Not everyone was so nice to the "egg head." In their own way, they pushed him to excel yet also bloom where he was. [/quote]

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