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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's interesting to me that even the most meritocratic parents here have given up on the tip-top university admissions. And not just because of the odds - because the steps required to approach the throne are just too much, and our next generation of kids might as well be happy with a decent white collar job and a chance to see our grandchildren awake rather than trying to turn themselves into McKinsey/biglaw/medical-resident slaves to their jobs (which many of us have been far too willing to do, for so little goddam return, having been convinced that academic stardom and meritocratic success would make us happy and guess Fing what)

Unless I've totally misread the tenor of recent posts.[/quote]

For me it's the odds. My kids are smart, but they're not smart or driven in specific pursuits enough that the effort would be worth the potential payoff. And also, maturity and experience in myself-- I hire people from state school honors programs all the time who are excellent! I've met so many great folks who are making a comfortable life for themselves and a difference in the world, from all sorts of colleges. Unless you're a super genius and can achieve high things without burning yourself out, and going to end up doing something really impressive, it's just not worth it. If I had that kind of kid I would feel differently, but my kids are only moderately gifted.

I also take very seriously teen mental health, which wasn't so much a thing when I was a kid.[/quote]

+1 once you get to a certain point in life, you start to see that undergrad school name doesn't necessarily mean effective, successful, HAPPY career or life experience. [/quote]

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