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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course HYPSM gives great advantages throughout life. Instant credibility…that can be fumbled.

[b]The notion undergraduate degrees from HYPSM are meaningless comes from insecurity and envy.[/b]

Yet one does not need HYPSM for a wonderful life.

[quote=Anonymous]People seemed to have contradicted themselves. Sometimes they say attending hypsm doesn’t give one any advantage for their future and careers while other times they argue those who attend hypsm are wealth strivers, which implies elite colleges do bring extra wealth to you. I hope people were just coping because otherwise DCUM is even dumber than I thought.[/quote][/quote]

I’m pretty sure in my case it comes from e going to a state school, making 7 figures and having multiple Ivy+ people (including one HYPSM) reporting to me. Can’t really find insecurity or envy anywhere in the equation.[/quote]

But just imagine what your life would have been if you had taken your talents to a HYPSM...you might be making 8 figures...or might have moved past the yearly income to net assets? Imagine the possibilities.[/quote]

I grew up in a rural area in a family where only one parent even graduated from high school, just going to college was a big accomplishment. Ironically I likely could have gone to Cornell (it was pretty local) but that would have required money that my family didn't have so it wasn't on the table and not being able to attend Cornell wasn't seen as a big deal at all because I was still going to college. Would going to a HYPM made a big difference? Maybe, but I could make the same statement about going to Rochester or even Syracuse. In fairness it take me longer to get started on the path to where I am relative to someone who came out of a top school but it wasn't hard to compete and rise above once I made it onto the field. I am typing this while sitting in a meeting a a very large well known company on the West Coast. The top dog on the call went to SUNY Bing, I'm next and I went to a different SUNY. A bit further down the chain is an exec from CMU/MIT....maybe more people should consider SUNY?

I mentioned income in my previous post but I could have used net assets which are well into the top 1% range as well. My kids would never have to work if that was a goal but as you might expect from my background learning to work and compete is the goal; the wealth was the result of success, not a goal in itself.[/quote]
You would not be revealing so much on an anonymous forum unless you were insecure. Love thyself![/quote]

I see that you are practicing a bit of self-soothing by projection. If it helps you go for it.[/quote]

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