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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who needs Selingo when the parents of DCUM know everything there is to know about colleges.[/quote]

Frankly I think he misses the point a lot of the time. UMC families stress about elite schools because they fear their children are not going to be able to do as well as they did.

Example: Fictional Jones went to his alma mater, Ithaca College in the 90s. Came from modest means, worked hard in professional jobs, had some lucky breaks and did well. Both Mr and Mrs Jones are now in the professional class that has exposed them to the privileges of generational wealth, but they are not there. Since they teeter between both worlds, they see the huge benefits of having financially carefree friends, spouses and colleagues are, vs. having debt-strapped, drama filled of the same.

Do you think Jeff would be super excited about his kid trying to break into journalism these days without the benefits of access to wealth? Working at a local paper is much easier if your spouse comes from money, vs. has student loan debt and no professional connections. [/quote]

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