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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dumb article.  I went to a big public high school and on to some of the best schools in the country.[/quote]

Exceptions don’t make the rule.[/quote]

everyone who says this "but I went public a zillion years ago and did just fine" misses the point that the public schools and college entry situation from 20+ years ago is not the equivalent of what students are facing today and forget that kids today face far more global competition for spots and jobs than prior generations ever did and also as I told my spouse my high school experience in suburbia midwest 25+ years ago is not the equivalent of a high school experience in the urban DC area today ...apples and oranges

so yeah congrats you were an exception and those exception stories have drastically declined over time as things have gotten more competitive

I am an exception also grew up in poverty, had high ACT and grades, went to high school in an area where most were looking to join the military or become a military wife and college was not a goal for most and definitely not elite colleges but just the state university.  Became the first in my family to go to college and went to a mediocre college close to home on full scholarship since that was the norm and no counselor or parents were pushing kids to apply to schools with high ranks in other states.  Went from mediocre college to top ranked law school where majority of my classmates went to private high schools.  Law school opened my eyes to the impact that wealth and privilege and private schools had as far as the path to eventually get into a top law school like that and beyond that how all their connection made their job opportunities a lot easier to obtain also.   "My dad plays golf with the partner of the firm so I have no worries about getting a job here". yadda yadda yadda. while I am sitting in Big Law interviews being asked where did my family summer and it just all ooened my eyes to how the game is played.  The article is right....the winners do keep winning and the margin of error where exceptions get their foot in the door is narrowing.[/quote]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! So many people on here have trouble accepting and acknowledging the world has dramatically and radically changed over the last 25+ years. Furthermore, the world has gotten a lot more competitive and a lot after to make it to the top. What worked before doesn’t work now. Ivy Leagues over the years have gotten and more and more applicants for a variety of reasons (e.g. American population has grown, etc) while refusing to increase their class size. Scott Galloway on the pivot podcast always talks about this.

A lot of parents on here are failing their children by giving them archaic advice. It’s obvious that so many parents on this forum have trouble seeing the new reality their children are in.

I will say the people on the nycitymoms forum have far better responses than on here. Maybe it’s because NYC is FAR more competitive than DC and are more exposed to MONEY that actually makes the world move which is why they agree with this article. [/quote]

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