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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Elite colleges are overrated! We live in Montgomery County. [b]We are surrounded by neighbors who went to Ivy Leagues, HYP, Duke , etc. None of them are any different from those who didn’t go to fancy colleges.[/b] Their lifestyle is not any better than other neighbors who went to state schools or no name schools. They work at the same places, go to the same restaurants, shop at the same stores. There is no difference. Plus there isn’t anything remotely impressive about the neighbors who went to fancy schools. Stop this nonsense about elitism and grow up! [/quote]

The problem with this argument is that you and your neighbors are the ones successful enough to afford your neighborhood.  Maybe 50% of HYP grads can afford similar, and only 5% of state flagships grads can. There are many more flagship grads, so average HYP and 95%-tile flagship grads coexist in this affluent community, maybe even as a 50-50% mix. Just because there are many who didn't go to fancy colleges living in a fancy community doesn't mean those colleges produce successful graduates at the same rate as elite schools.[/quote]

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