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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm kind of astounded by not only the bragging but the put downs here regarding where kids are going to college. It just shows a lot of privilege and insensitivity, to me. It's great to be proud of your kid's achievement, but why the need to denigrate other parents or their kid's school?

The social posturing of some on this board really makes me sad. Like, how great, sincerely, that your kid got into X top school, but how sad that you're a jerk to other people whose kid did not.

I was one of the first in my family to have the opportunity to attend college. I had little help in the college preparation and selection process - I was just (and still am) so grateful that I was able to go at all.

I have two children. One had the grades, scores and a resume that brought a little interest from top schools - there is a small chance he would have been accepted at an Ivy or top 20 had he applied, the standard "crap shoot" chance that a lot of very high achieving kids have when applying to an exceedingly selective university. He was interested in art schools, and that is where he applied and ended up, with no regrets.

Other child struggled greatly with mental health during high school. Hospitalizations. Fears for this child's well being. Did not have the grades or stamina for anywhere close to a top level anything university. Our focus was treatment, wellbeing, then academics. He pulled it together with a lot of help and effort by his senior year, and was accepted to a number of colleges. Many here scoff at the word "fit" but you can bet that we paid a LOT of attention to "fit" for this kid. Yes, things like did the school have a strong department in their chosen major, but also things like how are the mental health services on campus, distance from home, the atmosphere on campus, support services, etc. were all far more critical to our child's success and well being than the school's national ranking or what the folks at the country club thought of it. We are grateful to have found a smaller, far less prestigious school where our son, thankfully, has been able to thrive.

Not everyone is looking at an Ivy League school for their child. Some of us are thankful, for a variety of reasons, to have a kid in community college, or a "bottom" 50% school, or the local non-flagship university. And it's a shame that there are posters here who seem to be so gleeful in mocking those schools, those students, and those families. [/quote]

I think Art degree is for rich people. 
My kid was also interested in art schools, but after college research, end up at a nice univeriy where the kid can do art + otheres.  
Currently double majoring in digital media art and computer science.

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