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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn’t go to an hypms but one potential downside is you are expected to continue that trajectory or people will wonder if your undergrad admission was a fluke or there is something wrong with you or that you didn’t live up to your potential. It’s a lot of pressure.

I think ppl do wonder if someone for example goes to Boston university law school after Harvard or doesn’t make partner at big law after 8 years.

On the other hand, I always think someone who went to a state school and then a top grad school or rose high in their profession  is incredible. [/quote]

Echoing the “trajectory” concept mentioned above, I was an undergrad at Boston College when John Kerry was attending BC Law. I had no clue he had attended anywhere other than Yale until fairly recently, AFTER he ran for president. He seemed to have downplayed his BC connection, perhaps because the Yale—&gt;BC trajectory didn’t fit the image he was trying to project.[/quote]

I think this is a thing. You read about all the amazing things your classmates are doing and you know how fortunate you were to get this education. You definitely feel pressure to contribute to society in some very meaningful way and accomplish great things. [/quote]

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