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[quote=Anonymous]As others have said, there's a lot of differences between H, Y, P, S, and M. Different experiences.  I went to one of them, and had not interest in nor would I want my kid to go to some of the others. But the resources thing is an issue. Even though my school does ask for funds, they have so much money that at the end of the day money is not a huge issue in student life, which is HUGE for some students. We have a multi-million dollar endowment for one of the extracurricular activities, so when they go on international tours, we don't ask the students to pay anything other than a token amount (to force the kids to show some commitment to the activity) and there ain't no bake sales or sleeping in youth hostels. I continue to give money to that activity, because I was appreciative when I was there about how need blind it was.

And yes, we have a very strong alumni network with powerful connections.  It does help.  And the more intangible thing is that I am never afraid to walk in a room and don't get starstruck. Someone says to me in my day job - "go see the Secretary of X, or General So-and-So" and I don't feel out of place in the room.I don't think I'm BETTER than they are (unlike one of the schools that I wouldn't want my kid to go to) but I'm just not intimidated, because I'm used to the big leagues. [/quote]

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