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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Simple: Elite people want to stay elite.  One way to ensure that is to educate your kids.  It is not about being "rich" or bragging rights.  It's about survival over and maintaining/growing principal from one generation to the next. People are also concerned about future generations, their opportunities and education. Without a doubt you can make a nice salary going to any college.  That is not the hope of most ivey parents... then you should do merit aid or a state flagship. [/quote]

Is this really true that this is the only way though?

My H and I live in a flyover state and will make around 800k this year. We live pretty nicely.  Either of us went to an elite school. Based on our experience, we don’t think we need to be pressuring our kids into the Ivy League to “survive.”

Shrug.[/quote]

Yeah, I agree w/ you on this. People DO want to “stay elite” but that’s not why kids are under so much pressure/stress these days.  Most UMC aren’t elite for one. If you ARE “elite” you can by Ivy League and be just fine. [/quote]

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