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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with the others.  My husband and I  went to non-elite schools in another states and ended up in DC.  Here we rub shoulder-to-shoulder with the elite: living in upper NW, important jobs, expensive house, kids in a Big3 school.  Let me tell you this:  we are no happier than the 30 or 50 friends we have from undergrad who are living far less stressful lives elsewhere.  Our college roommates are engineers and pediatricians and pharmacists and IT people and all work about 40 hours a week and have lovely homes, fulfilled lives and comparatively little stress.  I think people who have only lived within the overachiever NW DC or Ivy bubble think it's either 1)extreme overachievement or 2)poverty and it's just not that way.  There is a TON of middle ground occupied by many happy, fulfilled people.  Those of else from elsewhere have seen it play out countless times with our friends and family and often wonder what the heck we're doing in this DC rat race to nowhere.  [/quote]

+1 except we don’t have too many friends with kids in the big 3. We are graduates of elite schools working in lower paid do goodie (but elite) positions. I want my kids to be happy and know there are many paths to choose. I’ve been de emphasizing Ivies, etc. and focusing on ensuring they have well rounded childhood and grow up grateful and aware of their privilege even though we live in this crazy bubble.
 My kids are tweens, so ask me how it’s going in a few years. There are a lot of unknowns ahead.[/quote]

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