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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, there are plenty of us in the DC area who already know this and haven’t bought into the “Big 3” or top 20 or bust mentality.  Life is (hopefully) long and I hope my kids continue to learn, have fun and be happy.

[b][also I am pretty sure I would never be accepted in the group you described — it sounds pretty insular].[/b][/quote]

OP here.  No, it's really not.  These are just friends from different universities.  My husband went to one of them (none-Catholic) and he has this group. 
I think perhaps I'm describing several things at once: the Catholic Philly world and then just groups of university friends from good but not top100 schools.  Some are probably more welcoming than others. 
I guess my general theme is: I am seeing successful, happy, fulfilled people and they are not top20 or top50 school grads or driven to want the same or their kids. 
This shouldn't be a mind-blowing revelation (and I knew it existed as my own husband is part of such a friend group and I have many ties to it myself) but this summer I'm living in it. 
Anyway, it's interesting.  I feel like a bit of fish-out-of-water in both worlds.  The DMV one and the "regular world" too.  [/quote]

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