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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No regret.

In retrospect, we had the perfect strategy.

We looked beyond college.  The kid wants to work for big tech, one of the FANGs.  He applied for those schools that could maximize his chance of getting into those big tech companies given his ability and budget constraint.

Now he is happily working for one of the FANGs, the good one.

We believe colleges are like hotels.  In a vacation, say, you want to go to a place.  Well, you won't tell friends that you want to visit a hotel or have a vacation in a hotel.  Your destination is not a hotel even though you need to stay in a hotel during a trip.

You want to have a good experience in a hotel. You meet people in any kinds of hotels. You do not want to have a bad experience. Still, they are hotels. They are not the purpose of your trip.

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We also had no regrets tho kid is still in college. And we approached the project like you did.

The college got him to the city where he wants to be, where he is making contacts and already working and also having a blast (it’s a distinctive city)

I actually feel the same puzzlement over people who obsess over distinction between the Ritz blah blah blah VS the Four Seasons blah blah in Hawaii or Vegas or Grand Cayman. Did you travel that far for the towels?[/quote]

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