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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also - if you’re that determined to get your kid into MIT - move to “fly over” country (not a college town or one with strong tech/biotech/chem industry - i.e., where a very low percentage of the population has PhDs or other advanced degrees) and have your kid take the hardest classes - virtually if necessary and rely on geographic diversity.

Slacker GenX grad here - who likely benefited from the geographic diversity aspect. 
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Imagining people actually deciding to pack up and move to <insert random non-college town in a state in the middle of nowhere> in order to increase their odds of their kid getting into MIT. Are people really that crazy and intent on getting their kids into Ivies? [/quote]

Absolutely! Have you been reading DCUM? [/quote]

Yes, but not that much. I am still wondering if it's really the case that people will do this or is it a myth?

I get why Ivies matter to many people, but at the same time I don't get it. Like, there are many other ways to achieve status and success that don't involve the indignity of competing and jockeying for a leg up in all sorts of embarrassing ways. To each their own! I'm glad it's not something I obsess about or want for my kid. I'm ok if that makes us a bit inferior in the eyes of some people.

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