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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For who?

Seriously, I always wonder about this when the topic comes up. I never had any desire to attend an Ivy, much less Harvard. My kids shrug when the topic comes up. None of their friends and family attended. Maybe we're just of a lesser socioeconomic class, but where are all these students who dream of Harvard?[/quote]

Do you live outside the DC area?[/quote]

Currently, yes - but I grew up in NoVa, graduated from high school there, and was back a few years when DH was at the Pentagon. If I'd had a dream, it would have been MIT, but I'm a reasonable person, I guess.[/quote]

Spouse and I both attended ivies and it just seems normal here.  It is not something we think about.[/quote]

So you care about making it into an Ivy over major or fit? [/quote]

We care more about what our kids do after college, and specifically how an individual college would help them get there.  We wouldn’t put much emphasis on rank or being an ivy.[/quote]

Financially, you mean?[/quote]

More that they are set up to achieve their goals.  We try to make them understand the consequences of different compensation levels.  Making money alone is not that interesting to us.[/quote]

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