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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I taught in a rural area in the middle of the country.  One of my students was very bright, had excellent ACT scores, had great leadership skills and extracurriculars, and was very diligent with her schoolwork.  We talked college one day (she was a junior) and I suggested she look at top tier schools, maybe one of the Ivies if any appealed to her.  I thought she had a good chance on paper especially since she was coming from a school and area that was essentially not represented at all in any of the schools we were talking about.

Her parents were FURIOUS with me.  [/quote]

Not defending the parents in any way.  But I also wouldn't have been happy with you.  I can't afford Ivies for my kids and, in most circumstances, I don't think it is wise to go into tens or even hundreds of thousand dollars of debt to go to an Ivy League school.  Ability to get in really isn't the only criteria for deciding to apply to a school.

It's wonderful that you were encouraging to this girl, but when you are talking to kids about things their parents will likely be paying for, you really need to be sure the parents are on board.[/quote]

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