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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote: Anonymous wrote: I think the Harvard angst is just a proxy for generalized parental anxiety disorder that afflicts Gen X parents. Our parents fucked us up with all that latch key/free range parenting stuff, so we're determined to not make the same mistakes. Disagree. Being a latchkey kid made kids more independent and responsible, mostly, not all. I think the obsession with Ivies is a reflection of people's obsession with materialism and status. It is that, and a general sense that the U.S. is turning into an economic caste system, kind of like Brazil.[/quote] It's more like the Asian model. Kids cramming for exams, only the top have a chances at getting into the schools.[/quote] Haven't you heard? Ivies don't just look at scores, so even if you get perfect scores, that's no guarantee. Didn't you read that link? And for Asians, this is even more true - top scores alone won't get you in.[/quote]
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