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It's a reflection of people's feeling that the pie is shrinking, and if your child doesn't have the right credentials, your child won't get a piece.[/quote]

But, it's society's perception of how much of that pie is enough issue.  It's not enough these days, especially in this area, to live in a modest home, drive a modest car, don't take flying vacations and not own a table/smart phone/2 or 3 flat screens.    It's the "keeping up with Joneses" mentality that makes people feel this way.[/quote]

Except that the pie actually is shrinking. A lot of people who used to be securely in the middle class (in their modest homes, with their modest cars) are holding on by the fingernails, or have fallen out of it altogether. Understandably, people don't want that insecurity for their children.[/quote]

This.  What if it ends up not being enough to have a degree from a good state university?  And by not enough, I mean not enough to get a job that pays more than a living wage, so that my kid has medical care and good housing and isn't living in insecurity?  I honestly don't give two hoots about whether her career is prestigious or she drives an expensive car or lives in a big house.  We live in an apartment and don't even own a car.  But I want her to be financially secure.  I want her not to live one illness away from disaster.  I want her to be able to live in a safe neighborhood.  I don't want her to graduate from school with crushing debt and no good job prospects.  I'm not nearly as Ivy-obsessed as many people are, but I am concerned about college quality and its effect on whether she'll have good options later in life.      [/quote][/quote]

You're being a bit paranoid.  Do you really think that at some point only Ivy graduates will be able to afford a comfortable, secure lifestyle?[/quote]

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