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[quote=Anonymous]We stewed a lot about degrees and level of education when picking a donor. We were using the donor pool with our clinic, so they were known to our medical team. The donor who matched us best in terms of ethnic background, and proven prior success as a donor, only had a high school degree. The next best match had a masters, but had no track record (yet) of success as a donor. So we were weighing likely success against possible measures of intelligence (for which I think degrees may not necessarily be an indicator anyway.) When I told our doctor what we were wrestling with her answer was "I know this donor and I have met her child. Do not worry. There is no concern about intelligence." We took her at her word. We have two seemingly extremely bright kids as a result. Barring a medical or genetic condition, a child of reasonable intelligence, raised in an economically advantaged household by educated and involved parents, will do very well intellectually.[/quote]
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