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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In reference to the rat race, the fixation with elite colleges, all hoop jumping, all the tutoring, etc. For a moment I was speechless. In the end I just told her, "You'll regret it if you don't push yourself." What is the point?[/quote]

Hmm, I regret pushing myself so hard. I pushed very hard through high school, went to a highly selective college, graduated with honors but hugely burnt out, and spent the next 5 years trying to find myself again. I had no idea why I was there or what I wanted to learn or do. If you arrive at the prestigious school the wrong way -- just because you did everything your parents asked -- you won't know what to make of the opportunities there.[/quote]

I regret not pushing myself hard enough - first in high school, then at average college, then on to struggle career-wise for years, never quite knowing what I wanted to do with my life. Not to blame my parents, but I was one of 6 kids and there wasn't a lot of money and resources when I was in high school in the late 70s.   There has got to be a middle ground now for our kids between the fixation on elite colleges & jumping through hoops, and just plodding along with no direction.  [/quote]

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