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[quote=Anonymous]I graduated from an Ivy and also attended a top-tier CA school as well as a community college (lots of classes in high school as well as a study abroad semester and one regular semester).  The Ivy and top-tier school were impressive but I was also very impressed by several of my teachers from the community college.  I don't understand the obsession with Ivies that I've seen on this board (or Little Ivies for that matter).  It is great to have that as a goal but there are many great universities where students will also get a good education.  Like so many things in life, it really depends on the student.  I look back at my Ivy experience and easily see that I didn't take advantage of all the opportunities.  I fought my way into seminars with professors who were leaders in the field but then I was too shy to go to office hours and really get to know them in that and other ways.  Even if a kid (from a top school, private or public) does everything "right" the chances are still very much against getting into an Ivy.  Why isn't the focus on getting a good education and not the label attached? Yes, I understand that labels do count in life but I am just thinking of the kids who are crushed when they don't get in, feeling that they've let down their parents.[/quote]

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