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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Life is too short to value prestige over happiness. No one on their deathbed laments, "wish I had picked a higher ranked college with the lower acceptance rate." Way more people regret not having been true to themselves vs. other people's expectations.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3377309/[/quote]
You do realize attending elite/ivies IS being true to oneself for many students, right? 
Mine both picked different ivies and are very glad they did. They picked for FIT. They finally feel as though they can be themselves, and new friends have stated similar sentiments. The high expectations of the peers drives them forward in their endeavors. They find it invigorating and freeing, as do the majority of their peers. They are continually astounded by the opportunities at every turn. No school is perfect but they have several friends (from HS) unhappy at UVA and W&L who did not get into top schools and feel as though they are not in the right-fit place. Most tried transferring to ivies or WAS and still did not make it in. [/quote]

Considering that over 97% of UVA first years return for the second year and that it has the highest retention rate and four year graduation rate among any public school in the country, you and your friends must know everybody who tried to transfer. I guess miserable people attract each other.[/quote]

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