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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel bad for the OP, because she realized the problems way too late. I fell into the same trap when I was in high school and have had many regrets over my choices. There are very few fields where prestige matters - like law, academia, or finance/business/consulting. I went to a high ranking school and found out the same thing that the OP learned: motivated kids can be successful everywhere and that in real life, no one cares where you went for school. I found this out far too late because by that time, I was already a senior and needed to graduate. I work alongside people who got degrees from the University of Phoenix. There are people who got degrees from other online degree mills and did fine. I spent so much time in high school trying to get the best grades and take the hardest courses - yet none of it really matter that much. I regret putting so much pressure on myself. Now that I am out of that bubble, when I see the frenzy around college admissions, it's just hilarious to me. It is all so trivial, although I understand why people get caught up in it (just like I did). [/quote] You sound lovely. I hope you were able to convey this levelheadedness to your children when they looked at colleges? I have a non status obsessed kid and I have to admit that sometimes it’s ME caring too much about prestige and rankings. It’s this gross keeping up with the Joneses thing that’s so prevalent around here... FWIW, my daughter’s better attitude prevailed and she is happily attending a school she actually likes that is just right for her that didn’t cost an arm and a leg and after which she hopefully will have a job. Thanks for posting...[/quote]
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