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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The most successful young adults who are now 27 or 28 years old were the top students in their high school class, no matter where they went to undergrad. From Ivies to tiny liberal arts college to fairly regional public universities, they all zoomed through undergrad, sometimes in three years, many went to grad or professional school, and they all have great careers. It seems all of them are married.

The handful of middle of the pack students and student-athletes who surprised everyone when they got into elite T20s regressed to their mean and have totally normal careers, at best.

It seems smart ambitious highly-motivated teens become smart ambitious highly-motivated adults. And if your teen is not those things, Tiger Mom'ing them into an elite college probably isn't going to change anything about their life and professional trajectory.[/quote]

If your kid isn't at the top of their high school class, then they will just "middle" the rest of their lives? Nonsense!

OP has never met a kid who really took off in college, or a young adult who really found their footing in the workplace? I can count lots of young adults who were academics and never quite got a career worth anything -- thinking of one Harvard grad (valedictorian of hs class) who has gone bankrupt a few times and lives in his parents house with his kids at age 50!, the 34 old Cornell grad working retail, and the Yale alum (4 years out) working as a Barista. Whereas I know a '22 Loyola Maryland grad (middle of the pack in hs) now working for Deloitte making $150k, getting promoted and traveling well in her free time, a George Mason '24 grad (also no star in high school) who is starting his career next month at SAIC making $85k, and finally the finance kid from Grinnell (upper middle in high school) who is now doing great at Cap One.

Yes, some people peak later. Not everyone lives in the tiny bubble that the OP does. Why she felt the need to post her limited view of who has the capability of being successful is beyond me.

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