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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They [b]always[/b] bend over backwards to say it doesn't matter what college you go to (or only graduate school matters), or how it has a great honors program (proven to be a marketing scam), or how some low-status niche major they offer is world class, rattle off a couple rich alums of the hundreds of thousands that are just regular Joes, blah blah blah. It's all so desperate.

Why can't they just admit they raised an [i]Average Eddie[/i] who goes to a normal college? ¯\_(?)_/¯[/quote]

The insecurity and shallowness that is evident in your question is what reeks of desperation.  Anyone who depends on external factors to value themselves or others is a simply a fool.  Do you think everyone has the same opportunities and advantages? Do you really think a person's worth is summed up by where they went to school?  And why do you privilege one metric (college admission) over others like musical talent, athletic prowess, emotional intelligence, leadership, etc.

I remember there was a cohort of boys in high school that were so captivated by Ayn Rand and the belief in their own superiority.  Mostly, they were a bunch of otherwise loser-ly social misfits that were deeply frustrated that girls weren't attracted to them.  Funny thing is that none of them did manage to get into elite schools and the couple that did never got very far in life.  I have a suspicion that you might resemble them in a lot of ways. [/quote]

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