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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is so stupid.  Seriously what’s the point of it?[/quote]

I actually think it's super interesting

My in-laws: Northwestern. FIL was a sports admit

Their kids: Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Yale, Cornell, Tufts. All sports.

One of them introduced me to his brother 40 years ago at a game where they were playing each other.

Of all my sisters and brothers in law, only one of their kids (my kids' cousins, there are 18 of them) is now going to their own parent's alma mater[/quote]

I think it interesting because it is a window into social mobility, albeit merely anecdotal and difficult to draw firm conclusions.

If anything, I detect a strain that going to high value schools (someone mentioned the SUNY schools as an example) combined with diligence, make a lot of sense. Some of the so-called prestige schools attract very bright people. They would succeed in many environments.

One can achieve social mobility without college.  But the stats don't support it generally.  I went to a so-called prestige school, but on athletic scholarship.  For me, just going to a decent college (may parents did not go to any college) enabled me to mature, engage in time management, and set priorities.  These are valuable skills and four years in the scholastic world gave me the opportunity and space to develop them.

I observed it harder to obtain a degree in terms of requirements and volume at my twin brother's high quality state flagship.  A multiple NCAA All American, he had significantly more requirements than I did at my private school. Not sure either was harder or easier on balance, but it was an equally challenging experience for him. He went on to be a well known Econometrics PHD, and his public school served him well, obtaining beyond generational wealth and living a full intellectual life (he passed away a year ago).

i understand those who claim college should not be solely about social mobility.  But for poor kids like my brother and me, it always loomed large in our minds.  Getting it done on our own and without debt changed us.

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