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[quote=Anonymous]If money is no object AND your kid is supremely self-confident, highly ambitious, and ready to be a leader, choose Harvard. Harvard is a mindset as much as a university. Everyone is an arrogant a**hole, and for mental health reasons, you need to be ready to punch.

If money is important OR your kid has more mundane ambitions, like to become a successful professor, doctor, lawyer, or business person, in the conventional sense, go to UVA. UVA will provide a great education and the scholarship will open many doors, but the average kid at UVA and the overall environment is not as intense as that at Harvard. At Harvard, everyone BELIEVES they are a god; at UVA that viewpoint would seem overly aggressive and a bit manic. At UVA, people play nice; at Harvard, people play for keeps. You get the idea.

Of course, your kid may not have the Harvard mentality, but be open to it. That’s fine, but people tend to be what they are. I am an introvert. Though I admire some extroverts, I always feel exhausted when I try to play one. It’s not that a “normal” person can’t survive at Harvard, but it probably won’t be fun.

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