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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some people just don’t value status.

If my children want to apply to an Ivy, fine. I won’t discourage them. If they choose a state school, that is equally fine. They’ll do well wherever they go, and my respect/love for them won’t change.

It’s just a name on a sweatshirt to me.[/quote]

Thank you for this!  I just can't understand the need for parents who pressure their kids to attend top 10-20 universities.  Is it your goal or your kids?

It's hard for some to believe my kid had the stats to attend top 20's, but absolutely didn't want to attend many of those schools.  We let our kid decide where to attend college.  Finished a great freshman year, made the deans list and was very social.

Not all kids are looking for more years of the slog from top private schools to top academic universities, especially if they don't have a desire to attend graduate school or an advanced degree.

We maybe the problem.  We did well out of state colleges and have a high net wealth.  We have raised our kids to follow their dreams, not ours.

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