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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think anyone has mentioned these things that are part of a UMC childhood in the US:

Parents who attended elite colleges and whose circle of friends are similarly well educated
Parents who have graduate degrees
In the DMV, parents whose connections get you into the White House grounds for special events when their party is in power
In the DMV Members of Congress or their senior staff, or high level appointees are on your family's guest lists for celebrations like baptisms and 50th birthdays
Family friends who can help arrange for unpaid internships
Family friends whose name on a letter of recommendation will get noticed
Vacations involving water craft do not have anything to do with water skiing, those party barge pontoon boats, or jet skis.  You either sail or paddle to move the boat if you're living the UMC lifestyle
Multiple languages spoken by people in your family, or at least one of your parents lived in another country for a semester
Membership in the local museum associations
At least a few works of art purchased directly from a somewhat successful artist - OR - a study of a masterpiece
Parents attend fundraisers and serve on boards

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This! I think the level of social capital and connections is a key difference between a MC and UMC childhood. Being able to tap your parents’ or family’s extensive network of influential friends, family and acquaintances for advice and assistance with higher education admissions, internships (paid and unpaid) and professional opportunities in childhood and early professional experiences.  This is especially true for those useful life experiences during the summers in high school that get noticed on college applications, those unpaid internships during the first or second year of college before on campus interviews start, the networking with highly placed employees when considering a career change or joining a board or social club. It’s much easier to identify career fields and opportunities when you can learn the ins and outs of the job from someone there and well positioned to go to bat for you and tell you about opportunities before they are publicly posted.  A good piece of advice. The secret to a lot of success if you want to be in the UMC is “picking your parents well”![/quote]

This so called secret to success can be debunked by being highly intelligent and a hard worker. I was raised in an UMC family. Parents had connections, college was paid for, lived in a big house, rode horses, played sports, traveled, etc... My husband came from a LMC family. He went to a no name college but he is damm smart and has an excellent work ethic. We are well off because of him, not his parents. He started a very lucrative business after his first job out of college and has not had a handout or any strings pulled for him. Motivation, work ethic and intelligence  is the secret to a lot of success.[/quote]

But has he done a study of a masterpiece??????? LOLOL[/quote]

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