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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no doubt Ivy League degrees help people get MBB and similar jobs. We all know who those "prestigious firms" hire and why.

The notion though that Ivy League schools actually confer abilities that other environments cannot, however, is pure conjecture. In my workplace being competitive is not a desirable trait.[/quote]

I don’t understand that comment.

Literally all the people at the top of their area are competitive.  Professors, medical labs/researchers, doctors, musicians, actors, NPO founders…literally everything …you read or watch interviews and they talk about their competitive drive.[/quote]

None of those fields are well suited to work life balance especially with young kids[/quote]

Well “literally everything” means everything else as well.  I don’t know any field where being competitive is undesirable.

What does this discussion have to do with work life balance?[/quote]

In my definition of success and what I want for my kid work life balance is absolutely critical..so much of this thread and how it describes thr "opportunities" that an Ivy League degree gives you make me just think "but why would I want that?"[/quote]

Again, I don’t understand.  What jobs are you describing that provide work/life balance?  I assume an Ivy grad could decide to work such a job if they wanted.

I also bet at the exact same job that you think has great work/life balance, there are higher ups who are driven and competitive and want more.

Like a great example is say becoming an actuary…you can decide to go work for an insurance company and never manage people and top out at a nice/decent living…but there will be others that want to manage people and maybe run the insurance company some day.[/quote]

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