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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn’t read all 19 pages but I will say this:  anyone who thinks “game over” or “we won the war” when all that’s happened so far is their kid has gotten into a great college [b]has a rude awakening ahead.[/b]  [/quote]

Why do you say this? Students who get in unhooked, not TO, find themselves on track to do at least average if not better. Even if they end up "only"average, given that average is 3.75-3.9, many paths to T30-50 grad/med/law and tgreatcompanies await with that GPA from a top school. The top 10-25% of these students have a great shot at T10 grad/prof and MBB-level companies.[/quote]

Listen to yourself.  To you, the "game is over" or the "war is won" only when or if your offspring goes to a top school or gets a high paying job.  Why is that all that you seem to care about?  What about being healthy and happy?

Do you have any data showing that graduates of top colleges or folks working in high paying corporate jobs are happier and healthier than those who didn't?  If so, I'd really like to see it.  Because I sure haven't had that experience.

To the contrary, I think many people are too smart and too driven for their own good.  Some of the smartest people I know are absolutely miserable, in fact.  And you can almost guarantee that if your high achieving high school student does, God forbid, end up in the less-than-happy adult camp they will blame YOU for it.

That's why I said you may have a rude awakening ahead.[/quote]

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