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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I went to an expensive private college and in my case it didn't translate into making billions on Wall Street. I don't make any more money than the guy next door who went to Tech -- so I have had a very hard time believing that it would be worth it to have only driving vacations, live in a smaller house, etc. so that I could give my kids the same education. Yes, I probably read more literature and met more interesting people while in college -- but the idea that one basically needs to save thirty percent of one's income for college doesn't make sense to me. I'd rather have good memories of family vacations and be able to afford the theater tickets, etc. 
And the idea that going to Williams or Dartmouth necessarily buys you admission to the 'ruling class' is kind of BS if you ask me. Most of the people from those schools who end up in the ruling class are of the 'born on third base and sliding into home' kind of scenarios. The rest of us ended up UMC. Nothing to scoff at but not exa ctly rulers of the universe.[/quote]

Yes you're right, but it's difficult to enter the "meritocratic elite" so called without the credential.  It doesn't guarantee entrance, but is a necessary prerequisite.

And right who wants to scrimp and save huge portions of their income and live well below their means for decades just to try to have their kids climb up the greasy poll?[/quote]

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