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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It can be exhausting.

Agreed?[/quote]

A certain subset of UMC America thinks it matters where you go to college, both career-wise and in finding the "right" spouse.

This is what drives 90% of college obsession.[/quote]

lol.  Where you go to college can matter.  The right spouse also matters wherever that person comes from.  The idea that it does not matter at all is kind of silly.  If you go to an awful college of course you still have the chance to do whatever you want.  You have less ways to do it though.  You also have more road blocks and roundabouts.  Less so from a top school.  Of course you can still screw it up but more paths; less roadblocks.  UMC parents think this because they see it every day[/quote]

Right - but it’s not the end-all-be-all that a lot of folks here make it out to be. Unless you are going to a top-50 or bottom 1/3 school, I’d doesn’t really matter all that much - or matter as much as the time, effort, expense, etc.  I equate it to the travel sports frenzy that starts at age 10.[/quote]

There's a difference between Top 10 school and a Top 50[/quote]

There's really not in terms of outcomes...

https://lesshighschoolstress.com/page/6/

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Wow…you are lifting the veneer of many folks’ psyche here… does that mean if my goal is a top 25 and I spend all this money on private schools from 4th grade, it’s all for naught?  In all seriousness, folks here don’t get that attending a public school actually demonstrates your well-roundedness and resiliency. And it showcases your ability to interact and form lasting relationships across all socio and economic groups.  There is no more diverse atmosphere than MCPS, FCPS, and other systems.  Inclusivity is a trait desired by many business leaders, and isolating yourself in the bubble of private schools is now being thrown into an unfavorable light.  All to get into a Top 25, which studies show 77% of business leaders are not part of that club…mind-blowing![/quote]

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