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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCUM loafers above are already showing their better than thou attitudes.

No, fit is not overrated - just wait till one of your kids is miserable and depressed at the wrong school.

Yes, super smart kids often attend the most party heavy schools. [/quote]

People focus on fit when their kid can't get into a top 20 school.  Sorry.  Poor people say money can't buy you happiness.  Of course it does.  Vacations, nice restaurants, etc.  It buys experiences which has been shown to be linked to happiness.  I don't have enough money so I am not happy as I could be.  I have some but not enough. [/quote]

People focus on rankings more than fit when the care about their own egos more than their kids' well-being.[/quote]

Nope.  I care that my kids are at Ivies because we are paying a lot of money so want them to have the best opportunities they can.  Has nothing to do with ego.  By the way it's not about money always--it is about opportunities.  One may want to be on the Supreme Court and Harvard undergrad Harvard Law goes a long way in that endeavor.  [/quote]

High Court picks are an extremely lonely exception, and it's only since college rankings have become so prevalent that presidents have worn the Ivy blinders when making the very political decision of choosing justices. For the time being, if your kid has to be a Supreme Court justice in order to feel fulfilled professionally, then you may be correct. If they want to do pretty much anything else, then you're mistaken.[/quote]

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