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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It happens all the time. People get so wrapped up in college admissions- sending their kids to subpar public high schools because it will be easier to stand out and get in to HYP than from a competitive private, but once they get there, they can’t keep up. [b]Or maybe they didn’t have a choice about where they went to high school and were the smartest person at a bad school and got in that way.[/b] Their job prospects are no better than if they gone to a crap school. Just getting into an Ivy does not guarantee your future. You still have to do well. [/quote]

This was me. My parents were from small rural communities, but did go to college there (at like rank 200 schools), and I was the l local golden student, who even did well in standardized tests.

My goal in LIFE was to get into an Ivy and get out of my small town. Once I got there I was ill prepared and floundered and graduated with C average in a science major. In retrospect I should have chosen an easier major rather than being wrapped up in adolescent career visualizations.

Anyways, I worked as a Fed contractor using my technical skills fine but likely would have better career and happier if I had just gone to my local public flagship. But I did meet my high earning and amazing spouse because I went to an Ivy, so there’s that. [/quote]

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