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[quote=Anonymous]Of course people are jealous of great college outcomes, just as people are jealous of great spouses, great wealth, great connections, and great vacations.

However, I’d make a caveat: to be jealous, the item/issue has to be desired and somewhat within reach, yet out of reach. For example, some might think that owning a jet would be great. And, if you have $100 million or a billion, it probably is. But, even if you have $10 million, a jet mostly sucks your money while it sits in the hangar. I’d prefer to fly first class in a commercial jet whenever I want. I just don’t travel that much and would prefer a really nice home.

Relating that to college, if your kid is personally awesome, but has a B average and 1100 SAT, Harvard isn’t close. So, if a friend's kid gets into Harvard, and the student is amazing, the admission seems well earned, but nothing your kid could have remotely dreamed about. So, no jealousy.

Finally, college is one course in life. There are spouses, inheritances, employers, investments, etc. Just because a kid gets into Harvard doesn’t mean they’ve won all that life offers. [/quote]

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