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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know families in the midwest who make 190K combined, raised 4 kids, and think they've made it. The kids all went to state college (think U Kansas, U Missouri), probably never heard of Amherst or Middlebury. They have like 80K left on  2.7% mortgage, drive two older model US cars, and are super happy. They have never been to Europe or Asia, don't see the need. Once every 5 years will go to Caribbean maybe Mexico. Most of the time their vacations are driving vacations. Depends on how you define MC, but there is a whole trench of MC across America who are ignorant of other possibilities, choices, avenues, careers. And ignorance is bliss.[/quote]

OP here. This is exactly what I mean. [b]I am thinking of one acquaintance whose kid recently went to Arizona or Alabama and totally proud and satisfied.[/b] They live in a modest home, have modest jobs and just seem happy. If you live in McLean and your kid has a 4.3 GPA, you won’t be able to get into UVA. It isn’t high enough. Your kid can play travel soccer or travel baseball their whole lives and get cut from the high school soccer team.[/quote]

OP, if you find that you wouldn't be proud and satisfied if your kid went to Arizona or Alabama if that school was a good fit for them then you need to do some soul searching (and probably move). We're UMC, I grew up that way and went to a private K-12, as do my kids. I went to a T20 college and top grad school. I hope my kids find a college that they love as much as I loved mine. If that happens to be Alabama, then Roll Tide! Your thinking is really toxic. And yes, we moved out of DC, not because of this gross mentality (mostly due to commutes we were sick of and a ridiculous cost of living even though our HHI is pretty high), but it was a huge benefit to be away from people who think like you.[/quote]

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