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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is just this site and the massive combo of wealth and anxiety.[/quote]

It's most places that are UMC+ and not much LMC/LC.

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Maybe UMC+ but that is a small fraction of society. I'm in a MC/UMC area (lots of doctors, attorneys but not big law, business owners, accountants, fire department senior people, some professors...) and I do not see this obsession at all.[/quote]

So you have the real world in your area.  If you chose to live in and attend public schools in a mostly UMC+ area, you start to see this obsession.  And it definately is worse in the mid atlantic/Northeast versus say the west coast.  But it's there as well.  And the higher the income levels go, the more you see it.

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Grew up in the Midwest and now live In The South. There are pockets of it everywhere, especially in affluent pockets. [/quote]

I grew up in the Midwest and my family is still there. It is NOT like the East coast at all. Most people go to a local or state college, nbd. There isn’t crazy college prep, tutors, coaches, consultants etc. My Midwest nephew went into his ACT cold. No prep. My other nephew was not a great student so my relatives enrolled him in a brief SAT class. Sure, there might be pockets that are slightly different but this is the norm for MC and even UMC families.

When I first got to the East coast for school years ago, I was stunned to hear the help other students had. And from what I can see, it’s only gotten worse.

I agree with the above poster, encourage your kids to be founders and entrepreneurs. I’m highly educated and went to grad school. I work for a co run by a guy who I’m fairly certain dropped out of college or went to a total no name bc none of his shiny corporate bios mention school. [/quote]

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