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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The college counselor at our private calls HYP, MIT, Stanford "the crazies". He keeps telling our kids that they can get an equally great (likely better) education at a hundred schools, none of which is as selective as the top 10.

What makes these top 10 schools "better" is nothing. What makes them hard to get into is popularity and perception. Even if your kid gets selected to go to one of these schools, it's like he won a lottery, not a measure of his innate value or superiority to those poor saps who were not so lucky.

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Not true at all!  Though I'm sure the thought helps you feel better about not being HYPMS material.

The education one receives at an ivy is indeed unique and much more challenging than what you'd receive anywhere else. There's a reason the atmosphere is often competitive and stressful.

And let's not talk about the level of intellect in the room that challenges your way of thinking and causes you to think deeply and more critically. The "Crazies" give you access to resources and opportunities you will find in few other places. And let's not talk about the networking.

Yes, you can get a good education and many, many other schools outside of the "Crazies" but to try to say there is no difference is ridiculous.[/quote]

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