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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean, in all honesty, very few people set their sights on going to ...  Boston College ... but it becomes an acceptable-ish fallback.  If plan A fails, go to plan B, which is to transfer to an Ivy.  The President went that route, albeit from a school that is even more of a safety.[/quote]

Shit, I'd be thrilled if my very smart but lazy kid could somehow get into BC.[/quote]

And I'd be thrilled if my conscientious child with learning issues got into even a lower-tiered college like Northeastern or BU. People are just ridiculous about the college prestige thing. Not just in DC -- it's every affluent suburb along the Northeastern seaboard.[/quote]

Of course you would be thrilled if your "conscientious child with learning issues got into even a lower-tiered college like Northeastern or BU." How thrilled would you be if s/he ended up in Towson State or the University of the District of Columbia?

You are just like the people you criticize, just operating on a different part of the distribution.  Nothing wrong with that, we all try to play the hand we are dealt as well as we can. But let's recognize that and not criticize others too much in the process.[/quote]

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