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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My impression is that the kids who are high achievers like your kid often end up at the same college as the ones who didn't put in as much effort. So what's the moral here? Kick up your heels and still end up at State U? [/quote]

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+1 we are following this strategy for our second kid. the first kid worked hard and got into state U. second one anyway likes chilling. [/quote]
People seem to think that going to the same state school somehow equates similar results later in life. It doesn’t. Same as going to an Ivy doesn’t equate similar results for all graduates. Major matters. A physics and math major at Michigan State who then goes on to a solid PhD program ( likely with those who attended “ more selective” undergrad institutions as well) will have a far better career than a Harvard grad who majors in cultural studies and never goes to grad school, and ends up being a teacher at a private school, or a program associate at a non-profit because they can’t find another job. 
“Success” is a long game, not just where you get accepted at age 18.
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What a perverted definition of success. I didn’t realize that teaching was a failure  [/quote]

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I'm not a teacher, but the number of threads and posts by unhappy teachers indicates that it is NOT a great career move. The teachers are NOT happy.  You can abstractly laud the profession, but the evidence I've seen on this board is that the reality is very different than the imagined. [/quote]

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