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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand all the fuss. This kid is just as likely to reach his full potential at Georgia Tech as he is at MIT.[/quote]

Of course if you get discriminated and rejected entry to a restaurant, you can simply go to the next one that doesn't discriminate. 
Eat there.

However, the US system so messed up.
We better find out any injustice, and fix them to improve.[/quote]

Firstly, getting rejected at a "highly rejective school" is not discrimination.  It's statistics.  95% of those applying are "highly qualified" yet 95% will get rejected---it's nothing special against your kid, just that they didn't win the lottery along with the other 95%

Oh the horrors.  A kid was rejected at MIT/Stanford/CMU/Harvard so they end up at GaTEch.  That kid will also be just fine at a CWRU/RPI/similar schools.  They will get their CS/Math/Eng degree and work alongside kids from MIT/Stanford/etc....assuming they can somehow recover from not attending a T20 school and find their path in life.  Keep us posted with how they do[/quote]

+1 I like this list of where NASA engineers went to college--almost all public universities.

https://lesshighschoolstress.com/engineering/

It's just one place, but I don't see any reason to believe lists for other desirable employers would be any different.[/quote]
As someone stated...  going to these elite schools opens up a lot more doors.   You are starting on 3rd base already graduating from college.[/quote]

Only really helps for those kids from a disadvantaged position.  UMC/rich connected kids do not gain much of an advantage.  Your white kid from a $300K HHI family will excel wherever they attend because of their work ethic and support at home.  Studies show the advantages are most important for those kids coming from backgrounds different than the privileged.  Your kid will go just as far at UMD engineering as any T25 if they have the drive and motivation to get into a T25. [/quote]

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