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[quote=Anonymous]We all want our kids to be happy wherever they go to college. There are all sorts of kids at Harvard and the other Ivies -- smart jocks and future Wall Streeters as much as the academic superstars.  For the "average" bright kid, it doesn't matter so much if they end up at a top SLAC or a great public Ivy.  The prestige chasers have an incredibly hard time standing out from the crowd, but the really bright lights are easy to pick out.  The top students at the elite private schools and public magnets with great recommendations get in.  Those who do the really competitive (free) programs like MIT's Research Science Institute or the State Department's national security language program or the Telluride summer program all get in.  Fully a quarter of students at my DC's high school get in to the Ivies+. Some are well rounded but many have gone deep in their areas of interest.  They want/benefit from a big cohort of equally strong peers but they can be happy and successful at lots of great colleges. Tunnel vision on HYPS is a recipe for disappointment and bitterness.
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