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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Recently was speaking with the mom of the top-ranked kid in DC 's class  during PTA meeting. She said the following: "I  would be rather disappointed if [her son] didn't make it to HYPS. But i guess a lesser ivy would be better than no ivy at all."   She is truly an insufferably pompous woman, both her and her husband went to Harvard and she won't shut up about it. Sadly she is not the only one in our private school...

Anyway, she got me thinking. Why is HYPS such a big deal? I m also reading this forum for the first time and HYPS seems to be mentioned a lot.

Husband and I went to public universities and public high schools so we don't really know this stuff. We don't mingle well with the elite prep-school crowd, but have sent our kids there for better opportunities. So why is HYPS such a big deal?  [/quote]

Ask her what school she went to... unless she went to one herself, express that's a huge shame since her lack of legacy status will impact her child adversely in the admittance process.  Let her know it would actually be her fault if this tragic outcome were to happen.[/quote]

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