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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yup it’s called special snowflake syndrome.

It also explains why [b]people continue to go to law school and grad school for the humanities even though it’s been a long time since those paths led to material success for other than the top 1-5% of applicants[/b].

Everyone thinks they’ll be the one.

However, going to a “bad” school with truly poor teachers isn’t a great alternative either unless you have the time and energy to teach your kid everything yourself. Most don’t. [/quote]
I graduated from an Ivy League law school many years ago, and I do lots of hiring duties for my organization. When I meet young people considering law school, I tell them not to bother right now, unless they can get into a top school. Some think I am a snobbish ogre, but I am just being honest. They will graduate with a mound of debt, and dim employment prospects. It is just not worth it.[/quote]

That’s still true for law but other fields are realizing that their most creative employees, the ones who are open to others’ ideas and willing to take risks—didn’t go to Ivy League schools or play it safe and get all As all the way through. Tons of articles about this places like google, mckinsey etc. —there are places for everyone, just help your kid figure out what they’re good at and what they like and where those two things meet. The world is changing and all of you worrying about Ivy League etc. still won’t be able to predict what’s going to happen. But your kid will be successful if they’re passionate about what they do and are able to leverage it into a career of some sort. I say this as someone with three Ivy League or “top” school credentials who could care less if my kids go that route. I didn’t follow a traditional path post school and it wouldn’t have mattered for me either had I got to East Nothing U. Lots of ways to get a good education, and not all of them are even in traditional school. And by the way, my kids really believe that I believe this, and so when they work hard, it’s becaude they’re motivated. They’re not doing anything to please me academically, they hustle for themselves. That will pay off more than riding your kid about homework and grades. [/quote]

Yeah, because all kids are brilliant and highly motivated. [/quote]

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