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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]OP here.  He is good enough for D1 schools but not good enough to be a pro.  He plays one of the elite and wealthy sports.

As far as networking is concerned, [b]his grandfather and uncle are already in the wealth management and investment banking business[/b] so he will be fine with either Miami or Harvard.  At the moment, he thinks University of Miami is a better fit for him than Harvard.  He just can't see himself in the Northeast cold weather between November and March.[/quote]

They can hand him clients a lot easier with an H on his wall. No client wants to be shunted to the nephew from the U. Just sayin.[/quote]

This is hilariously brutal, but also true.

Look, Harvard really isn't anything special in terms of undergrad academics. But that name will take you extremely far in life and open lots of doors. If you want to work overseas, the H name immediately gets you into elite circles.

Kids go to U-Miami because it is solid academics in a Club Med-like environment. It's a big party school. It's for rich kids who have the path already clear for them post-graduation (spending family money & taking over the family business). If that's the vibe where he will be happy and around likeminded people, go for it.

Frankly, you kid sounds well-off and won't be struggling after college. He will be fine wherever he goes. At 18, I would've clearly picked Harvard because I was a middle class kid with no connections and I knew that degree would set me up for life. Your kid clearly doesn't have my middle class anxieties. [/quote]

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