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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On this board, many act as if the choices are a top 20 school or your child is not cut out for college.

OP, keep in mind that this is a board of wealthy people, striving for elitism. The rest of us mere mortals and our kids will be ok! My child did well in (a public) high school, but not a superstar.  He is at a small LAC that is not at the top, but he can get a good education and go on to have a good life.

I’m sure that elite education has its perks. But most of us are not going to be part of that.  And that’s ok.  [/quote]

Exactly. And not only is it an elite attitude, it’s patently false and toxic. I used to have this attitude in high school. I went to a private school and left my old friends in public “behind.” I thought it was tragic how they had to go to state schools. I thought I would achieve anything I wanted, and they would be disappointments.

After 30 years, I can see how very wrong I was. We are all in similar places in life. But the ones from the private schools and “top” colleges are more likely to be anxious and depressed. When you believe that only the best will do in all things, you wake up every day feeling like a failure.[/quote]

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