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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get what you mean OP. I went to a commuter state school and earlier a Catholic parish H.S. Boarding schools + Ivies are so posh. My kid went to HYP and never has to prove how smart/posh she is.[/quote]
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You obviously are insecure and it's great your kid is at HYP but in reality after a certain point no one cares where you went to school (I went to an ivy so I know). What matters more is how you perform and how resourceful you are. There are couple of people from Harvard who I have worked with who make me question their admission practices so I personally never assume going to a top school guarantees intelligence. Some of my ivy classmates did well but most live average lives. I tell my kids to focus on knowledge and skills and not to be too enamoured by brand names. In the current environment going to an ivy does not mean you are smart but that fit into some institutional priority (not denying that there are some very talented kids at those institutions).[/quote]

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