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[quote=Anonymous]I think ultimately a lot of it is insecurity. The most obsessed parents have spent their entire parenting years aiming for their kids to have the BEST of everything. Now they finally come up against something where that is completely out of their control. They want guarantees for their kids' future and they think a prestigious college and STEM degree are the way to get that. But they can't just write a check and make it happen.

We didn't get into that obsession because I'm realistic enough to know that my kids aren't in that level academically (strong students but not the top 5-10% of their HS). And, that's all for the best because we can't afford those schools anyway. So one goes to Virginia Tech (not engineering) and one goes to a mid-range LAC where the price is similar to VT. Both are getting plenty of opportunities and ultimately it's up to them what they do with those. Same as it was for DH and I at the not-top-tier public universities we went to. I firmly believe that it comes down to what you do at college not the specific name on the diploma (with the caveat that yes, brand matters when it comes to careers like IB and elite consulting firms, neither of which are target careers for my kids).[/quote]

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