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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He knows he can apply for random entry-level jobs any random college grad can apply for but he feels like he has wasted the opportunity if he settles for anything. He does not mean that in a snobby way–we are just a middle class family–but I also know how that could come across. It was a very expensive education and the opportunity of a lifetime.[/quote]
This isn't the right attitude.  It's important that he finds an entry-level career [i]now[/i], rather than wait around for something he considers worthy of an Ivy grad.  The longer he waits, the harder it will be to find anything at all.  If he got admitted to an Ivy--especially as a non-legacy--he clearly has the potential to impress his employer and work his way up, but he needs to start somewhere.  In just a few years he can get to the point where his degree and connections can more meaningfully impact his career.

Your son's education certainly wasn't "wasted," but it probably will be if does nothing for the next two years before trying to enter the workforce.[/quote]

This is good advice. It’s a long game and his education will serve him well but he needs to start working. [/quote]

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