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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My spouse and I went to TT schools. Because the vast majority of others there were also top students, our lifelong friends who we both made in college are smart, curious, highly motivated. Most have done very well in their chosen careers. They are people for whom education is a top priority.

You will find plenty of people like this at a lower tier school. But they are not as common.

I am sure I will now get a flurry of responses telling me I am a pedigree snob. And perhaps I am. I have plenty of close friends who didn't go to these schools. I remain very close to childhood friends, all of whom went to good but not great state schools.

For me, college was a truly formative four years. I hope it is the same for my children.[/quote]
Your are spot on. I feel the same way about low or mid tier performers in all walks of life. Who wants to be around weak people at the gym? It's sad and depressing watching their inability to lift heavy weights and they get in your way removing your heavy weights. Youth sports? Please leave your unathletic kids at home, the athletic kids don't want them on their teams. No iron is going to sharpen that iron. Weird social problems with your kid? Please separate them so their weirdness doesn't bother other kids in school. Bad driver? Take the bus or public transportation. Inability to make enough money to pay for college without grants, merit or other aid? Get a better job and make more money. I can go on but you get my point.[/quote]

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