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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree OP. 
To others posters- you all say you opted out of the rat race but your DC is still attending HYP. You are essentially saying that there was nothing special about your DC that they did and despite that they got in. Cool story. [/quote]

Actually, what we are saying is that our kids (and families) did not treat MS/HS as a "race"  - there was no competing against peers or trying to one up them or trying to do something to stand out for college apps.  The kids just did what they wanted, as much as they wanted.  They took whatever classes they wanted and studied as much as they wanted. No tutors or SAT prep or maneuvering. They just lived their lives as they wished.  Believe it or not, there are kids like this who ENJOY learning and classes and ENJOY being busy doing things they want to do.  There are kids like this who breeze through HS with 10+ APs and straight As without barely studying. Who have time to pursue hobbies and interests and sports. Who take the SAT once without any paid prep and don't take it again because the score is 1550+.  Who have so much time because they don't need to study that they play sports and an instrument and are good at both, despite the parents never once telling them they have to practice. 
Yes, these kids end up at ivies unhooked because that is where they belong, if they want it.  Just because a kid end up at an ivy doesn't mean they were competing in the rat race.

You can run in the rat race and still not end up succeeding.   And you can opt out of the rat race and still be rich and happy and live a meaningful balanced life.

The rat race is not about what school you end up in or your salary.  The rat race is feeling like you have to keep doing more than you want to do to keep up with peers - whether that's school, classes, ECs, job, house, vacations, cars, clothes, jewelry.  You can be rich and not be part of that race. You can be poor and still running like a rat in the race.

The rat race is your outlook, your goals, your comparing yourself to others.  In other words, the rat race is your "why."
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