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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I went to a really top-notch set of schools growing up (suburb of a city out west). All rated 9s or 10s on greatschools... entirely high SES students, tons of after school activities, APs, IBs, etc.

And honestly, nobody I graduated with has gone on to do too much. Most of them still live in my hometown. Half the women never held a job, half of the men are still doing some variation of the jobs they did in high school (managing a Best Buy that they used to work at, for example). When I think back on my high school, despite that shiny "10" on great schools, there were drugs everywhere, eating disorders, drunk driving, parties out in abandoned fields, etc.

This is not to disparage anything my classmates did, I mean, hopefully they're all happy and that's what matters. Sometimes I'm just not sure why I let myself get hung up on this idea of a highly rated school when my own personal experience does not really indicate to me that it mattered all that much. [/quote]

I agree. I had similar experiences. Life skills and a passion for learning that will lead to a profession are underrated.  I was inspired by one of our High Schools vocational programs to go into the field I'm in currently. [/quote]

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