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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious how these kids do once they actually get to school. Based on what kids have told me, a lot of them are total fish out of water, cluster amongst themselves, don't really take advantage of the resources the school has, and suffer from impostor syndrome. There are definitely plenty who thrive, but a lot more who don't.

And they sit home on Saturday night because they can't afford to to to dinner, bars, frats with the other kids. So they miss out on the socializing/networking experience which is a huge but under-rated reason why you even go to these schools in the first place.

A lot of these kids are frankly skipping a step. Go to a really good state school where there will be more kids like you and make your way into middle class, which is a huge jump from where you were. Then your kids can make the next leap. That is how it used to be - I grew up in the NY area and my ancestors all grew up dirt poor, sent their kids to CUNY for free (back when it was really good), they became middle class, moved to the burbs and the best of their kids went to Ivies.[/quote]

This is not true. I went to an Ivy. Im not FGLI but have plenty of friends that were. At a top Ivy, all these FGLI kids have talents and skills, whether it’s music or sports or in the lab and a lot of friendships are formed along these lines.  [/quote]

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