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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, do we really want our kids to absorb the message that the purpose of life is to work as hard as possible and get into the best college possible?  That is joyless and not the life I want my kids to have.  They can have a good life without conducting original scientific research at 16 or being the "best" or "top."[/quote]

Younger Gen X here. Judging by the millennials I know personally and the deluge of articles I’ve read about the student loan “crisis,” that’s definitely been the message their generation seemed to absorb. Whether their parents/teachers meant them to or not.

And now a lot of them are disappointed by how their careers have turned out (not as well paying or fulfilling as they thought they’d be).[/quote]

Younger Gen X here too, and I agree with the PP you're quoting.  I have a middle schooler, but looking at this board has honestly convinced me not to drive my kid to work as hard as possible to get into the best college possible.  I want her to work hard, but within moderation, and I want her to enjoy life.  I want her to know that most people don't find personal fulfillment from their careers.  If she does, great!  But most people have to seek fulfillment elsewhere.

I was talking with some coworkers the other day, and apparently some of us went to state colleges, some went to HYP, some went to Emory-level colleges and oh hey, we all ended up in the same place.  It really doesn't matter as much as we make it.[/quote]

I work in STEM field at a Fed agency. I went to a state university because my parents said they would pay in full for that and I'd have no loans.  If I went OOS, I'd have to take out loans.  I was able to do a teaching stipend and get a graduate degree fully paid by the State University.

I work with lots of Ivy grads/PhDs.  We are all GS-14s. Many have voiced the struggle to get housing loans since both they and their spouses have so much college loan debt.  They started off way behind post-grad school.

I think in some fields you definitely need the 'school backing'.  If you are in a major where it's hard to find work---English, History, etc...then the University will matter.  If you are in a STEM field, State Universities are fine and some like Tech's Engineering program are better than a lot of privates.[/quote]

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