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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CEO-U: The Top 10 Universities for Fortune 500 Chief Executives
https://www.equilar.com/reports/44-ceo-u-top-10-universities-for-fortune-500-chief-executives.html

HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Massachusetts	20	27

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
California	12	17

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Massachusetts	4	7

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
New York	6	6

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
New Hampshire	6	6

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Michigan	6	6

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
New York	4	5

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Indiana	3	5

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Texas	4	4

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN
Texas	4	4

Feeling good my kid's school is there
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[b]So only 10 CEOs from 500 schools, or 10%…sounds statistically average to me..[/b][/quote]

Look again.  This says that 69 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies -- 14 percent -- went to 10 universities.  That's not statistically average at all.  That's extraordinary.[/quote]

Ok, but do the remaining 431 (86%) come from schools #51-172?  If so, that’s statistically average - whiteout all of the crazy pressure to achieve a top 10 at all costs.  It’s not the school but the talent of the kid that decides the path…[/quote]

Sorry, meant #11-172 :).  23% come from top 50 but if the others come #51-200, then the risk reward is neutral within it all the crazy!  Smart kids at good and average schools will rise, not because you were lucky enough to get into a specific school[/quote]
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My cousin's daughter turned down Penn and Hopkins for a scholarship and a traditional religious education at Catholic U. After four years, she had both a bachelor's and a Master's in biomedical engineering, plus a job as a researcher at NIH waiting for her when she graduated.[/quote]

That’s excellent - and exactly to point many of us are using here. There is too much focus on getting into a top-tier school (from pre-K through undergrad)!  Kids don’t become smarter because they went through these programs.  Sure they can learn to play the game through testing prep, tutors, essay coaches, etc, but if your kid is intelligent, has grit and the other attributes of success, then they will be successful at any top 100 (and as proven, top 200). If your kid is intelligent enough to get into a Top 10 without putting crazy pressure on them, while not taking away from the things they like to do and explore on the side, and not straining your relationship nor creating long term issues, and it fits their desire for campus size, location, dorms, sports, activities, etc. then that’s ideal.  But the latter doesn’t fit for most.  And mom and dad, that is ok.  Everything will be alright. You didn’t fail as a parent, and you likely succeeded in the relationship department - the most important in my humble opinion.  Stop the crazy![/quote]

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