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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I were both overachievers and attended ivy leagues. We have very high expectations of our children. [b]I am actually often disappointed that my kids don't stand out. [/b]They are very bright and I love them to pieces. I know it probably isn't fair to set the bar so high. DH and I would be disappointed if our kids did not attend an ivy league, specifically HYP. I would not want my kids to know this though. I want them to be happy. I always praise them.[/quote]

Oh my goodness. It always stuns me when I encounter Ivy League grads and realize how much they buy into the mythology that Ivy Leaguers are better than everyone else. I would consider myself pretty successful, I have a well-paying, impactful job, and my conclusion from my life experience is how much LESS it matters where you go to college than I thought it did. You seem to have made the opposite conclusion, to your children's detriment (if they haven't noticed yet, they will).

Unfortunately I've encountered several Ivy Leaguers whose elitism shows, and it's not a good thing. Sure, they are able to get hired into leadership positions by people who care more about appearances than anything else, but I have twice been on interview panels that rejected Ivy Leaguers because they had bad attitudes.[/quote]

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