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[quote=Anonymous]I have written about this on this board before. The DC area is the first place where I encountered parents who tell me where their kid is going to school apologetically. Often immediately followed by some kind of explanation or a lament about how competitive college admissions are these days. I am not talking about kids who are attending community college or for-profit colleges. I'm talking about kids attending perfectly respectable state schools or private colleges outside the very tippy top programs which yes, I am aware are a crapshoot to get into.

Please stop doing this. Regardless of whether you or your child is disappointed by their college choices, I am not disappointed in your child or in you if they are going to a school with a less selective admit rate. I truly don't care.

Also FYI, I attended a state school that a lot of people consider a "party school" and when fellow parents report apologetically that their kid is attending a similar type of school, I wonder if these people would look down on me if they knew where I went to school. So there is also an element of rudeness with this attitude that you may not even realize you are engaging in.[/quote]

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