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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Darn. It was a slog to get into the Ivy and now the reward is.... more slogging. Great. I guess he had the summer before college as a break.

It's not easy to get a perfect GPA at his school. He's working his a$$ off. [/quote]

Well he’s going into a grinding career path, so….get used to it, I guess. [/quote]

There’s a recurring theme on DCUM- “when does the easy part start.”

If you have committed to the top score/T20/IB & Consulting path THERE IS NEVER A REST. You never “win”. It’s just competition for everything forever.

There’s no “secret trick” to Ivy admits, just grinding and luck.

There’s no “good enough” grade for bulge bracket IB, you are in constant competition for everything all the time. Be the best or get out.

If your kid is already unhappy with the high pressure top HS grind why on earth would they want to sign up for FIVE MORE DECADES of this?

“Why is it so hard to get into extracurriculars”, it’s not at 99.9% of schools. Don’t pick the 0.01% and complain or look for shortcuts.

There’s no shortcut, you just have to win all the time at everything, forever. And everything you encounter will be a competition.

Kids need to go into this with open eyes. If they legit want the “prestige” path, it comes with costs and benefits.

There are lots of things to do in finance that aren’t Goldman. There are lots of things to do in law that aren’t Biglaw.

You want to be a winner? Start winning and stop complaining.

Or, you could just choose not to play.
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This, OP. I went to an Ivy and I went into one of these career paths.  If he feels like "getting into an Ivy" was a slog and that he's miserable "working his a$$ off" to get good grades, then "a strong finance internship" and the job that leads to are NOT for him. And it doesn't get easier, it only gets WAY harder once you start that job. Mentally, emotionally, physically, and socially harder.

And there are plenty of other paths that are rewarding that are not like this. [/quote]

Here is where folks should hop over to the Jobs and Money boards for perspective on life choices.

You will see many people "regretting" going into rewarding professions like NPOs or teaching or Fed other similar jobs, only to find that these jobs aren't necessarily fulfilling and now they aren't stable either.

Many are of the perspective that they should have just gone into finance or another high paying line of work.

The point is that the world changes and many jobs that seem "rewarding" from the outside can prove to be just as toxic or unrewarding.  Some people go into finance and legitimately kind of really like it.

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