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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is both sad and silly.  Sad that any parent would research Harvard "feeder" schools for their child, and silly in that there is just no such thing as a "feeder" anymore.  There are just too many factors in play, and as a previous poster said, the pool from which colleges draw is just so much larger than it was 20 years ago.  I would never get into the college I attended (Yale) now.  And my children almost certainly won't either, despite the fact that they are exceptionally bright, attend an excellent school, and have five generations of HYP in both my and my husband's families.  And you know what?  I don't care.  They will get a great education at a great college (of which there are many besides HYP) and hopefully go on to lead happy, productive and fulfilling lives.

Everybody just needs to relax and stop fantasizing about their kids going to Harvard.  It's stupid.  
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I sent my child to a school that was a good fit for them, and one which focused on those things I valued in an education.  That place was not a Big 3, or even a Big 6 or 7 in this area, and placing my child onto some Ivy League track was not something I considered.  In the end, my child earned their way into one of the universities being discussed in this thread, and I credit their strong education and life experiences for that.  An education which prepares you for the Ivy League can certainly be obtained at a Big 3, but it can also be had at many other good schools, both public and private.  So don't sweat the name or matriculation statistics when making your primary school decisions, but do choose a school that is a good fit for your child.   [/quote]

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