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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is it such a crime to want your child to get into a top school? Obviously “top” can mean different things, but [b]whether it’s HYPSM or Ivies or even T50s, it shouldn’t be a horrible thing for parents to want their children to meet certain academic standards.[/b] It’s annoyed when people are attacked for wanting their kids to get a good education. My hypothesis is that the people criticizing these parents are the parents of children who aren’t high-achieving enough to get into good schools. Otherwise, why does it matter to them so much? Thoughts?[/quote] You are conflating academic performance with attending highly-ranked colleges and universities. They are not the same thing, especially in this age of $90,000/year price tags. We place(d) a high value on academic performance and expected our kids to do well (and they did). We did/do not place a high value on brand-name schools.[/quote]
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