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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to an Ivy League college and I used to interview for the school, but I stopped wasting my time when no one I interviewed ever got in. At least from that, I knew since my kids’ births that elite college admissions was a total crapshoot.

Sports - my oldest is doing great in HS in no cut activities - marching band and crew. I think the important thing is to be a joiner and get involved in literally anything you can enjoy.

College - maybe we are thinking VT or Penn State is more likely than UVA. [b]I think grad school is the new college. [/b]I think my kids will likely go to grad school and that will help.

Work - I am honestly not that impressed with the younger people at work these days. I still think there is still a place for people to succeed who are dependable, responsive, and who take initiative to do the hard work.

I have good older role models. My grandmother lived in the same small un-updated ranch house from 1960-2023. You do NOT need a McMansion to be happy. You need to use something like YNAB / Ramit Sethi and take responsibility for your own finances and live within your means. [/quote]

I don't really understand this mentality.  There are tons of underemployed grad school graduates with really massive student loan debt.  There are plenty of VT graduates doing well as engineers or other STEM fields, or working for Accenture, etc.  Same for Penn State.[/quote]

I’ve said this to someone else on here before - but my engineer dad has a masters. My spouse is a teacher and gets paid more with a masters. Most of my peers are employed and have graduate degrees. It’s not imperative but I think can be helpful in most fields if you do it right. But you don’t have to agree with me!  [/quote]

It is the circles you run in. I have two masters. DH is an MD. Most people we know went to grad school.[/quote]

And I think my kids don’t have to, but will likely run in the same circles?

For example, my middle one wants to be a professional athlete and while I think that’s developmentally appropriate for kids (I think I wanted to be a professional singer at one point) - I think with our family skill set and genes that they’re most likely to get a job using their brain vs brawn. [/quote]

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