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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This board is full of people who either never played in the big leagues or who went to elite universities before embarking on painfully mediocre careers.  Anybody knocking Chicago on here is out of their mind.  And anybody who thinks there is a material difference among top 20-30 schools for the vast majority of undergrads is also out of their mind.  Chicago is a very risky and respectable choice for anybody.  It is not for people who run with the herd intellectually, which, unfortunately, describes most of the talented but perfectly average parents who raise their kids in the DMV.  Now go back to the NYT Books section to find out what you should be reading this week.[/quote]

The selective Chicago bashing on here puzzles me. Harvard has a Z-list and all of the Ivies admit wealthy legacies, public figures, and insane donors who have unremarkable kids. IMO, that’s a worse practice than admitting full pay private school kids who haven’t donated.

I think many on DCUM see Sidwell kids as a social group that’s “closer” or more “attainable” to them — whereas the wealthy donors and celebrities exist in circles they can’t even imagine. It’s easier to feel intense jealousy and hatred for people who could be your neighbor than people who seem so distant from you.[/quote]

Nobody is jealous over U Chicago. [/quote]

Exactly.  My kids mental health is more important. Joyless. [/quote]

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