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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like a bunch of disgruntled shriveled up bitter people who didn't get into the school of their choice...wow the nastiness even for DCUM on this post is off the charts. SAD.[/quote]

I'm a PP and I went to Princeton. It was fine but certainly not the end-all be-all. My DC is getting a much better education at a SLAC.

And I'm neither disgruntled, shriveled up -- I look pretty good for my age, actually -- or bitter. I just see a lot of sad things happening around me to kids whose parents are living out their dreams through them.[/quote]

I also went to Princeton and can't think of a single school where I could have obtained a better undergraduate education.  I assume at some SLACs you might have more classes taught by full-time professors and fewer teaching sessions led by grad students, but in return you have fewer resources, academic stars, and range of courses at your disposal.  But, I totally agree that it's not the "end-all-be-all" or that any Ivy has a monopoly on professional or alumni networks.  It really has the potential to damage people to make them think that attending any "name" school sets them up for life, or insulates them from life's many challenges.[/quote]

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