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[quote=Anonymous]It's a silly question. 98% of children will not be "Ivy material" but success comes in many forms. There isn't much reason to stake you or your child's worth on a "game" that guarantees a 98% figure rate.

There are plenty of small business people and sales-types that aren't school-smart but are incredibly savvy and earn a lot of money (easily 10x what I do).  They may not like to discuss the nuances of international development policy or might not read literary fiction, but they are likely highly emotionally/socially intelligent.

We're not a particularly wealthy family, so many people would not consider us successful. But, we're a family that values working on things we think are socially valuable and we're willing to accept lower incomes to pursue what we want to do.   We've got degrees from elite schools and a lifestyle that bolsters our child's intellectual development. And our priority has been to transmit our values and intellectual orientation to our child. Despite our modest income, DC has gone to selective private schools. So our DC has had many built in advantages from the start to get into an elite college. It doesn't mean DC is any better than anyone else, it just means DC has a set of advantages that few others have for the particularly narrow criteria that elite schools look for.[/quote]

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