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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I look at my own stalled career, and it has nothing to do with the second-tier high school and second-tier state colleges I went to.  I actually landed a really good job because I'm smart and had good mentors (better mentors than I would have had at an ivy school because state school professors have way more invested in their grad students), but then I stagnated.  I could be at the top of my field if I had worked harder once my career began after grad school. [b] The difference between "fine" and "amazing" schools is NOT going to make or break your kids' careers and life[/b]. It is a drive inside of them that will make the difference.  And that you can't give them. It is there or it isn't.

My life is "fine" and would be fine even if I went to a W school and Yale.  I'd probably feel worse about my career if I had gone to better schools.  I'd likely have more interesting friends doing more interesting things.  But I'd still be exactly where I am.

Likewise, I know so many people doing amazing things in my field who went to schools like mine. These are the literal stars in my profession.

We all want to believe that we can set our kids up for a great life.  But all we can set them up for is "fine." I don't want to pretend that the US is a meritocracy because it does take a lot of parent privilege to achieve fine.  But the difference between fine and amazing, no amount of parent privilege can engineer that.
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The stats don't back you up. Elite colleges do make a difference.

https://www.businessinsider.com/colleges-whose-graduates-earn-the-most-2015-9#1-massachusetts-institute-of-technology-25[/quote]

That doesn't mean what you think it means. It just shows that when you select for only top people you get good average results. It doesn't mean top people going elsewhere will personally have poor results. Imagine Elite Unicorn College only takes kids who get 1600 on the SAT and no one else, and it is full pay for all. Imagine Open Door To All U takes everyone who applies, and 50 brilliant kids with 1600 SATs go there because they were given a full ride.  You would expect the overall post grad statistics of EUC to be much much stronger than ODTAU, and they will be. But, those 50 ODTAU kids are going to do just as well as the EUC kids.

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