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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Common Op. don't be ridiculous. Thousands of colleges out there.[/quote]

Most of which are not worth going to if you are from an UMC family with a long history of attending top colleges and certain expectations, like coming from a top private school.  Those of you who keep posting this flip can let your kids to no name and mediocre schools but for some people that’s just not acceptable. [/quote]

Better get used to it.[/quote]

My current senior is going to a top school, just like her siblings, thanks.

I just think those of you spouting the “thousands of colleges” being acceptable for DC area students don’t have a clue about how things are in certain circles of our country.  Or maybe you are being deliberately obtuse.  Most of those 1,000 colleges will never be acceptable to certain people. And they don’t have to be as they aren’t intended for those people.  Of course there are a handful or two of less competitive schools that are fine for kids of these folks who aren’t academically strong or have learning challenges but for the most part there is a subset of acceptable schools and that won’t change. That’s what you are seeing on the DCUM college thread that seems to drive some posters crazy - the ones who keep posting the tripe about there being “thousands of colleges” and “people need to stop focusing on the same 50 schools” etc...  You are trying to defeat the very heart of these people’s views on college - people whose families have been UMC and UC for generations, whose grands and greatgrands had degrees from top colleges, whose families have always invested in education and expect the next generation to do that same. It just is what it is. No point in trying to convince those folks differently. [/quote]

I'm so sorry for them. That's terrible. There aren't enough spots for these kids. Some of them will have to find another path.  Ivy/Ivy+ or bust is a recipe for heartbreak for most kids. [/quote]

And a really stupid recipe at that.  Once you get your first job (other than in a few fields---high level investing/PE is one area) it really does not matter where you went.  It's what you did in college that matters, and what you do at the job. My first kid went to at T100 school, and the program was rigorous, with the honor program being even more rigorous for those who are up to that challenge (not my kid). all of my DC's friends are gainfully employed or onto graduate school (that's over 25 students).  Some in at top graduate schools and medical schools. You do not have to attend top 20 schools to be successful.  
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