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[quote=Anonymous]I did at one point. But eventually I developed a more nuanced understanding of the situation:

Pretty much everyone I know who went to schools like that had a significant amount of parental guidance and ambition. I’m not just talking about people with wealthy parents or who had gone to these schools themselves. I mean also the people from MC families who attended Ivies. Yes, they were smart. But they also had people in their corner helping them navigate these systems. I think it makes a huge difference.

I went to my state flagship on scholarship. I only applied to 3 schools (no privates) and chose the one that was free. I graduated top of my high school class and had great ECs, but college was something I had to figure out on my own. I did. Most of my friends had very different experiences. Not better or worse, just different. And what I envy is not the Ivy League credentials (I did all right and wound up debt free post college, plus went to an elite grad school which I think helps more with my career anyway). What I envy is that family support and guidance. I’d have been happy to have gone to the same school but would have liked feeling like I had resources and someone who believed in me.

So now I make sure I offer that to my kid, but I don’t feel she has to get an Ivy league or elite college education. It’s really not necessary for success or happiness.[/quote]

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