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[quote=Anonymous]I’m the OP of this post:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1067220.page

And the bratty, whiny niece in question is a prime example of what I’m talking about. Kids these days lack so much resilience — no grit, no perseverance, no ability to withstand hard times — that they ultimately explode in college or fail to launch. And that would happen regardless of whether the kid in question is at a “pressure-cooker” school (whatever the hell that means) like UChicago or UMD.

OP, your niece absolutely NEEDS to stay at UChicago. She NEEDS to show future employers and grad school admissions committees that she can survive and thrive in high-pressure environments. Your niece absolutely needs to develop grit and resilience, and that means that she needs to pick an employable major and get into a prestigious grad school program or work at the variety of finance or consulting firms that prefer Chicago grads.

And yes, prestige matters in the workplace. No question about that. A Chicago grad will have MUCH better employment opportunities than a UMD grad, full stop! [/quote]

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