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[quote=Anonymous]Saying that attending a T20 school is someone's goal or dream is kind of like saying you want to have dinner at a Michelin 3-star restaurant - but you don't care about the location, the cuisine, the time of evening, the menus, the number of guests you can bring, or any food allergies.  You just want to eat at that 3-star - whether or not you might actually enjoy it - just because everyone else there is spending the same amount of money as you are and had the same amount of trouble scoring that reservation.

Might it not be better to aim for a 3-star restaurant that really appeals to you (favorite cuisine, beautiful setting?) and then have some 2-stars and 1-stars in line as well where you could have an evening you'd really enjoy and that met your tastes and your interests?

It all depends on whether you want to remember enjoying your special meal or whether you want to try to impress other people by telling them you ate at that 3-star, regardless of whether you actually liked it.

There's nothing wrong with dreaming big, but ultimately you still have to match the college to the kid.  Just because a school is T20 or T30 or T50 doesn't make it good if it's not the right school to help your student reach their full potential.  Believe it or not, not everyone at Ivies is cherished, and nit everyone thrives, and not everyone graduates on the verge of lifelong wealth.  Find the school that will let your kid become the best version of themselves, OP, and be proud of what it will do for them.[/quote]

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