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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a foreigner and newcomer to DC - we moved here for my husband’s work ~ 2 years ago from Western Europe. We have two boys and the oldest just started high school here, so I’ve been trying to learn about US college admissions in case my kids express interest in attending school here.

This is what I have trouble understanding:
- [b]if now desirable employers recruit from a large range of schools rather than only from a few elite schools[/b]
- if you can have access to quality peers beyond the T20 schools since there are way more qualified kids than spots at these schools
- if you can get a quality education at pretty much any top 100 school, and
- if life outcomes are truly dependent on the kid rather than the school

Then why oh why are kids (and parents) putting themselves through so much stress and anxiety to get into HYPSM? This is what I don’t get.

Is it purely because Harvard and Yale are more prestigious than Penn State and Miami? So it’s just about prestige and bragging rights?[/quote]

It depends on what you mean by desirable

Deloitte recruits widely. McKinsey recruits from a select group.

Capital One recruits widely. Morgan Stanley recruits from a select group.

If you want your kid to be solidly employed at a first job after graduation that is fine go anywhere for college. If your kid wants the jobs the top of the pecking order though they need to go to a target school. Aka an elite one. 
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A relative interned at Capital One last summer in a finance group…said 70% were Ivy League kids.

Relative was part of the 30% that happened to have a frat brother alum working at Capital One that hooked him up.

Take away was not “I didn’t need an Ivy”, but rather how much easier it was for Ivy kids compared to him and the other 30%.[/quote]
I'm the first PP with a kid at UMD, and yes, this is true. It's just easier, opens the door faster. It doesn't mean that a smart kid from UMD won't there; it will just take them longer.  Like I said, my kid is super smart. They can easily hold their own academically compared to students from MIT.  [b]DC actually got an interview at MIT; [/b]that's how high their stats were.  Non minority.  Unfortunately, DC decided to major in CS, and that's a tough T10 nut to crack.[/quote]

Is MIT different than other elite schools, in that most elite schools give interviews to anyone who applies?[/quote]

"MIT interviews are conducted by members of the MIT Educational Council, a network of alumni volunteers. While [b]the goal is to offer interviews to all applicants,[/b] the availability of an interview depends on the geographic location and the number of alumni interviewers in the area. In some regions, applicants might not receive an interview due to logistical constraints."[/quote]

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