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Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

Very true; the back and forth is fascinating to those of us with generational wealth. The SLAC vs University arguments are hilarious.

What a strange comment.

Seems to be implying wealthy people need not care about the quality of education. Not like we can't readily see examples of that being the case.

Actually the opposite. Myself and those that I know well worry about the quality of the education and the schools fit to our kids. We don't care nearly as much about "prestige" which whether spoken or not drives so much of the conversation here. We realize that there are many great schools and that our kids will do fine and thrive as getting a great education at the school which is the best fit for them.

It's safe to say that when you read about college counselors charging $750k to families to get accepted into the very top schools (and their phones are ringing off the hook)...that in fact there are many ultra-wealthy families that care very much about prestige.

Maybe, but most of those paying astronomical sums were Asian or Hollywood types trying not for ultimate prestige but getting really mid kids into schools like USC. They weren't shotgunning Ivies.

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Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

Very true; the back and forth is fascinating to those of us with generational wealth. The SLAC vs University arguments are hilarious.

What a strange comment.

Seems to be implying wealthy people need not care about the quality of education. Not like we can't readily see examples of that being the case.

Actually the opposite. Myself and those that I know well worry about the quality of the education and the schools fit to our kids. We don't care nearly as much about "prestige" which whether spoken or not drives so much of the conversation here. We realize that there are many great schools and that our kids will do fine and thrive as getting a great education at the school which is the best fit for them.

It's safe to say that when you read about college counselors charging $750k to families to get accepted into the very top schools (and their phones are ringing off the hook)...that in fact there are many ultra-wealthy families that care very much about prestige.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

Very true; the back and forth is fascinating to those of us with generational wealth. The SLAC vs University arguments are hilarious.

What a strange comment.

Seems to be implying wealthy people need not care about the quality of education. Not like we can't readily see examples of that being the case.

Actually the opposite. Myself and those that I know well worry about the quality of the education and the schools fit to our kids. We don't care nearly as much about "prestige" which whether spoken or not drives so much of the conversation here. We realize that there are many great schools and that our kids will do fine and thrive as getting a great education at the school which is the best fit for them.

Anonymous wrote:Some high stats kids end up at lower ranked schools because they need merit aid. They don't qualify as truly needy but parents can't pay full freight.

Or parents can pay full freight but don't see the ROI on $400k for an undergrad degree/aren't sucked in by the "name brand"/bragging rights.

Our super high stats kid got in everywhere, including T15. Currently attends #182 ranked school -- on a full ride.
It was a choice between $400k for undergrad (full freight) or $0.

Easy choice.

College fund will pay for T10 law school. Zero debt, and kid will still have money in the bank to start life after law school.

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Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

Very true; the back and forth is fascinating to those of us with generational wealth. The SLAC vs University arguments are hilarious.

Well, I don't have generational wealth, so I just don't bother trying to enter spaces where we aren't wanted. However, we've earned and invested enough that we should be able to provide our kids with a decent supplement when they're adults. They'll need to earn some money on their own, but will have flexibility to do something worthwhile and/or enjoyable. Hopefully, not something that is deserving of the guillotine when the revolution finally comes. Perhaps they can be kayaking instructors or wildlife rehabilitators.

Love it! This should be the standard — and most parents fail miserably.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

Very true; the back and forth is fascinating to those of us with generational wealth. The SLAC vs University arguments are hilarious.

Well, I don't have generational wealth, so I just don't bother trying to enter spaces where we aren't wanted. However, we've earned and invested enough that we should be able to provide our kids with a decent supplement when they're adults. They'll need to earn some money on their own, but will have flexibility to do something worthwhile and/or enjoyable. Hopefully, not something that is deserving of the guillotine when the revolution finally comes. Perhaps they can be kayaking instructors or wildlife rehabilitators.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

Very true; the back and forth is fascinating to those of us with generational wealth. The SLAC vs University arguments are hilarious.

What a strange comment.

Seems to be implying wealthy people need not care about the quality of education. Not like we can't readily see examples of that being the case.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

Very true; the back and forth is fascinating to those of us with generational wealth. The SLAC vs University arguments are hilarious.

What a strange comment.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

Very true; the back and forth is fascinating to those of us with generational wealth. The SLAC vs University arguments are hilarious.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

That’s a fun way to describe general a$$holish behavior.

Insecurity drives behavior. What fun is life if you can't brag about your kid being another MBB drone destroying the working class? "Peer group," my foot.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

That’s a fun way to describe general a$$holish behavior.

Anonymous wrote:The right choice is the "best fit" school that offers the degree that DC seeks.

DCUM can't be cured of its obsession with perceived prestige, however.

+1

Class anxiety is strong here.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t find a lot of the ivy students and other top college students that impressive academically these days. They’re amazing networkers and tend to dominate in terms of Social EQ, but raw intelligence hasn’t been an assessment of admissions for decades.

I’m not saying they aren’t intelligent, just that this idea that the top colleges hold onto pure geniuses is a bit…dramatic.

It’s funny how this is said and also that they are all robots with no social IQ. Everyone just generalizes to say whatever they want to minimize them.

Yeah but I didnt say that. I don’t see how anyone could genuinely believe their robots with no social skills. Ivies are basically pre-consulting/pre-IB camps these days, so it’s a ridiculous claim.

Yeah, my robots with no social skills are mendacious!

Not following.

You only need an Ivy for academy reasons if you'd enter public college as a senior ready to write a thesis.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t find a lot of the ivy students and other top college students that impressive academically these days. They’re amazing networkers and tend to dominate in terms of Social EQ, but raw intelligence hasn’t been an assessment of admissions for decades.

I’m not saying they aren’t intelligent, just that this idea that the top colleges hold onto pure geniuses is a bit…dramatic.

It’s funny how this is said and also that they are all robots with no social IQ. Everyone just generalizes to say whatever they want to minimize them.

Yeah but I didnt say that. I don’t see how anyone could genuinely believe their robots with no social skills. Ivies are basically pre-consulting/pre-IB camps these days, so it’s a ridiculous claim.

Yeah, my robots with no social skills are mendacious!