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Anonymous wrote:West coast parent here. My kid is starting at Stanford, but we went out to Harvard's Visitas this past weekend. My kid and I were both independently impressed (and in some cases blown away) by many of the kids that we met. Cambridge is too far away for my kid, but congrats to everyone who is heading there.

I’ll never understand why you west coasters are on a DC-centric board. One of nine Americans lives in California. Can’t you find your own sites?

That’s like questioning why you are on this thread when your kid got rejected from Harvard. Shouldn’t you be on the Harvard Rejections one?

oops meant LOL

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:West coast parent here. My kid is starting at Stanford, but we went out to Harvard's Visitas this past weekend. My kid and I were both independently impressed (and in some cases blown away) by many of the kids that we met. Cambridge is too far away for my kid, but congrats to everyone who is heading there.

I’ll never understand why you west coasters are on a DC-centric board. One of nine Americans lives in California. Can’t you find your own sites?

That’s like questioning why you are on this thread when your kid got rejected from Harvard. Shouldn’t you be on the Harvard Rejections one?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:West coast parent here. My kid is starting at Stanford, but we went out to Harvard's Visitas this past weekend. My kid and I were both independently impressed (and in some cases blown away) by many of the kids that we met. Cambridge is too far away for my kid, but congrats to everyone who is heading there.

I’ll never understand why you west coasters are on a DC-centric board. One of nine Americans lives in California. Can’t you find your own sites?

there are hundreds of us here. from all of the US. Jeff wants us here.

maybe you go somewhere else?

+1

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Anonymous wrote:West coast parent here. My kid is starting at Stanford, but we went out to Harvard's Visitas this past weekend. My kid and I were both independently impressed (and in some cases blown away) by many of the kids that we met. Cambridge is too far away for my kid, but congrats to everyone who is heading there.

I’ll never understand why you west coasters are on a DC-centric board. One of nine Americans lives in California. Can’t you find your own sites?

there are hundreds of us here. from all of the US. Jeff wants us here.

maybe you go somewhere else?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:West coast parent here. My kid is starting at Stanford, but we went out to Harvard's Visitas this past weekend. My kid and I were both independently impressed (and in some cases blown away) by many of the kids that we met. Cambridge is too far away for my kid, but congrats to everyone who is heading there.

I’ll never understand why you west coasters are on a DC-centric board. One of nine Americans lives in California. Can’t you find your own sites?

That’s like questioning why you are on this thread when your kid got rejected from Harvard. Shouldn’t you be on the Harvard Rejections one?

Anonymous wrote:West coast parent here. My kid is starting at Stanford, but we went out to Harvard's Visitas this past weekend. My kid and I were both independently impressed (and in some cases blown away) by many of the kids that we met. Cambridge is too far away for my kid, but congrats to everyone who is heading there.

I’ll never understand why you west coasters are on a DC-centric board. One of nine Americans lives in California. Can’t you find your own sites?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it the temperament of the kid or the parent?

Both. Even if these kids start out as a dutiful pawns, they're still doing the work and learning how to play a hyper-competitive game. Which they'll need to continue playing well into adulthood.

What a sad existence.

This is highly kid-dependent. Some kids thrive in a challenging, competitive atmosphere. Some don't, or not at that young age but will grow into it later.

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Anonymous wrote:What is MBB

McKinsey, Bain, BCG. Top management consulting shops.

Oh gawd this is depressing!!

Yes, it is. The Ivies have changed. A lot.

Not getting the MBB comments.

I worked at BCG after undergrad and am now a senior executive at a biotech company focused on development of novel medicines for oncology. I think those two years were very important for my development. In a very accelerated way, I learned how to logically structure business problems, how to communicate efficiently, worked with amazing peers and seniors. For folks that want to lead companies one day, I think it’s a great place to start after undergrad.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it the temperament of the kid or the parent?

Both. Even if these kids start out as a dutiful pawns, they're still doing the work and learning how to play a hyper-competitive game. Which they'll need to continue playing well into adulthood.

What a sad existence.

I wonder what it is they actually hope to achieve in the end, and whether they will feel the cost was worth it. In my circles, I see parents of gifted kids increasingly opting out of this particular game. Or being frank with kids about what's necessary to achieve at that level, and giving them the choice.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it the temperament of the kid or the parent?

Both. Even if these kids start out as a dutiful pawns, they're still doing the work and learning how to play a hyper-competitive game. Which they'll need to continue playing well into adulthood.

What a sad existence.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it the temperament of the kid or the parent?

Both. Even if these kids start out as a dutiful pawns, they're still doing the work and learning how to play a hyper-competitive game. Which they'll need to continue playing well into adulthood.

This is actually a good point I hadn't considered.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is MBB

McKinsey, Bain, BCG. Top management consulting shops.

Oh gawd this is depressing!!

Yes, it is. The Ivies have changed. A lot.

In terms of quantity maybe. But back in my day, plenty of my Harvard classmates went to MBB after graduation. The difference might be they didn't necessarily come in with that objective in mind. Still, plenty of strivers at that time as well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is MBB

McKinsey, Bain, BCG. Top management consulting shops.

Oh gawd this is depressing!!

It is a pseudo undergrad business school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is MBB

McKinsey, Bain, BCG. Top management consulting shops.

Oh gawd this is depressing!!

Yes, it is. The Ivies have changed. A lot.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it the temperament of the kid or the parent?

Both. Even if these kids start out as a dutiful pawns, they're still doing the work and learning how to play a hyper-competitive game. Which they'll need to continue playing well into adulthood.

I wonder how the poor FGLI kids fare when they enter this environment. Must be very tough for them to adjust.