Anonymous
04/28/2025 10:00
Subject: Is it normal to want your kids to go to better colleges than you did?
I went to an in-state, good but not prestigious college. No family money and I was a good, not great HS student
I got a little fixated on my DS not attending a similar school until I realized I can't live through him and pressuring him just hurts our relationship.
I also know from experience that working hard in college can turn into better grad school opportunities. It's marathon, not sprint.
I got a little fixated on my DS not attending a similar school until I realized I can't live through him and pressuring him just hurts our relationship.
I also know from experience that working hard in college can turn into better grad school opportunities. It's marathon, not sprint.
Anonymous
04/27/2025 22:01
Subject: Is it normal to want your kids to go to better colleges than you did?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:bunch of MIT, Yale, T10 folks have nothing to do but to post here. At least i'm outside of T25!
They need a new bunch of people to brag to. Everybody they already know is sick of hearing about how fab New Haven was in the late '80s.
LOL Cambridge was similar in the mid '00s and I also had the experience of Baltimore. Wild! I think crime-wise only Detroit and South Chicago were worse.
Anonymous
04/27/2025 21:46
Subject: Is it normal to want your kids to go to better colleges than you did?
My kid is definitely smarter than me but is ND and struggles with EF. He wouldn’t even consider my alma mater (public ivy) and instead chose a full ride to a T100 where he loved the vibe (nerdy and quirky). We are both happy with his choice!
Anonymous
04/27/2025 20:58
Subject: Re:Is it normal to want your kids to go to better colleges than you did?
No