I enjoy looking through the posts on these boards and appreciate the advice of the regs and old-timers who more often than not point kids in the right direction. I am frustrated that, every fall, another flood of stressed students assume the same chain of misguided thoughts causing unnecessary angst:
1. "Success" in life is earning the most possible amount of money.
2. Going to an elite school will cause lots of money to be earned.
3. A student can do certain things to increase their chances of being accepted to an elite.
I will try to teach my own kids that success can be counted in a dozen different ways, that the elite schools are fine places but are more sorting mechanisms for go-getter students than producers of success, and that trying hard to shape yourself into an elite admit rarely works. I'm curious if other parents have insights.
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