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> It is the sound of ten million wealthy upper middle class parents simultaneously recoiling in horror. I went to a community college during high school, and t
by akhilcacharya 7y ago
> It is the sound of ten million wealthy upper middle class parents simultaneously recoiling in horror.
I went to a community college during high school, and this seems like the stigma is the reason why more people don't do dual enrollment.
- asdfman123 7y agoOh yeah. This is a game in which people are competing for social status. Sure, you can buy a nice car and you can buy a nice house, but you can't buy your children's way into... actually, scratch that. It's just much harder. But having smart kids is the crowning achievement for these parents. I feel terribly sorry for kids caught in the middle of all of it. I went to Stanford, but my parents didn't give a damn about any of that. Get this -- they taught me to value knowledge and a good work ethic, and I got in because I was really good at standardized tests. However, I don't think it's been a big benefit for me because I wasn't a top student there, and I got off the hyper-achievement train early on in my twenties. I probably would have been just as okay professionally if I had taken that full scholarship to Texas A&M that I got through my standardized test-taking ability.
- akhilcacharya 7y agoOof. I wasn't expecting a Stanford flex here. I wish I was the smart kid. It's not like I even got a full ride!
- asdfman123 7y agoDon't worry, I'm not a very smart programmer. I wanted to be a scientist.
- kd0amg 7y agoWell... CLC didn't offer me much that I wanted but couldn't get at Stevenson anyway. I was dual enrolled for an introductory philosophy class, but within my eventual undergrad majors, Stevenson offered at least as much coursework depth.