There is no real way to identify if your kid is extra smart + motivated + lucky enough to "make it" without advantages, of which an ivy education is a big one.

There is no real way to identify if your kid is extra smart + motivated + lucky enough to "make it" without advantages, of which an ivy education is a big one. The numbers say push them to the max because the best opportunities are given, in the highest numbers, to the kids with the most boxes checked. America is still where you can come from less than nothing and make it, but your parents don't determine that -- You do.