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As far as I'm concerned, it's not borderline. All five members of my immediate family attended various so-called tier 1 schools. Never once was I made to feel t
by s_q_b 11y ago
As far as I'm concerned, it's not borderline. All five members of my immediate family attended various so-called tier 1 schools. Never once was I made to feel that an Ivy League admission was a required or expected achievement.
As for my time at such a school, I will say this. There are certainly more opportunities, but the average university is so brimming with amazing opportunities that the limiting factor is motivation, not quality of the institution. I suppose the old maxim, "You get out what you put in," applies here.
- akhilcacharya 11y agoYou're correct on the last part, but let's be honest for a second - for the HN crowd, I don't think the average school has the opportunities "we" want.
- jsutton 11y agoAnd what are the opportunities "we" want that aren't available at your average university?
- akhilcacharya 11y agoHackathons, easy access to industry. cutting edge and relevant research opportunities, motivated peer group with similar interests, etc.
- s_q_b 11y agoMy point was primarily that there isn't a huge gulf between an applicant's #1 school and #5 school. What I can find at Harvard/Yale/Princeton can mostly be found at UCLA or even major state schools. This pressuring your kids with these expectations is crazy, because for even the best students, the Ivy admissions process is a crapshoot. And perhaps alleviating some of the pressure could even lead to increased performance due to lower stress levels.