The cost of an Ivy League undergrad degree next year….

[Coronita]

[quote=deadzone]
If it is so important for you that your kid gets accepted to Ivy league, than surely you wouldn’t risk your kid being contaminated by the SD public schools.[/quote]

Well, you need some kids to make up the bottom of the curve :)..Sorry, just kidding, couldn’t resist.

[an]

[quote=deadzone]For those on this board that are of the opinion to send their kids “go to the best college you can afford”, I am interested in your opinions regarding K-12 education. I would assume anyone with that elitist of an attitude towards College would certainly not allow their precious child to waste away their minds in a San Diego public school.

So financially that is even a bigger deal. If you pay for 12 years of private schooling vs. 12 years of free public education that is huge financial drain. What is the ROI on that? I am fairly certain that there are successful kids who get into great colleges (Ivy included) even from some of the lower rated SD public high schools.[/quote]Exactly, if Ivy is for networking and rubbing shoulders, then wouldn’t you be sending your kids to La Jolla Country Day from Pre-school? After all, your kid can build a much stronger bond with the rich and famous when they start playing together at 3. After all, the statistic of extremely successful people going to elite private pre-K to 12 grade is pretty high.

[FlyerInHi]

Yes, elite schools from the beginning if you can afford it.

[nla]

[quote=deadzone]If it is so important for you that your kid gets accepted to Ivy league, than surely you wouldn’t risk your kid being contaminated by the SD public schools.[/quote]
My daughter attended SD public schools. She was accepted to multiple elite schools and currently attending an Ivy. And yes, I could have sent her to a private school during K-12, but we couldn’t afford it.

[CA renter]

[quote=AN]Since, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg are all college drop outs…

A piece of paper can’t feed you but the millions/billions in the bank can… for a very long time.[/quote]

Just wanted to add Michael Dell and Larry Ellison.

Here’s an opinion piece that lists many others who never received a college degree, but succeeded, nonetheless:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/opinion/schmitz-college/

[nla]

[quote=CA renter][quote=AN]Since, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg are all college drop outs…

A piece of paper can’t feed you but the millions/billions in the bank can… for a very long time.[/quote]

Just wanted to add Michael Dell and Larry Ellison.

Here’s an opinion piece that lists many others who never received a college degree, but succeeded, nonetheless:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/opinion/schmitz-college/%5B/quote%5D
But how many kids are the next Larry Ellison or Bill Gates?

[FlyerInHi]

There’s a Black dude originally from Nigeria and an Indian American girl who was accepted to all the Ivy league schools. Quite a feat.

Assuming admission is based on merit and not connections, we have to admire the kids who do get in. That’s what meritocracy is all about.

[Coronita]

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[flyer]

I do believe connections and family support are extremely important, and do make a difference in our kids lives, but I can also tell you that, from my kids experience, (two of whom graduated Ivy) as well some of their friends who did also, their degrees have also heavily contributed to their success.

As was mentioned, attending schools like LJ Country Day, Bishop’s, etc., don’t hurt either, and, of course, many who attend other schools and colleges may do equally as well, but I can only speak from the experiences of my own kids and their friends.

Diplomas in and of themselves are just pieces of paper, but, when properly utilized, their practical value can translate into millions of dollars. That’s not to say a few won’t “make it” in the world without them, but the stats show those individuals are few and far between.

All of these decisions are predicated on what your kids want to do with their lives, and everyone can roll the dice for their kids as they choose, but in the “new world” of global competition, imo, kids need every advantage they can possibly get. As a friend commented on this topic, “Why send someone to war without weapons?”

[CA renter]

[quote=nla][quote=CA renter][quote=AN]Since, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg are all college drop outs…

A piece of paper can’t feed you but the millions/billions in the bank can… for a very long time.[/quote]

Just wanted to add Michael Dell and Larry Ellison.

Here’s an opinion piece that lists many others who never received a college degree, but succeeded, nonetheless:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/opinion/schmitz-college/%5B/quote%5D
But how many kids are the next Larry Ellison or Bill Gates?[/quote]

Very, very few, of course. But that’s the case whether or not they graduate from an elite university. These universities screen specifically for the traits that are most likely to be found among the most successful people.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=flyer]I do believe connections and family support are extremely important, and do make a difference in our kids lives, but I can also tell you that, from my kids experience, (two of whom graduated Ivy) as well some of their friends who did also, their degrees have also heavily contributed to their success.

As was mentioned, attending schools like LJ Country Day, Bishop’s, etc., don’t hurt either, and, of course, many who attend other schools and colleges may do equally as well, but I can only speak from the experiences of my own kids and their friends.

Diplomas in and of themselves are just pieces of paper, but, when properly utilized, their practical value can translate into millions of dollars. That’s not to say a few won’t “make it” in the world without them, but the stats show those individuals are few and far between.

All of these decisions are predicated on what your kids want to do with their lives, and everyone can roll the dice for their kids as they choose, but in the “new world” of global competition, imo, kids need every advantage they can possibly get. As a friend commented on this topic, “Why send someone to war without weapons?”[/quote]

the analogy to war is frightening. Perhaps our little soldiers will turn the weapons on themselves.

Suicide watch among hs. Students in Palo also during college admissions season.

[scaredyclassic]

Perhaps parents are fighting the wars of the past with weapons of the past.

[scaredyclassic]

Perhaps it’s a massive proxy battle and kids are just the arenas where we play out our own anxieties.

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