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<p>Is it just anonymous posters on the internet? The vast majority of kids we are around are clueless about lack of employment opportunities, etc. Everyone tells them they have earned the opportunity. They are worth more than Podunk U. They are completely under the impression that if they go to a well-known school they will find the magical job opportunity that they deserve. I have even heard of cases where guidance counselor’s are giving the same sort of advice! They are often made to feel like failures or their parents are made to feel like failures by not providing that intellectual match option.</p>
<p>It is the rare 18 yr old that is going to be realistic about unemployment or underemployment after working hard at a top school earning their dream degree w/o a parent hauling them down to reality or even completely realistic about salary projections and cost of living. </p>