@ everybody trying to help the OP, you can’t really help people with this mindset on an internet forum. trust me; I’m an internet psychologist. I know what I’m talking about.
Just a few things that people like this eventually find out in a few years:
- the country is full of business leaders who majored in Spanish at some liberal arts college.
- the Wall Street gig is not what it once was. while I'm reluctant to say "the party's over" just yet, it is wrapping up in that the really fun people have gone home.
- living your life vicariously through your children's educational achievements is morally wrong and indefensible. not to be confused with living your life vicariously through your children's athletic achievements, which is entirely appropriate.
- if money is the sole aim, which is fine, no judgment, there are easier ways that "elite'ing" one's way through life. frankly, get into sales, get good at it, and the money will roll in baby! do NOT become a lawyer. you'll be well paid, and you will give up more than a pound of flesh for it. trust me.
finally, for the thick among you, and you know who you are, 98.7% of this post was sarcasm. here is the sign you normally require to keep from freaking out: [SARCASM ALERT].
except for the very first thing I wrote, that is. You simply cannot help people like this, assuming the OP is a genuine person and isn’t here parading as some extreme personality for the entertainment value.