@panpacific , you and I seem to see things the same way 9 times out of 10. This is that one time.
- this is probably not a parent, but one of those needy, neurotic, insecure kids who needs validation from strangers.
- if so, no doubt the kid comes from the type of parents who would hold views somewhere in the zip code of what was articulated in the OP.
- my point was that well-meaning people are wasting their time because this isn't the kind of thing that gets "straightened out" in the style of [fill in name of usual suspect prestige police poster here]. the content of the OP is, I'll just be blunt, stupid. this isn't one of those "I'm ok you're ok" relativism deals. some things, some people, some comments and some views are simply stupid and ridiculous and uninformed. that's this here.
- given my third point, the OP deserves nothing more than an internet beating, not internet therapy.
- we are agreed that there are those here who absolutely live for these and related kinds of posts. no doubt. and those people often WAY over-step their bounds. I probably do too. I may be doing it here. but with this OP ... yeah, just begging for it. no sympathy here on this one. I'm full Spartan.
- This has zero to do with "prestige pounding". You've seen me in those dialogues here and know where I stand. But for someone to list 8 schools and ask if a life's ruined because they or some kid went 0 for 8 ... is plainly idiotic. It would be stupid to judge a life ruined if they were admitted to ZERO colleges. it's just stupid. the whole thing. stupid.