What I find so appalling is the notion that a parent “wins” when her/his kid gets into HYPSM, which by definition means that all parents whose children don’t go to those 5 schools are “losers.”
Take a look at the thread on teenage suicide for some perspective. My goal is to raise my children to be productive, fully functioning, healthy adults who contribute to society. My goal has nothing at all to do with the name of the college on the diploma.
To each his own.