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My main point had to do with prestige and the charitable v cynical views of it, and the difference between parents relying on prestige v kids relying on prestige in college choices and the influence parental notions of prestige have on their childs decision.
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A few thoughts [ul][<em>]for me it seems impossible to determine whether and how much prestige is influencing my thoughts. I try not to let it determine my actions, advice, guidance - but it is in there in the mix of my brain activity and I don't know how to sort it out [</em>]the prestige virus is catching - from parent-to-parent, parent-to-kid and kid-to-kid. Some get a mild case of it and work right through and around it. Some have a full-blown case that crowds out almost everything else. We see this more on the kid threads than here, which brings me to [*]agreeing that the kids are more out front with their focus on prestige, the parents are a lot more conflicted about it[/ul]</p>