<p>Parentofivyhope: Do you REALLY believe that the quality of the education that your child will receive at Harvard is that much better than they will receive at Chicago, or Tufts or Georgetown or a score of other schools? Because the truth is the quality of education at any of the top 50 or so schools will be excellent. If you want to continue to by into the hype, they you are doing your child a great disservice and I feel sorry for him or her. If your child doesn't get admitted to an Ivy does that make him or her a failure in your eyes? If so, then again, I feel sorry for your son or daughter. There are many wonderful options out there. Did you know that the University of Wisconsin has produced more Fortune 500 CEOs than any other university including Harvard? But you probably wouldn't care to find that out because UW is just another community college in your mind. Many colleges outside of the Ivy League can provide students with wonderful experiences and excellent educations.</p>