<p>you'll notice the myriad of 'ivies are overrated' or 'it's not the college that matters, it's your effort' posts and articles scattered across cc. while this is undoubtedly true, this entire site wouldn't exist or thrive as it does were it not for the consuming, addicting, and deeply engrained emphasis and stress on attending so called 'elite' universities. we can continue to write such revelations, but until the education system shifts its emphasis from test scores and creating an educational hierarchy to actual learning, the problems gonna persist.</p>