@observer12
We’ll simply have to disagree. Again, this is another Straw Man response to points I did not make but which have been imagined, and from which people develop unnecessary defensiveness. I’m a huge fan of public U’s, but they are not for everyone. Not going to keep arguing against points I never asserted. Have a lovely day. Ditto for @austinmshauri who has also quite clearly misinterpreted.
Al this “never” and “none” are creations of posters that are entirely unnecessary, and surely do not speak to the Why Rich People would want to attend an elite U.
Of course, there are several problems with the OP’s premises from the start – such as "rich people’ are some monolithic group (which I spoke about recently), and, conversely that poorer or non-rich people would not necessarily want the same thing as rich people seek. There are a host of problems with these presuppositions.
Not every assertion on CC requires replies of “but not me,” “but not my D/ my S.” Not necessary to personalize every discussion and raise objections when neither one’s own parental choices nor one’s own student choices have been attacked. One of my 2 children is LD, and I am very glad that Columbia lost her application. I’m also glad that, although she got into Barnard with full $$, she chose not to attend. That has nothing to do with her brilliance and exceptional talent (as judged even more by others). It was just better for many reasons.
Completely separate topics:
LD
IQ
Standardized testing
Publics “versus” privates
Rich “versus” not-rich preferences, as if that also is binary.
Parenting is not a zero-sum game, folks. Nor is college admissions. Nor is college life. Nor is life after college.