01-13-2015, 05:38 PM
Thankfully I hang out with less bitter crowds than ferrari.
Most seem amazed, then note that I must be smart, or perform favorably on tests etc. That little jolt of pride never gets old BTW. And then many assume I scored big in some tech start-up IPO along the way. I sadly need to point out that it doesn't quite work that way for everyone. Still my interactions on the subject of Stanford University have largely been very positive, though I must confess I rarely follow it up with questions about their alma mater.
I guess I have safely avoided the crew of parents with offspring that were not accepted to Stanford, in time I will hit that crowd I guess. That might be a bit to navigate through. Thankfully the 5% admit rate means that most parents, at least in my area, are not clueless about the odds. Accepting only 1 in 20 likely means a lot of very qualified kids will not get into Stanford.
Lot's of good schools out there, is my usual response to any of the reactions to brand envy.  Maybe that keeps the bitterness at bay.
Most seem amazed, then note that I must be smart, or perform favorably on tests etc. That little jolt of pride never gets old BTW. And then many assume I scored big in some tech start-up IPO along the way. I sadly need to point out that it doesn't quite work that way for everyone. Still my interactions on the subject of Stanford University have largely been very positive, though I must confess I rarely follow it up with questions about their alma mater.
I guess I have safely avoided the crew of parents with offspring that were not accepted to Stanford, in time I will hit that crowd I guess. That might be a bit to navigate through. Thankfully the 5% admit rate means that most parents, at least in my area, are not clueless about the odds. Accepting only 1 in 20 likely means a lot of very qualified kids will not get into Stanford.
Lot's of good schools out there, is my usual response to any of the reactions to brand envy.  Maybe that keeps the bitterness at bay.