That title needs some serious work.

Congrats to her, though.

So you just stick the load in and not call the next day.

Sorry if it came off that way. I’m not knocking on you or your son.

Not everybody that goes to elite schools come from elite backgrounds.

And if he has the opportunity to go to a top school and meet with elite people, I’m glad yo hear of his success.

But it’s definitely a culture shock. My friend went to Occidental and was from the lowest income background.

When people learned about this, they always offered to pay for her stuff. While I don’t think they had any malicious intentions, it did turn a bit insulting when they thought she couldn’t even afford a bottle of water, according to her.

While they could focus on school, she worked Americorp.

I feel that. I used to work in schools and now I’m working more in politics/educational public policy.

Some of these kids are talented. Really bright. But also give up at the first instance of a challenge.

And college is more than just academics. You do have to persevere. You do have to be accountable to yourself.

I’ve told students that in college, THEY have to schedule meetings with professors. THEY have to seek academic counseling. Not the other way around.

All of that is already a challenge in itself. I had many breakdowns in college. It’s not easy.

Exactly this. I went to a CSU. My network is significantly smaller than a UC Berkeley or USC.

And it sucks when half of the game is pure networking. Go to an elite school and you’ll literally run into people who worked with presidents or CEOs of major companies that can get you a big lead in.

At my CSU, I ran into more local politicians or business leaders. It’s a start but a far cry from elite unis.

I remember I saw a report on this.

If I recall correctly, a sizable portion of the kids who got accepted in top universities end up dropping out anyways because they didn’t learn the material in high school.