This book should be a necessary read for high school juniors about to go through the college process. As a rising freshman at Barnard, this certainly has made me even more unsure of my decision. It is time that we stop associating the Ivies with the best education or the best college experience, when the truth is this: you don't go to an Ivy because of the college experience. You go there because of the opportunities it will bring you. There is a reason why so many of the people that have fucked us over have come from Yale.

Moreover, we should end the myth that people go to prestigious colleges because they are smart. Many of them are legacies. Several more of them are faculty brats. All of them are basically rich. We should stop expecting colleges to be country clubs (do you really need to live in a swanky dorm, or eat the best food?) and future employers to just pat us on the back for going to an Ivy. We should put more money into public colleges, yes, but more importantly we should put more money in public K-12 schools.

In short, perhaps I am still just a little jealous but Ivy kids and their parents could really stand to get over themselves. Now, please.