<p>nonsense! Getting into ivies is more important than everything else! (yes, even poverty, war, etc…) Without getting into ivies, you willl be poor for the rest of your life!</p>
<p>i’m not bashing anybody… all i’m saying is if a soldier will go to war just because she/he can’t afford and their main intention is to make money out of it, then they don’t deserve to serve this country.</p>
<p>Whipping?
America has a bright future?
Mom and Pops?
Snot-nosed brats?
Insurgents with glocks who might have had a bright career in music?</p>
<p>Putting aside the debate over service vs. college…</p>
<p>Dad? Grandpa? Did you have an extra banger of scotch before posting on cc last week?</p>
<p>ps: the “quote” attributed to Mr. Gates is just another thing he’s borrowed over his lifetime. It’s Buddhist in origin.</p>
<p>reading most of these posts are absolutely sickening, stop bashing us just because we are ambitious and want to go to ivies. there are always tons of sad and weepy stories out there, there’s always losing legs and lives everyday. that has been a reality forever, it will never change. </p>
<p>but stop getting all sentimental and face reality. a good college education from a good school is more important than ever. if you don’t have that you are not equipped to face this competitive world.</p>
<p>snowyx1535 : that has been my message for the last hundred posts : /</p>
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<p>More Iraqis have died since the United States invaded than died under Sadam. And besides, you have to consider the real motive for invasion, not the “clever” would-be justification.</p>
<p>this is incorrect information.</p>
<p>additionally, because of the unconventional warfare that Iraqis use, it is nearly impossible to distinguish between friendlies and terrorists. while Iraqis may have been killed, it isn’t because we’re sadistic.</p>
<p>by “unconventional warfare” i mean using women and children to kill soldiers–those who wouldn’t aim a weapon at them to begin with</p>
<p>Ddomino88’s post made me laugh. I admit that when I read the original post, I wondered whether it was actually written by a young person.</p>
<p>***See post number 203. I can’t figure out how to quote someone!</p>
<p>snowyx1535 i completely agree with you.</p>
<p>this guy has his priorities mixed up.</p>
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but character and personal worth ethic is more important than what undergrad college you went to… Which is why there are some teachers from MIT teaching elementary school</p>
<p>paulf–agreed. Thank goodness there are people willing to forego high salaries to instill knowledge as well as values in our youngest members of society! (And that’s why teachers should be paid more.)</p>
<p>Btw, romani & mcdongy–decedent means deceased. You are not a “decedent” of a Holocaust survivor any more than you are an “ancestor” of one. You could, however be a descendant. :)</p>
<p>mommusic was one of those people who corrected the teacher all the time.</p>
<p>Fantastic post! </p>
<p>However, it is important to keep in mind that people who go to Ivy League schools also contribute to society. Protecting freedom is a necessity, and I have a lot of respect for the soldiers who do that. But we need doctors, politicians, teachers, and businesspeople etc. too so that our nation can become even stronger. How would the military’s weaponry be so advanced if we didn’t have such highly-qualified scientists and engineers? </p>
<p>My point is that both soldiers and people in other careers deserve a lot of respect for doing such great things for America.</p>
<p>Mohuohu–busted!</p>
<p>When the 2nd person made the same mistake I decided it was not a typo but a confusion of words, and I just couldn’t let it stand.</p>
<p>judasmon–it doesn’t take an Ivy league education to contribute to society. I hope you didn’t mean to say that.</p>
<p>We all contribute to society–hard-working Americans of all types and also those who came here because they want to be Americans.</p>
<p>“We all contribute to society–hard-working Americans of all types and also those who came here because they want to be Americans”</p>
<p>mommusic…what a superficial remark…do you really think non americans come to america because they want to become americans!!!</p>
<p>and do you really think that the small percentage of people who want to become americans are the only ones that contribute to society??</p>
<p>frigged–I was going to ignore that, but I’ll bite. Yes, my ancestors came b/c they wanted to be Americans, not Russians, Ukrainians, Poles, Czechs, or Germans. And they did. Probably those who came to Jamestown in 1607 or Plymouth in 1620 still wanted to be English, but we all know how that worked out.</p>
<p>And as for those who just want to work and then go home, as long as they stay on the right side of the law, they too contribute to America, unlike those who utilize the revolving doors of our legal system.</p>
<p>How about those who just want to come to the US for college, grad or professional school, to avail themselves of our excellent educational system, and then return home to their native country? They often also benefit from the services and scholarships available here. Do they “give back” anything in return?? Do they contribute to our society?</p>
<p>I think we’re getting off topic here. Unless you mean to imply some people are getting rejected from grad school b/c foreigners are taking their spots?</p>
<p>I would also point out that those who came here as slaves (not freely to become “Americans”) nevertheless helped build this country. They built Monticello and much of the infrastructure & plantations of the South.</p>