narcissism addendum

wanna know why we love ourselves to excess so much? our dumb parents.

Poll of college financial aid administrators from AllianceBernstein Investments

Parents have high hopes for financial aid:
· 87% of parents believe scholarships and/or grants will cover a portion of their children's undergraduate education expenses;
· 72% think their children are likely to have "special or unique" talents deserving of scholarships.

But, according to financial aid administrators, many parents will be in for a rude awakening:
· Nearly all aid administrators surveyed (97%) believe parents have a false sense of security that colleges will help them take care of the costs;
· 92% of financial aid administrators say parents overestimate the amount of scholarship money their children will receive.

NEWSFLASH! your child is not special. likely he is average. maybe above average.

i'd like to conclude with a sage quote from "the incredibles."

Dash: But Dad always said our powers were nothing to be ashamed of, our powers made us special.
Helen: Everyone's special, Dash.
Dash: Which is another way of saying no one is.