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Education to be successful in life and that for many students there are other better options when it comes to higher education. let's bring in columnist for "the new york times" and author of "where you go is not who you'll be." the word mania is absolutely appropriate. >> mania, frenzy madness. >> all of it. what is the antidote to the admissions mania? >> the antidote is reality. there are numerous paths to success. we're somehow giving kids the message that getting into the most selective school possible, the most exclusive school possible is going to be some insurance policy against failur...

For people with high standard. >> those standard have led some to accuse her of building a tindr for snobs with a 4% acceptance rate. >> some have called it elitist. >> an time you are selecting a group of people, you are going to get that criticism. but if you look at where people meet their significant others it is through work, through friends of friends, it's through college. and all of those are very vetted, curated communities. i don't see why a dating app wouldn't employ the same methods. >> for "nightline," rachel smith in san francisco. >> so you only get five people a day. if they do...

The second city is now known as the startup city. >> as most of the city gets ready for the start of school, entrepreneurs of 1871 prepare for chicago's biggest tech event, demo day. >> there's a reason to come to chicago as entrepreneurs. i think there's some geek chic going on. >> sammy is a resident and entrepreneur. now he's ceo of mash.com. sometimes he even plays celebrity matchmaker. >> we know we can find you some great first dates. >> he helps run chicago's digital startups. >> 1% acceptance rate is pretty crazy. >> these startups gear up,

Brian just told you in the break one year we had our sons throw out the balls. they did a better job. >> you talked to them and then they threw it? >> it was dramatic. the crowd was in tears just from the raw emotion. a lot of people missed it. they would have thought i was telling the truth. >> this is a time of year -- and i don't have to tell brian -- this is the time of year when families are trying to figure out where their kids are going to college next year. let's put this into pezs how hard is it to get into harvard? it is hard. you know what? it's actually harder to get a job at wal-m...

Wow! they are coming back for more. i love it. >> holy cow. >> the new york daily news. 17-year-old high school senior from long island, new york, is facing a tough decision, all eight ivy league schools sent him acceptance letters. >> holy cow. >> this, by the way, not a problem that i had. i applied to one and i get, dear mr. scarborough, you're kidding, right? it was ugly. ivy league colleges and yuverts have a % acceptance rate for incoming freshmen but this student plans on pursuing music and medicine and is making a decision by may 1st. >> are you serious? >> how many times does that hap...