[hcarvalhoalves]

> Because, by all accounts, it is one of the most reliable indicators that the child is going to be successful.

Successful as in working for a Fortune 500? Or successful as in growing up to be a self-suficient, happy human being?

[lacksconfidence]

suc·cess·ful

/səkˈsesfəl/

Adjective

1) Accomplishing an aim or purpose: "a successful attack on the town".

2) Having achieved popularity, profit, or distinction.

Attending an ivy league school fulfills both definitions, depending on why you went.

[iamjustin]

Oh good, someone brought out their dictionary.

[lacksconfidence]

I could be mistaken, but I do believe the answer to 'successful as in' refers to the definition of the word successful