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Then you are clearly in the minority for I think it has been shown that most parents - whether rightly or wrongly - do believe that certain schools do provide better career opportunities than do other schools. I doubt that that is surprising: look at the mania of parents trying to get their kids into top-ranked colleges
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My kids attend TOP colleges (one is at an Ivy and is heading to MIT for grad school) and one is at one of the top specialized programs in her field (with an acceptance rate of approx. 6%). However, they go to these schools because these schools were good fits for them. I do believe that their futures will be bright. I don't believe they will earn more money for having gone to these schools. I think they hopefully will have fine opportunities due to their backgrounds.
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And to that, I think you are also clearly in the minority, or perhaps, you have the wealth and luxury to afford such a choice. But be honest - do you think most Americans can afford to be this generous? Or even want to be? Let's face it. Most Americans aren't exactly rich. In fact, you can even click through the various threads in CC in which people discuss whether they should take a full ride at some lower-ranked school over going into personal debt for a higher-ranked school, presumably because their parents couldn't or didn't want to pay.
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I am not wealthy. My children are on financial aid and I will be paying the loans for their college and graduate schools for many years to come. I value education. I don't care WHAT college they attend....only that they are happy with their choices and that they get the most out of the experiences (and they have).
I don't need to click through various CC threads. I have been on CC for six years. I OBSERVE the way of thinking that you describe that SOME parents or students have and I cannot relate. Actually, I am a college counselor and I need to get back to work. I have some clients who only want "Ivy" and nothing else will do. My kids, nor we, can relate at all. I know what you are talking about but I am saying that I don't agree, nor feel as you do, and nor do my kids. Since you are talking about MIT and I read what Ben wrote about the typical MIT student, I am merely saying that my future MIT grad student fits Ben's description and not yours.