Better school or better grades?

holymomma
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:00:41 +0000

I know this is a gross oversimplification and generalization:

My brilliant son attends a top 20 school and is doing very well, but probably not as well as he could be if he attended local U (I know this is big assumption, but I am comparing him to the high school classmates he ran rings around).

Younger daughter is just starting the college search. She has no professional school (med or law) aspirations and is undecided of her major. In the long run, do you think she’ll be better off going for the name or the grades?

P.S. Don’t want to get into a discussion of grade inflation/deflation, state vs. private, etc. Just want to hear opinions on the one variable.