<p>Having choices is a mixed blessing. My girl was almost there, then swung the other way. Now she’s swinging again. The swings are slower but as she gets new information it makes her weep. So many conversations with students and faculty, all of whom LOVE their school. Totally 180 degree different opinions about the same school from people in the business who should know. It’s really hard to leap into a school when these people here say it’s over-rated or another school when those people there say it’s not respected in NY as well. It’s important for the student to know what she wants in a school but I think it’s impossible to pick it out without considering what having that name on your resume the rest of your life can do for you. Certain names make jaws drop and open doors. Even years later, well after the initial job phase. It’s just that way. (A CD said it’s the first thing he looks at when he flips over a head shot.)</p>