<p>Nrvenice, well there’s a far cry from top 10 to a college with below average students! Yes, there is a difference in the education a student would receive from a top 10 undergraduate (MIT, CalTech, HYPS) and a local college with an SAT of 1290. Again, you only seem interested in the effect on employment and not on the education received but, in my field, yes, there is alo a difference in job prospects with such a dramatic drop in schools. The same holds true or my siblings’ professions. With the job market as bad as it is, why wouldn’t a parent give their kid every advantage? And it doesn’t even have to cost more. With so many kids in the family, they may be eligible for some very good financial aid at a top school or they might be eligible for merit at a state flagship.</p>
<p>And again, nrvenice, what is your relationship to this family? It seems you are just on cc to hawk this book.</p>