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<p>Pizzagirl makes a very good point here.</p>
<p>Every kid is different, even within a family.</p>
<p>I have two kids, both of whom majored in math-y fields (computer science for one and economics for the other) and both of whom chose large universities. But that’s where the similarities end. Neither would have been happy at the university the other one attended, and the two of them chose very different paths in terms of career plans and further education after getting a bachelor’s degree.</p>
<p>As for your husband’s preference for name schools, I don’t think it should be dismissed outright. Colleges that are well known, either nationally or in their own regions, often have excellent on-campus job recruiting. My kid #2, who attended a top-20 university, found an excellent job through on-campus recruiting, as did most of her friends, who were in a wide variety of majors. Thanks to on-campus recruiting, most had jobs lined up well before graduation. My kid #1, who attended a flagship state university, did not go through on-campus recruiting because his immediate destination was graduate school, but I have no doubt that he could have found a good job if he had tried – a large number of employers in our region recruit at that university, and he was in a practical, career-oriented major.</p>