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[quote=Anonymous]The strategy looks good right now but what will happen when the student actually starts college next fall?

What friend's DD wanted after her freshman year in HS may be quite different than what she wants her freshman year of college.

Right now friend's DD is basking in the glory of getting in to a school where she needed all that strategy to get in.

Next fall, friend's DD may be regretting going to a school where 80% (or some such number) of the school is better prepared.

Next Christmas, friend's DD may be devastated that despite trying as hard as she could (and shutting herself in the library to study every weekend) she only got a 2.0.

It may turn out that getting a job out of a brand new film department is next to impossible since they have no reputation in the film world.

While a new film department at a strong school may be anchored to one or two big names in film, the other two or three faculty are likely similar to friend's DD.

The only faculty job they could get was in a brand new department.  They may turn out to be great but most likely their first 4 years of the tenure process, they aren't going to be much fun to be around.

It really gets down to the idea that it is more important to pour your heart and sole into what you do at college rather than worrying about which college you attend.

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