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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In many jobs it’s better to have gone to a local school. I.e. if you’re applying to law firms in Houston, they’d rather a U of Houston law grad with a specialization in oil & gas than a Yale Law grad. Having local connections & knowing the local culture of where you want to work matters a ton. [/quote] This is the downside. Even where the schools are local, they’re not local. In Connecticut, for most practicing professionals, it’s better to have a degree from UConn than Yale. You may not have the same theoretical grounding, but very few practicing professionals (or clients) care about that. Obviously in theoretical fields theory is a plus. And for the very wealthy the inability to do anything practical is a status symbol. So whether this is a plus or minus depends on the individual. [/quote]
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