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[quote=Anonymous][quote]That said, lots of people are successful and went to no name schools. I think it makes it harder but certainly not impossible. I would never spend a ton on a small school nobody has heard of. I'd just send my child to a state school that cost less at that point. (At least people think the decision was partially motivated by money and not what school they could get into!) [/quote]

"No name" is really arbitrary.  There are a lot of small liberal arts schools that have excellent reputations for graduate programs and tight alumni groups to help with employment that your average Joe on the street is not going to be impressed with because it isn't Harvard. Hell, a whole lot of people haven't heard to Amherst, Reed, Swarthmore, Williams, Carleton, Oberlin, Macalester, Pomona, etc. which all have excellent reputations, especially in terms of sending kids to top graduate programs.  Part of it is finding someplace that is a good fit for the kid, where they will get a great connections, have good faculty mentors, and have a strong peer group.[/quote]

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