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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]In less you are going to be a doctor or MBA, I would focus on graduate school and a cheaper undergraduate program. [b]For a doctor, I care and it is important to get into a good medical school but for everyone else, I don't think its worth it anymore.[/b][/quote]

Is this just a personal opinion that you would prefer a doctor who goes to a good medical school?  Because among friends of mine who are starting off residency, where you go to medical school is completely unimportant in terms of your ability to be employed in a relatively lucrative position compared to just about any other profession.  You can go to a lower ranked medical school and still make a decent living--we need doctors.  If you want the most competitive specialty, or want to work at a big hospital like Hopkins or Harvard, ok sure, prestige matters.  But getting into medical school and passing the boards is so rigorous that even those who went to state schools get residencies and eventually end up in positions that are secure and pay the bills.

Contrast that to lawyers; there are a lot of under-employed lawyers out there who didn't go to top schools.  Most people who land relatively secure jobs come out of Harvard and the like.  There are a lot of people who have 200K+ in debt whose earning potential will top out well below 6 figures.

In the finance world, where you went to school really matters.  If you want to land an investment banker job or a job with a big consulting firm, often an ivy league degree helps.  Definitely is important for MBA.[/quote]

this times 1000.

Residency is what matters. you can get ultra elite residencies from even so called 'low' ranked allopathic schools because boards are the great equalizer. [/quote]

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