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[quote=Anonymous]I went to one of the "CTCL" mentioned in the article (I knew about the book, but this is the first I've heard of the acronym). I had an amazing experience, received a great education, and am absolutely a different person because of it. People from my college have won Academy Awards, done an amazing array of scientific research, written all kinds of fiction and non-fiction books, play in or conduct orchestras around the world, teach at schools and universities all across the country. They live all over the world. It is really neat to see all the of various life paths that my classmates have taken.

That said, I'm not sure how I feel about my kids going to the same school. Now that I'm old enough to be hired for my experience rather than my choice of undergrad, selling myself is easier. But when I was younger, it was definitely harder to fight the narrow views of many in D.C. People I knew who went to "name" schools more readily obtained interviews and jobs. It made me work harder and learn to hustle more, but I also lost out on some good opportunities because of it.

I think most of us just want our kids to have things a little bit easier than we did. My kids are too young to know what would be a good fit for them, and I will try to keep an open mind. But I can't say that I wouldn't want them to go to a more name brand school.[/quote]

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