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[quote=Anonymous]What I find interesting about this thread is the focus on going to a “good” school. It would be an interesting turn of direction if the focus were to turn to schools where students get a good education.

Since the ranking systems focus on numerical descriptors of the colleges, they tell us nothing about whether the educational experience a student actually receives is top shelf. With today’s college costs, I understand the concern with ROI, but going to college is still an educational decision first and foremost. Too often the discussions are about which college’s degree can I trade off for the highest paying job. Since career success is determined primarily by hard work, chasing a T20 brand name becomes a fool’s errand.

+1 to this. I'm the parent of a college kid who is getting a stellar education, in my opinion.  A friend of his at a t20 school that is way more prestigious says the classes aren't great, the professors aren't interesting and they aren't learning a lot.  I think it's really interesting the difference between getting accepted into a college and going to college at one of those places. It's hard to tell what the college is actually like - instead everyone is focused on just getting in.[/quote]

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