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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, and so you would base an important life decision based on two people you know?  It is true that some Ole Miss grads will do better than some Harvard grads but, on average, it is not even close and your argument is pretty silly.[/quote]

It's ironic that you are criticizing the pp for using two examples from her life, yet your counter argument is based on what?? Do you have statistics that compare, say, average salaries for Harvard grads vs Ole Miss grads during the past five years? No? Well then, you are doing what you accuse the pp of doing, using your life experience to form your opinions, which is fine, but not always accurate.

I do know that half of CEOs of major corporations (and their compensation is excellent) went to what you likely would consider no-name schools, small LACs, state schools, etc.

Personally, I know many Ivy League grads (and I am one) who make very little money, including a friend who graduated from Harvard Law School. And I know lots of people who have "made it" financially, who went to no-name schools. Often, it's the latter group who want their kids to go to Ivies. I suspect having heir kid go to a big name school adds to heir feelings of success, at least that's my personal observation.

My kids will go to schools that offer a combination of a course of study that interests them and "value" in terms of what we can afford. I think that means state schools, but that's OK by me. They will do well based mostly on how hard they work, which is whatatters in the long run. [/quote]

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