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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I believe that an recent immigrant or first generation family may genuinely believe that prestige matters because it's consistent with the overall "brand" of the American dream.  However, it's simply incorrect. Upward mobility comes from a bit of educational success and a lot of professional and financial success.  To echo the points of others, plenty of Ivy grads are sitting at desks and roaming in Target aisles next to folks who went to a perfectly mid-ranked state school. The key is what you learn, what opportunities you seize and what you do after school to build the foundation for your family.

I understand that this rocks the cliche assumption that East and South Asian families "demand" top education, but ultimately they would be better served focusing their finances and energy in other areas. [/quote]
where you go matters, but so does the individual.   You may end up at the same store walking around the aisles in the same store, but chances are, the person who did not go to a T10 took longer to make a lot or go farther in their career than the person who went to a T10.

Those top colleges have the network and alumni that can propel the recent grad faster and farther than from a T100.

FWIW, I went to like a T150.[/quote]

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