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[quote=Anonymous]It seems like most people here are equating success with salary. Will someone who graduates, with a decent GPA and good  internships, from Georgetown or Tufts--much less any of the top 10s--likely have a higher salary in ten years than someone who graduates from Elon or Appalachian State? Probably, yes. But is that the sole criteria for success in life? My husband graduated from an Ivy, had a great salary for a few years and now, in his late 40s, has no job, no direction, and me and the kids are trying desperately to deal with him--he's a good guy and we love him, but feel for him. I graduated from a Virginia state school with a high GPA and received full tuition fro grad school. I don't make a very high salary, but have had great success in an interesting field. My kids look up to me, and I'm a rock for my husband. Other than having to deal with his issues, I consider myself successful. With that said, I pushed my current senior to do the best he could so he could have college choices he could feel good about. He's going to a university ranked somewhere around the top 25. I would have been fine with him going to JMU, too![/quote]

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