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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I knew some people in my PhD program who went to such colleges. Their lives didn't turn out well, but that was probably more an effect of the PhD program (mine didn't either, and I went to HYP.)[/quote]

I really struggle with this - how much of our life outcomes can we attribute to the college we attended? Wherever you go, whether it's CTCL or HYP, you get an education for 4 years and receive a degree. But life outcomes depend on so many factors, such as your socio-economic status, character, relationships, LUCK, and whether it's St Olaf, Denison, Yale or Princeton, none of these places can do anything about these factors, none of them can protect you from the ups and downs of life or guarantee success.

You can graduate from Wooster, get lucky with your first job, find a great partner and build a good life or you can graduate from Harvard, be hit with severe mental/health issues and your life could falter. And what does the college you attended have to do with any of that?[/quote]

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