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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a professor, I try to counsel parents that it's not the undergraduate degree that matters--it's the graduate/professional degree!  Having gone Ivy for both, the quality of people in my grad/professional degree was far higher, and they came from colleges all around the country.   You can go to virtually any college and if you do well there, go to a top school for your next degree.  It's the terminal degree that counts![/quote]

You do appreciate, however, that as a professor you have a pre-conceived ID of how someone's life should progress.

I am not arguing for going to an elite undergrad, but as an example...most CEO's (60%) have nothing more than a bachelor's degree.  For many people, graduate degrees are a horrible investment, especially if you are pursing an academic graduate degree that is not funded by the university/research stipends.

I did quite well without a graduate degree, and neither of my kids have any interest (as of now) in pursuing one. [/quote]

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