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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1) Status symbol that reflects intellect and ambition

2) Networking opportunities for graduate school, jobs, and more

3) Quality of education that includes instruction from noted academics

4) Recruiting opportunities, including Wall Street and high-end consulting companies

5) Family tradition to go to a particular school or type of school

6) Student quality, including smarts, wealth, celebrity, and more

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1) Silly reason to choose a college.

2) Many schools have excellent networking opportunities. Penn State's is the largest in the world.

3) There's zero evidence that 'noted academics' teach any better than those who are not well known, and the quality of teaching is assumed to be way larger than it actually is between top-ranked and lower-ranked colleges.

4) Recruiters are, indeed, more likely to visit higher-ranked colleges, but that's just because it's more efficient. Top students at lower-ranked schools who are aggressive about their job-seeking will do just as well.

5) Not a bad reason to choose any school.

6) Student quality does have value, but wealth and celebrity of classmates seems like another silly reason to choose a college.

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