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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most graduates of SLACs have pretty dismal earnings compared to their Ivy/Public University peers. [b]So why are SLACs throw around here so often?[/b] I see a lot of people recommend random schools like Grinnell but why would you send your kid there for a pretty hefty sum when they could go to a state flagship and be in either a better or similar position?

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https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-Salaries_for_Colleges_by_Type-sort.html [/quote]

The DC area and DCUM in particular is chock full of lawyers/consultants.  Many of them turn into SAHPs and want to toot their alma mater's horn in these forums.  Have you noticed the prickly response whenever SLACs are criticized and how the comments look down on large publics as "trade schools"?

SLACs are likely great places if your intended career requires grad school (medicine, law, teaching, etc.).  For engineering/CS, avoid them at all cost and head to a large public. [/quote]

You get one trip through life and it does not only have to be focused non stop on a career.  God gave you a brain and you are allowed to develop it and go through life as an educated person whatever your career. [/quote]

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