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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, but it doesn’t matter. It matters to the  the overbearing helicopter parent that wear their kid’s college brand like a designer handbag and that we will be directionless and aimless when DC leaves the nest. But for your kid, their employer will care that they went to school but not where.  The exception, of course, is on both extremes. If they go to a top 5-7 school, great, they get bonus points (except for the many employers that specifically don’t want someone with those credentials because they tend to believe that they are entitled to an accelerated journey).  On the other extreme, if they went to an online school or a super esoteric school, there better be a good reason.

Other than that, schools #7-150 or so are completely interchangeable in the real world. [/quote]

Well I'm sure you take time even for selecting a pair of sneakers.  
So giving it a time and thoughts for selecting a college make perfect sense.
Of course it matters.[/quote]

Ranking does not matter.  What matters is that it's a great fit for your kid. What matters is the specific major (or possible majors) your kid is interested in.  Kids who are at a school that is a fit for their learning style, who quickly develop a great group of friends and "colleagues within their areas of interest" do far better in college than kids who are at a school where they just go to class and try to get good grades, without any outside learning, socializing, learning for the sake of just learning discussions, etc.

So yes, spend time but put that time into finding the right place for your kid.  A school ranked #100 that has smaller class sizes, allows your kid to do meaningful research for 2-3 years of undergrad, that is collaborative so your kid learns technical skills/academics as well as working together on projects, and has the right clubs/extras to allow your kid to get internships and opportunities to learn is worth more than a school ranked #20 that is cut throat and your kid will never be able to do research or interact with the professors.

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Mostly agreed that fit is very important, field of study is very important, class size, outcome, etc. etc.
My kid picked a lower ranked school for fit and etc.
However ranking/prestige is one of the important factors as well.  It also translates to peer quality which is another important factor.
Combination of all these things together matters.[/quote]

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