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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH went to Dartmouth. I'd say the name recognition opened a few doors early in his career but by 10 years out, no longer mattered at all.

Agree with PP -  follow his heart.
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But it matters socially.  People almost always know where there social acquaintances went to college, and Dartmouth is going to impress a lot more people than Pomona only because more people are familiar with it.  And please no lectures about how superficial it is to care about social impressions.  Let's face it, that's why people drive luxury cars and live in houses way larger than what they need. [/quote]

[b]I am gobsmacked by this post, but then I realized: Well, if you are a superficial person, these things are important to you, and who am I to tell someone who cares about this stuff that it's not important?[/b]

So the correct answer I think is that if you are superficial yourself, and you hang around with superficial people who care about stuff like this, then yes, going to the most conventionally prestigious college matters.

If, however, you prefer to avoid such people like the plague they are, then choose Pomona with the knowledge that it will provide somewhat of an inoculation against this crowd.[/quote]

Really you are gobsmacked?  So do you avoid socializing with people who drive nice cars or live in unnecessarily large houses?  If so, that leaves out a huge percentage of the DC area. [/quote]

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