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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look at the top 100 -- are there any bad schools where your specific child will not get out of it what they put in? Any where you will worry that they aren't employable or eligible for grad school because of the college name on the resume? Of course not.

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There is probably no difference between school #89 and school #46. Ah, the insecurities of suburbanites
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For comparison take #47 and #83: Villanova and Marquette---both similar sized Jesuit urban schools. 
I have first hand knowledge of one, as my kid graduated from MU.  I'd say the biggest difference would be the "level" of student overall will be higher at the one with the higher gpa/sat scores and lower admission rate.  MU acceptance rate is over 80%, SAT is 1240, GPA 3.62.  Villanova acceptance rate is 28%, 1395 and 3.86. 
So smart kids at both schools, and at MU there will be kids with drive/gpa/sat similar to those at Villanova---it just wont be as many kids.  My kid graduated with a 3.3 GPA and that was the highest of all their friends (25+ students for a reference point). All have jobs or are into grad school, some into Medical grad school (DPT/OT).  However, all wanted to have a nice balance of school and social life while at college (yeah, their thursday/friday/sat nights at the bars were important to them and Sunday's watching football was as well) ---they were fine with some B's and a few C's. Yet I know there are plenty of MU students who know they need a 3.7+ GPA to go onto med school/DPT/OT/Dental/etc or are just that driven of students and are not satisfied with B's/C's.  Those students are striving for and earning 3.7+ gpas and spending 90% of their time focused on academics and extra curricular that are essential for their future endeavors. Yes, they have fun and party, but you might find them not partying if they have a big exam on Monday.

I suspect that the Honors students at MU across the board are more similar to the average student at Villanova.  
So there are plenty of smart kids at MU and Villanova, I believe there will be a wider range of students at Marquette.  All go on to succeed in life.  And for the "smarter" (I hesitate to say that---but really mean the more academically focused/driven student/one who strives for all A's and isn't happy to get a C if they didn't work 110% for and get it), the honors program at MU would provide the student a group of like minded students.  
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