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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are many of us who went to no-name undergrads who don't worry about this at all OP because we know MANY successful people who went to our schools. 
I went to a tier 3 liberal arts school and I don't know anyone in my friend group who isn't gainfully employed in  high-level job, a home owners, able to pay for college, etc.  Many own second homes (ourselves included), some are retired early, etc.

For the one millionth time: there are many roads to success.  We don't all have to study computer science at a top20 school or face starvation. 
I pity your children because your line of thinking is just so royally f-ed up. [/quote]

This. DH and I went to regional public schools and are perfectly satisfied with our lives. We both work with and are friends with people who went to bigger name schools and somehow we ended up in the same place. Neither of my kids aspires to finance or management consulting so why should their colleges choices be dictated to where those kinds of firms hire? DS is doing an applied math major at a big state U with a huge alumni network I'm sure he'll do fine financially. DD wants to do a science and is going to a mid-tier LAC because 1) they have a fabulous program for her specific interest 2) strong record of students going on to PhDs and all grads who wanted to go straight to work had jobs at graduation 3) she can graduate without debt which will be important because this is not a high paying field. But she will make enough to support herself doing something she loves and, for her, that's the right choice. [/quote]

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