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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]generally speaking, if you think you might end up living and working somewhere else, [b]I'd advise going to a shitty national type state school over a decent regional school.  That means I prefer schools like WVU, NC State and Ole Miss [/b]over places like VCU, ODU and UMBC.  If you apply in San Diego, at least they will have heard of where you went to school. [/quote]

DW went to NC State, wonder what she'll think of this assessment.....[/quote]

NC State is not a shitty national school?  of course it is.  just like FSU, WVU, Louisville, etc.  no shame in that.[/quote]

In terms of reputation sure, but you can get a good education at any of these if you want to.[/quote]

NONE of these schools are shitty.  There are some state schools that are but these particular schools aren't.  You folks are crazy and probably have kids who haven't applied to college yet so you are all still living at Lake Wobegon.[/quote]

I'm the PP; I went to WVU.  I also got a great education and a full ride to UVA for grad school.  They're not bad schools, it's simply the _perception_ that I was talking about, fair or not.  So many people hang their hat on the "rankings" of the schools.  I think the previous posters point was it's better to go to a school that people have heard of vs. a regional school, even if the general perception is that the better known school is "worse".

For the VAST majority of schools they are what you make of them, and your career will depend on the work you do vs. your degree.

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