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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that[/quote]

Also, are you 91 years old? because your sentiments sounds as if  you might be a great grandpapa[/quote]No this is true.  A similar class at Princeton is not the same as at GWU and is not the same at UMD and is not the same at Towson.  The rigor is less, the course material is not the same, and the students are not the same which is a big deal.  So yes this is all true.

Still can rule the world from Towson if you have it in you.  Just not as likely.[/quote]This made me chuckle. I attended Princeton; spouse attended GW. We're in our late-40s now and spouse's friend group from undergrad is at least as accomplished/successful as mine, probably more so. (And I was no slouch--either in college or afterwards.)[/quote]

You can never win an anecdote contest when the actual most successful people went to top schools vs all the unnamed successful people on DCUM.[/quote]

Who said you get to decide who the “actual” most successful people are?[/quote]

Well, use whatever metric you want…highest net worth, politics, nonprofit leaders, Nobel prize winners, etc.

You know…actual, verified successful people.[/quote]

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