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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s an example. I have several friends who were smart and went to W&M or UVA but majored in education and became teachers. Had they gone to Longwood instead that wouldn’t have changed a thing for their job. But UVA majorly changed their selection of spouse. And all three of them married high earners and none of the wives work any longer. [/quote]

This is the ticket. Those of you with daughters, read up.[/quote]

Absolutely the truth.  I am a real estate agent in a close in area and laugh when all the progressives worry about school teachers not being able to afford to live in the area. Every other home buyer I meet is a teacher, or a former teacher, who married a high earner and lives comfortably in the area.  I had another client who strategically got a project management certification from a prestigious school after her divorce  so that she would be hired on the name of the school.  She parlayed into a job at an association where she married a wealthy member.  She no longer works but manages their multiple homes.  [/quote]

It is funny, I hear that too.  I’m a teacher and DH has his own business. We don’t need my salary to live in our neighborhood. I went to an Ivy and he went to a community college then state school. I became a teacher later and often think about resigning to be a SAHM. We want our children to pick a good college or trade school, whatever is best for them when the time comes. The last thing we want is to spend a fortune on a school for its name and reputation. I did not need to go to mine to ultimately become a teacher and I can’t say I really enjoyed it there either. I choose based on name and reputation only. [/quote]

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