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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCUM loafers above are already showing their better than thou attitudes.

No, fit is not overrated - just wait till one of your kids is miserable and depressed at the wrong school.

Yes, super smart kids often attend the most party heavy schools. [/quote]

People focus on fit when their kid can't get into a top 20 school.  Sorry.  Poor people say money can't buy you happiness.  Of course it does.  Vacations, nice restaurants, etc.  It buys experiences which has been shown to be linked to happiness.  I don't have enough money so I am not happy as I could be.  I have some but not enough. [/quote]

People focus on rankings more than fit when the care about their own egos more than their kids' well-being.[/quote]

Or maybe when they care about career opportunities ?[/quote]

That's a load of BS.  Where you go does not matter much, it's what you do with it/onceyou are there. Unless you are high power finance or law, just look around at your colleagues and at least 75%+ (likely much higher)  did not attend an elite school.  An engineering or CS degree from anywhere gives you just as many opportunities.  FAANG hires outside of the T20 schools.  Majority of those I've worked with in last 30+ years did not attend elite universities.  Then again, once you get your first jobs, nobody cares/talks about it.  It's how you do your actual job that matters---and the connections you build on the job.  I went to a T10 university, yet never needed to use any university connections to get a job.   [/quote]

Exactly. Your success is because of who you are, not because of where you went to college. Based on the lists below, though, I'd argue that UNDERGRAD school (haven't seen anything about MBA/law school) doesn't matter for power finance or law, either.

https://lesshighschoolstress.com/law/

https://lesshighschoolstress.com/wall-street/

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