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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
Excellent question.

I'll answer as the parent of a twice exceptional child (gifted with disabilities). DS will have lifelong issues, which might impact his professional and private life. With that in mind, we want to avoid closing doors for him, so we're ready to pay for an expensive, name-brand college, if it means that hiring managers will look at the diploma and be impressed. I am willing to pay for the brand, to compensate for whatever issues will come up in his working life.

My best friends have Ivy diplomas, and my husband has an MD/PhD. I've seen how their resumes automatically open doors for them that might not be as wide open had they gone to other schools, or had fewer terminal degrees. So... I can't actually solve my son's problems for him, but I try to work on the edges.

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Same kind of kid but the opposite conclusion: I think we want to pay less for college in order to stockpile money for him in case he is unable to support himself fully (or for periods). I went to an Ivy and think the door opening factor is overestimated except in a handful of fields like finance.[/quote]

PP you replied to. Interesting to get a different perspective. Thank you. [/quote]

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