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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are obsessed about going to top schools because they myth that attending them leads to a significantly better life than other great alternatives (like good state schools) continues to be perpetuated. In reality, going to a top ivy or Stanford, Duke, MIT sounds nice at a social event, and that's about it. In the real world most people care about what skills and attitude you have.[/quote]

The truth is, no one cares where you went to school, if you are successful.  The parents who maybe are less bright are fixated on rankings and where their kids are going to school - -living vicariously through their kid, and it shows. Not everyone wants to attend UVA (or whatever school), and that is fine.  
 
There is a poster who thinks that "why wouldn't anyone want to attend UVA?! You are crazy not to!!!" - in reality, many people have choices other than UVA, and that is a good thing. Not understanding why people would not want to go to UVA (or whatever school), and that people make different choices, is showing that you are not too bright, informed, or educated. [/quote]

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