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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a question. Does graduating from a top 20 college truly change a person's life?

If not perhaps we should turn down a degree or two the high school pressure cooker which is currently sending out the message to many that life if not worth living without an Ivy League degree.

But back to my original question and I am sincere in asking it. Will a degree from a top 20 college under normal circumstances all other things being equal, significantly improve the quality of ones life?[/quote]

Of course not.  Look at it this way, I happen to be the product of the "best" nursery school in NYC and stayed on that track through to an Ivy League college and grad school.  My DH is the product of regular public school and a non top 20 college.  If $$$ is the measure, he outearns me considerably.  Otherwise, I'd say we're equally happy (at least I hope so!).  All his college friends also have very nice lives (extravagantly paid i-banker, ifi banker, movie "star" - ok the last one is not really a star, but he makes a living and seems happy).  And the people from my string of prestigious educational institutions seem to be all over the map in terms of happiness and successful careers,  Clearly, this is anecdotal, but no one is doomed to a salt mine by not attending an Ivy.

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