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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are certain schools that signify that the person who got the degree is really smart - schools like MIT, CalTech, Rice.  If you see that degree, you don't have to dig into details - you can be pretty sure that student is really, really, bright.  If you want to hang around those types of people, just look for that signifier.

There are certain schools that signify wealth.  If you see that the person in front of you has a degree from that school, you can be nearly certain they are wealthy.  Schools like Richmond, WashU, and Colorado College come to mind.  If you want to hang around with rich people, look for that signifier.[/quote]

I'm not sure if this is true these days or not.  But for anyone 40+, it definitely wasn't true, at least not for everyone.  When I enrolled in 1990, UR was routinely listed as among the best bargains in higher education.  I think total cost of attendance that year was $13.5k.  Some time in the early 2000s, the Board made a decision to change that, and it's now one of the more expensive schools in the country.  But the low cost of attendance is one of the reasons I chose to go there over Lafayette, Lehigh, and other small but much more expensive schools.  That said, there were a fair amount of BMWs in the student parking lot, next to my 7 year old Ford Escort.  [/quote]

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