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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think when people say it "doesn't matter", there's an unspoken caveat, that it doesn't matter within a larger-than-you-think pool of schools. Yes, there absolutely are schools that I would not want my kid to go to. Poor retention rate, crappy graduation rate. Can't get classes so you have to go for 5 years to get a degree that would be 4 years elsewhere.

At the same time, I believe it doesn't matter if my kid goes to the #30 ranked university vs. the #80. [/quote]

And people here sweat whether a school is ranked 14 vs. 17.  IT DOESN'T MATTER! You can't parse the rankings that closely.

Find a decent school with a good program for what your kid wants to do and where your kid will be happy.

My kid insisted on going to the number 1 ranked school for his engineering degree. Wouldn't listen to me that he would be unhappy there.  He freaking hated it. Absolute misery. Struggling in classes. Finally agreed to transfer to a smaller, more laid back lower ranked school.  He loves it and is doing very well.

I'd rather have a successful graduate of a middling school than a miserable kid who is struggling.

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OP: I 100% agree that 14 vs 17 doesn't matter (and to an extent doesn't actually exist, because "prestige" or "quality" or "reputation" are so imprecise and subjective) but 14 vs 60 probably matters.[/quote]

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