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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where does he ultimately want to live? I have twins and one would consider living in the south, attended a sleepaway camp that was in nc but very southern for years, etc. His twin has zero interest in every living in the south. I think this matters bc ultimately if your dc would love to be in dc or ny them SC wouldn’t be as great an option. If he’s drawn to the south and wants to settle there then this is a no-brainer. I think he should look at where his alumni network will be strongest and where he’ll have the most college friends and connections. [/quote]

This is dumb and not true anymore. Everyone is so connected now that you can go to school anywhere and settle down/find a job/internship anywhere these days. I went to college in Chicago and of all my former classmates, I can think of 3 who actually still live in Chicago. Almost everyone (including me) has moved on--living all around the world. Where you go to college does not determine or even necessarily factor in to where you one day will live.[/quote]

It's not dumb and actually is quite true depending on what you want to do in life. [b] Sorry...but you are at a huge disadvantage trying to get a job in SFO/Bay Area as a new college grad having gone to JMU or the University of South Carolina.[/b]  Less so with William & Mary as it does have better recognition on the Coast.  After your first job, that's a different story.

If you went to University of Chicago, that's different and not relevant.  However, it is quite relevant for the actual schools under consideration here.[/quote]

I don't think this is true at all. I think people vastly overstate the importance of where you went to college or going to college in the same region as where you want to live/work one day. For a big school like South Carolina, there will be strong alumni networks in every major city, not limited to the southeast.[/quote]

There are alumni of the University of South Carolina in SFO...but you are delusional if you think it is extensive or strong.[/quote]

And that matters why? Are you trying to say that in some imaginary scenario where OP's kid goes to University of South Carolina and then one day wants to work in San Francisco it'll be tough for him? I don't agree with that. I think if you are a strong student and hard worker/bright kid, you will be successful no matter where you end up, regardless of alumni network, the value of which I believe is very overstated here on DCUM.[/quote]

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