Anonymous wrote:It's not fashionable to say this, but below the top 60 or so, the degree is pretty much worthless. If she's a 1200 SAT student, she doesn't have the brainpower to get top grades in college. Mediocre grades at a no-name school means she'll struggle to get a decent-paying job after college. Penny wise and pound foolish.
If it were me, I'd get her a tutor to try to up her score and get her into a top 30 school. It's an investment. If the improved score gets her into UMD or UVA, it will be worth it.
this is so ridiculous. According to
http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors, the top college graduates make $70k after graduation, the 60th college (NY University graduates make $57k, and the bottom make $40k. It stays above $50k all the way down to number 350.