<p>You know, i was wondering why some of the people on this site are so big on the supposedly top schools and that they readily admit that people look at them differently when they say they went to a “prestigious” school as opposed to a non prestigious school. Perhaps the problem is that this was the greatest accomplishment in this person’s life, and that after entering the real world, they are just like everybody else and thus have to hang on to their “prestigious” pedigree to distinguish themselves from their peers. But the thing is, if a person goes on to a successful career in law or medicine, they don’t need to fall back on their college years to feed their egos. They can be satisfied with their successful professional careers, and of course what a person does with their education and accomplishes is a heck of a lot more important, in the end, than where they got that education to begin with. </p>
<p>Just talking to a person today who was telling me how her daughter got a free ride to Dartmouth years ago. When I asked what she does now, she is a “housewife” and perfectly happy raising her children. I suppose that her history degree at Dartmouth wasn’t worth a whole lot since she never went for education beyond her UG years. On the other hand, I also suppose she is very happy and satisfied with her role in life or she wouldn’t be doing it.</p>