Going to a big/well known school vs a small/not as prestigious school

For most jobs, the school you attend will play an critical role in determining where what clinical placements are available for their students as well as the places that come to interview students for full time jobs. If you eventually choose to go into private practice there may be some people who will want to know where your degree was from. Since you are going for a career, you need to look into the clinical and job placement of each school as well. In addition, if you don’t want to practice in the area you are going to college in, you will need a “name” that will travel well when you interview at hospitals and clinics in your desired area to settle down in. It may well be a lovely school, but I’m guessing that nationwide clinical/job placement will not be a strength of U Findlay as compared to other schools on your list.

I am not saying that you should go to a school you don’t like for the name, but IMO you do need to find the right combination of fit and career opportunities.