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<li><p>What is the point of going to a more prestige college like harvard vs a low state college. Wont you be getting the same degree at the end?</p></li>
<li><p>What is the point of getting good grades in college. Say if i want to become an engineer, i would pass all my classes with a "D". Wont you still have completed the courses and thus you could get your degree.</p></li>
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<li><p>Same degree, different prestige. In some careers, prestige matters. In others, it doesn’t matter. Teaching quality can change - although it doesn’t always mean the private school has better quality. The college experience as a whole is different as well.</p></li>
<li><p>You would have your degree but you wouldn’t have an employer willing to take you. Engineering employers typically want to see 3.0 or higher.</p></li>
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