<p>I was accepted to seven of eight graduate schools I applied to, several of which are among the best and most respected in my field - outdoor recreation management/interpretation. I enrolled at Indiana University, which is the oldest and largest recreation program in the country. I am now employed by the Forest Service and have a permanent job waiting for me when I graduate. Guess where I went to undergrad?</p>
<p>The University of Idaho.</p>
<p>Take your “prestige” blinders off. Your worldview will get a lot more interesting.</p>