<p>“DadII, your friend’s list is neither good nor bad; it is incomplete! It simply reflects a list of someone who has not done much homework and allows the wrong elements such as prestige and name recognition of the schools to cloud the issues. It is a hodgepodge of all the usual suspects (HYPPS) and a couple of quasi safeties this student would probably hate to attend.”</p>
<p>Dad II, can you explain more what your friend means by wanting a “prestigious” name? Do they see anything as prestigious beyond Ivies and the rest of the top 20? Are they even aware of LAC’s?</p>