WSJ: Money Lessons for Every High-School Graduate

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A recent study by economists Stacy Dale and Alan Krueger found that, once you control for aptitude, career earnings don’t vary based on the college attended: if you’re smart enough to get into a brand-name private university, you’ll do just fine going to a state college. What will determine your success will be your aptitude and your work ethic, not the name on your diploma.

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<p>This is the mantra that young people blinded by the brand names need to memorize.</p>