<p>Sorry for getting heated, bdl08, you are right, there was no need for it.</p>
<p>I would, however, suggest that the importance of the degree stretches beyond just the financial industry. How about journalism–several schools with excellent J-schools are far more well-recruited than others. Or maybe your standard pre-med chemistry or biology degree–internship and summer research opportunities will be better from Hopkins than from Southeastern Nowhere State University. Names open doors, like it or not. Not all doors, of course not, but oftentimes those first few.</p>
<p>skateboarder, Tufts is a great school, even though it has a weird name. You will have excellent opportunities coming from it, particularly in the Northeast corridor where it is very well known. Try not to have negative opinions from the start, as difficult as it may be.</p>