Originally Posted by
datlas
Good idea but she is a SNOB and thinks she is "better" than Temple. She applied to U Penn (but got rejected) and would likely have agreed to go there since it's an elite Ivy school.
Sigh. I am ****ed.
Looking back at undergrad, my view (which I'd tell an 18 y-o-d who cared what I had to say), is that unless you're in a niche field (e.g., a science nerd going to MIT), just as important as school rankings (or maybe even more so) are the connections you make in school, with students and faculty. And there are plenty of good faculty in lower-tier colleges that inspire and mentor students.