http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-how-to-measure-a-colleges-value.html?ref=opinionWE know all too well which colleges are the hardest to get into. The news media swoons over and trumpets this information, which is advertised as well by the most selective schools themselves.
We know which colleges supposedly produce the highest earners, because there are lists and rankings devoted to that.
But what do we know, in the end, about the relationship between a student’s college experience and his or her actual satisfaction with it down the road? And what do we know about college as a springboard not to bragging rights and riches but to the true pot of gold: fulfillment?
A continuing research project that warrants close attention is trying to determine precisely what matters (or doesn’t) when choosing — and, more important, using — an institution of higher learning. And it’s yielding some important, surprising insights.
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