I run into this every week. Families assume that because they have not heard of a certain university, it must not be good. But families also assume that their kid will do his Bachelor's degree at Harvard because they know someone who knew someone whose uncle was an alumni interviewer in the 90's ... and oh yeah, Harvard DOESN'T OFFER Bachelor's degrees in business!
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