Choosing

[alissaroot]

Not to dig this up again, but. . .

. . . OK, I am digging this up again.

There's another approach you can take-- burn rubber through whichever of the Big 3 you wish to attend. Then follow up with a solid Master's from a school whose name you really like. Problem solved.

Good idea. The resume book I got from the library actually shows some examples where the undergrad and high school work is not even mentioned. It lists the Master's and then goes straight in to professional certifications, notable papers published, and professional organizational memberships, special projects, that sort of thing. I myself don't have anything like that to add to my resume, but with the affordable Rutger's certifications, among other things, a person should be able to round out a resume nicely, no matter where they did their undergrad work.