[quote=cantab]This young woman went to a bad high school: she was “the only student from Sentinel High School’s class of 2005 to attend college on the East Coast.”

She went to a low-ranked university: George Washington.

She majored in marketing and finance. Good universities teach these subjects only at the MBA level, and require greater intellectual depth at the undergrad level.

No one should be surprised she can’t find a job.[/quote]

Good universities only teach marketing and finance at the MBA level? This is simply incorrect.

George Washington’s acceptance rate was 37% last year. The median SAT score for entering freshmen was 1300. It may not be an elite school, but it most certainly is not a “low-ranked” university.

Now, is it worth $200K? I think not. But let’s not overstate the case against the school.