Does it Matter Where You Go to College?

The college admissions process was like a filthy dark fog that descended on my home after Christmas when my oldest son was a junior in high school and did not lift until my youngest son was a senior. Like the insidious smog that covered LA during my childhood, this process was toxic and clouded my vision. And like the smog, although we survived it, and almost came to accept it as normal, it is only now, after the fact, that its ill effects can be seen.

For many families, the college admissio...