lacan_shmacan

This is my first time posting, but this forum has been very helpful to me during the entire process of applying and now the interview circuit. While going through the interview process, I have been looking at this page on gradcafe (attached above), which I recommend to anyone foreseeing a hard decision relating to reputation/prestige vs. cost of a school. Another dichotomy I would add on top of this is "carreer" vs. "education," as someone I know from the industry put it. I also recommend Coco Fusco's essay: http://www.blouinartinfo.com/print/node/989814 Is anyone else reflecting on these themes, unsure what they would do if accepted to both a Yale/Columbia/RISD/insertschoolhere versus a Hunter/Bard/insertschoolhere? What are your thoughts? Do you believe gut feelings about a school are valid? Is it stupid not to attend one of the "top" schools if granted acceptance? Who's advice do you trust? I know there are lots of questions here but maybe a conversation about this would be helpful...