UMC How Do I get a Good Deal Tuition?

[Anonymous]

It's not fashionable to say this, but below the top 60 or so, the degree is pretty much worthless. If she's a 1200 SAT student, she doesn't have the brainpower to get top grades in college. Mediocre grades at a no-name school means she'll struggle to get a decent-paying job after college. Penny wise and pound foolish.

If it were me, I'd get her a tutor to try to up her score and get her into a top 30 school. It's an investment. If the improved score gets her into UMD or UVA, it will be worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not fashionable to say this, but below the top 60 or so, the degree is pretty much worthless. If she's a 1200 SAT student, she doesn't have the brainpower to get top grades in college. Mediocre grades at a no-name school means she'll struggle to get a decent-paying job after college. Penny wise and pound foolish.

If it were me, I'd get her a tutor to try to up her score and get her into a top 30 school. It's an investment. If the improved score gets her into UMD or UVA, it will be worth it.

this is so ridiculous. According to http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors, the top college graduates make $70k after graduation, the 60th college (NY University graduates make $57k, and the bottom make $40k. It stays above $50k all the way down to number 350.

[Anonymous]

I think OP's a penny-pincher. Why not try 2 years of comm college then transfer?? Not sure if OP's DD is ready for college rigor.

[Anonymous]

FWIW regarding the mechanics of the assumption behind the actual question, those $60k/year figures often don't cover cost. So you are getting your money's worth, at least at the university where we work. The "poor kids" are subsidized by the endowment, not your kid.

Just pick a school where your kid will be taught by tenure-track profs and not adjuncts to make sure you are getting your money's worth.