Are the private schools ranked 30-70...

[Anonymous]

Worth the investment going forward? I'm talking about Tufts, BC, Tulane, Wake, Brandies etc.
Their lower endowments make me concerned they'll lose brand power in the Trump era; while costing the same as T20/25 schools. If DC can't get into Georgetown or similar, should they just go to UMD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Worth the investment going forward? I'm talking about Tufts, BC, Tulane, Wake, Brandies etc.
Their lower endowments make me concerned they'll lose brand power in the Trump era; while costing the same as T20/25 schools. If DC can't get into Georgetown or similar, should they just go to UMD?

This board hates private schools that aren't top20.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worth the investment going forward? I'm talking about Tufts, BC, Tulane, Wake, Brandies etc.
Their lower endowments make me concerned they'll lose brand power in the Trump era; while costing the same as T20/25 schools. If DC can't get into Georgetown or similar, should they just go to UMD?

This board hates private schools that aren't top20.

Georgetown in T25 technically. But I get what you mean.

[Anonymous]

There's a pretty big gap between Tufts and Tulane. Only 13% submitted an SAT to Tulane, or only 230 freshman. Of those, only 57 scored above 1500.

Contrast with Tufts, 38% submitted an SAT score, or 687 freshman. Of these, about 60% scored above 1500, for a total of 900 students.

Student quality is much higher at Tufts.

[Anonymous]

*Obviously, should be 412 scored higher than 1500 at Tufts.

[Anonymous]

There is no one-size-fits-all rule. The value of a particular school for a particular student depends on so many factors, starting with affordability for the family. Next would be fit for the student, what they are looking for in a school, what they want to study, academic stats, and so on.

Affordability is not an issue for some families, who will pay whatever the cost. However, for other families, the cost difference has a much bigger impact, and that cost difference may not justify the difference in college experience or degree among the privates you are referring to and their state flagship university.

Also keep in mind that not everyone lives in a state with a highly ranked public flagship. People's options will differ.

[Anonymous]

Tufts, BC, Wake are worth it imo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a pretty big gap between Tufts and Tulane. Only 13% submitted an SAT to Tulane, or only 230 freshman. Of those, only 57 scored above 1500.

Contrast with Tufts, 38% submitted an SAT score, or 687 freshman. Of these, about 60% scored above 1500, for a total of 900 students.

Student quality is much higher at Tufts.

Maybe but it's still ranked 37

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Worth the investment going forward? I'm talking about Tufts, BC, Tulane, Wake, Brandies etc.
Their lower endowments make me concerned they'll lose brand power in the Trump era; while costing the same as T20/25 schools. If DC can't get into Georgetown or similar, should they just go to UMD?

If “brand power” is your primary concern in college admissions, you’re doing it wrong.

[Anonymous]

If you can get into Tufts or BC you can get into Oxford College at Emory, or Umich, UVa, etc. Those others are worth it over these.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worth the investment going forward? I'm talking about Tufts, BC, Tulane, Wake, Brandies etc.
Their lower endowments make me concerned they'll lose brand power in the Trump era; while costing the same as T20/25 schools. If DC can't get into Georgetown or similar, should they just go to UMD?

If “brand power” is your primary concern in college admissions, you’re doing it wrong.

Have you seen the job market...everything helps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you can get into Tufts or BC you can get into Oxford College at Emory, or Umich, UVa, etc. Those others are worth it over these.

lol...the troll has entered the chat. Just a heads up, there is massive hate here on DCUM for Tufts from some weirdo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worth the investment going forward? I'm talking about Tufts, BC, Tulane, Wake, Brandies etc.
Their lower endowments make me concerned they'll lose brand power in the Trump era; while costing the same as T20/25 schools. If DC can't get into Georgetown or similar, should they just go to UMD?

If “brand power” is your primary concern in college admissions, you’re doing it wrong.

Have you seen the job market...everything helps.

Oh?

https://www.statista.com/statistics/633660/unemployment-rate-of-recent-graduates-in-the-us/

[Anonymous]

We are lucky enough to be full pay and my kids would pick Wake, BC, or Tufts over our in state, UMD, without a second thought. US News rankings are garbage. I don’t want to send my kids to the school with the most Pell grant eligible. That isn’t an indication of quality. That said, UMD is a great deal if cost is an issue.

[Anonymous]

We are full pay and cost is not an issue. My DD will apply only to privates in that range and we will happily send her to Wake or Tulane or even Bucknell before we send her to a big state school. We are happy to pay for the smaller campus, smaller classes, advising and career services. Money is not an issue so it’s all about size and services. I believe that’s a common thought among my income bracket.