Where do you get more "bang" for the tuition buck?

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I had the full benefits of the GI bill when I started college. I chose to work my way through a commuter school (Hunter College) and use my benefits for Columbia Law School. I feel I made the right choice.

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Anonymous wrote:For most majors, I think it's simply stupid to pay 240k for undergrad work.

I don't think so at all. A Harvard BA in philosophy is still a Harvard degree. Always has been impressive and always will be impressive.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For most majors, I think it's simply stupid to pay 240k for undergrad work.

I don't think so at all. A Harvard BA in philosophy is still a Harvard degree. Always has been impressive and always will be impressive.

If your goal is to "impress", yeah, maybe.

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Anonymous wrote:http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/

Wow! I didn't know UMD has equal SAT scores to UNC /Ucla and higher than Michigan/Wisconsin till I read this.

That link didn't report sats and I don't think your conclusion is accurate.

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Anonymous wrote:STEM: State flagship, then top med school or graduate school

Other, especially if you want to go into business or consulting: I'd choose Ivy undergrad for the connections.

Agree. In my field of consulting credentials matter.

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If law school or med school, the "best value" for undergrad is the school that regularly sends the highest % of its pre-law or pre-med students to law or med school. Ask the undergrad how many students receive fellowships for med school or any assistance for law school. Recalculate once you're looking at law or med school.

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OP, as you can see - there are a variety of opinions.

You didn't really think you'd get a sure answer, did you?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For most majors, I think it's simply stupid to pay 240k for undergrad work.

I don't think so at all. A Harvard BA in philosophy is still a Harvard degree. Always has been impressive and always will be impressive.

Harvard BA in philosophy screams trust fund baby. I can't imagine anyone else would be stupid enough to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a degree with virtually no employment opportunities.

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Anonymous wrote:I would go the Ivy/top school choice for undergrad. You never know what may happen and you or your child decide against graduate school.


However, in my experience, which ever way you choose, the person will always answer the question of where you went to college by listing the top school whether it was undergrad or graduate school.

This doesn't answer the question. Ivy League and other ultra-expensive private schools are a waste of money because employers are far more interested in skills and experience than the name of the school. The times when I have aided in the hiring process (for a STEM field), the name of the school simply indicated how wealthy the family was, and not how well the person would fit the position.

For the vast, vast majority of the country, the Ivy League schools are cheaper than state schools. Perhaps you should do your research before hiring based on a false idea that Ivy leagues exorbitantly expensive.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For most majors, I think it's simply stupid to pay 240k for undergrad work.

I don't think so at all. A Harvard BA in philosophy is still a Harvard degree. Always has been impressive and always will be impressive.

If your goal is to "impress", yeah, maybe.

When going on a job interview, or meeting potential business connections, I think having a goal to impress is a wise one. You also want to be impressed, of course, but if you aren't inpressive you close off choices. Who wants to do that?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would go the Ivy/top school choice for undergrad. You never know what may happen and you or your child decide against graduate school.


However, in my experience, which ever way you choose, the person will always answer the question of where you went to college by listing the top school whether it was undergrad or graduate school.

This doesn't answer the question. Ivy League and other ultra-expensive private schools are a waste of money because employers are far more interested in skills and experience than the name of the school. The times when I have aided in the hiring process (for a STEM field), the name of the school simply indicated how wealthy the family was, and not how well the person would fit the position.

For the vast, vast majority of the country, the Ivy League schools are cheaper than state schools. Perhaps you should do your research before hiring based on a false idea that Ivy leagues exorbitantly expensive.

What country are we talking about?

[Anonymous]

^^ NP here but as government funding for state schools all but disappears, their tuition prices are going up and private schools with large endowments are able to provide more merit aid, keeping tuition down.

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Anonymous wrote: ^^ NP here but as government funding for state schools all but disappears, their tuition prices are going up and private schools with large endowments are able to provide more merit aid, keeping tuition down.

then as the market tanks, the private school's endowment disappears

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would go the Ivy/top school choice for undergrad. You never know what may happen and you or your child decide against graduate school.


However, in my experience, which ever way you choose, the person will always answer the question of where you went to college by listing the top school whether it was undergrad or graduate school.

This doesn't answer the question. Ivy League and other ultra-expensive private schools are a waste of money because employers are far more interested in skills and experience than the name of the school. The times when I have aided in the hiring process (for a STEM field), the name of the school simply indicated how wealthy the family was, and not how well the person would fit the position.

For the vast, vast majority of the country, the Ivy League schools are cheaper than state schools. Perhaps you should do your research before hiring based on a false idea that Ivy leagues exorbitantly expensive.

What country are we talking about?

Not DCUM hi HHI part of the country. Mainly, the rest of the country.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/

Wow! I didn't know UMD has equal SAT scores to UNC /Ucla and higher than Michigan/Wisconsin till I read this.

That link didn't report sats and I don't think your conclusion is accurate.

I clicked on the schools, they have the sat scores