Refusing To Pay Ivy Tuition

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: 2260 out of 2400 on his SAT

I always wonder why people think that one standardized test is demonstrative of an entire (or mostly) high school academic history.

You do know that even if you score 2400 with a B- average you're not getting into any Ivy, right? That kid had an excellent academic history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did this 15 years ago. Got no financial aid from the ivy's I got into, so I went to a state school instead. Graduated debt free.

You mean Ivys, so which school with a bad English program did you attend?

Not so sure it's bad English vs autocorrect which consistently changes its to it's on my device. If you don't catch it before hitting send, you end up castigated by holier-than-thou people like yourself.

[Anonymous]

And pp for the one who corrected you -- sh got it wrong. It's Ivies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And pp for the one who corrected you -- sh got it wrong. It's Ivies.

You're right. I google and it's all spelled 'ivies.'

I'be been spelling it wrong forever. Thanks for sharing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good info on this from the other thread:

There are several reasons why this kid is making a pretty smart decision.

1. He got into the Fellows program at Alabama, which is kind of an honors program within an honors program, and quite well-regarded. He will have research opportunities and working relationships with professors that most students are large universities (Ivy League included) don't have. Alabama has been making a push for several years now to entice smart students from out of state to the university with very, very generous merit aid, so his fellow honors students will be as smart and hard-working as he is.

2. Given what his parents do for a living, one can guess that this family will qualify for little if any financial aid at Ivy League schools (which give ONLY need-based aid, not merit aid) once his sibling graduates. But that doesn't mean they have a spare $60k+ to spend every year. This family is looking at paying a few thousand dollars vs. ~$200k to send this kid to college. That is a hell of a difference in price. Especially since...

3. This boy is interested in going to med school, which costs a fortune. Money that they save on undergrad now is money he won't have to borrow for med school.

4. Med schools care only about GPA and MCAT scores, so going to an Ivy League school yields little advantage in med school admission.

Excellent analysis.

He'll have a great experience at Alabama and then end up at Harvard Medical School.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good info on this from the other thread:

There are several reasons why this kid is making a pretty smart decision.

1. He got into the Fellows program at Alabama, which is kind of an honors program within an honors program, and quite well-regarded. He will have research opportunities and working relationships with professors that most students are large universities (Ivy League included) don't have. Alabama has been making a push for several years now to entice smart students from out of state to the university with very, very generous merit aid, so his fellow honors students will be as smart and hard-working as he is.

2. Given what his parents do for a living, one can guess that this family will qualify for little if any financial aid at Ivy League schools (which give ONLY need-based aid, not merit aid) once his sibling graduates. But that doesn't mean they have a spare $60k+ to spend every year. This family is looking at paying a few thousand dollars vs. ~$200k to send this kid to college. That is a hell of a difference in price. Especially since...

3. This boy is interested in going to med school, which costs a fortune. Money that they save on undergrad now is money he won't have to borrow for med school.

4. Med schools care only about GPA and MCAT scores, so going to an Ivy League school yields little advantage in med school admission.

Excellent analysis.

He'll have a great experience at Alabama and then end up at Harvard Medical School.

Sorry I wrote my response in the text of this message instead of at the end. This made it sound as if the poster was congratulating himself/herself! Sorry.
So again: excellent analysis