"Flagship" is a better bet than an upper-tier private college, according to Bloomberg.

[Anonymous]

Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

+1

Don't worry so much about what other kids are doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

+1

Don't worry so much about what other kids are doing.

OP wants to believe that it's better to select UMass than Georgetown. Sorry, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

Come on, idiot. Donut hole families often forgo private colleges for state flagships undergrad.

We aren't paying $85-90k for the T10-T20s my son was accepted to this year. We did the math. We looked at the outcomes. Not worth it for us.

I work with 4 Ivy grads and 3 state flagship alum like me. We all had the identical post-grad outcomes and are making the same 30 years later. I started with all of them at age 30. In fact, they report to me.

My son also went on admitted events to the two T10s and the T20 and likes are in-state better. win-win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

+1

Don't worry so much about what other kids are doing.

OP wants to believe that it's better to select UMass than Georgetown. Sorry, no.

Disagree. My kids selected UVA and WM over G-town since we got no aid. Doing fantastic--one went to SAIS and the other SFS GU post-grad. Saved the big bucks for undergrad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

+1

Don't worry so much about what other kids are doing.

OP wants to believe that it's better to select UMass than Georgetown. Sorry, no.

Disagree. My kids selected UVA and WM over G-town since we got no aid. Doing fantastic--one went to SAIS and the other SFS GU post-grad. Saved the big bucks for undergrad.

Both are better anyway

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

+1

Don't worry so much about what other kids are doing.

OP wants to believe that it's better to select UMass than Georgetown. Sorry, no.

Disagree. My kids selected UVA and WM over G-town since we got no aid. Doing fantastic--one went to SAIS and the other SFS GU post-grad. Saved the big bucks for undergrad.

Both are better anyway

Yep- UVA and W&M all the way!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great so I’ll just make sure my kids get into UVA. Easy peazy. 🙄🙄🙄

You have 49 other flagships to choose from

Yes and OOS at most of them will be about as costly as an upper tier private

Wrong. OOS flagships like to recruit from other areas, and offer a lot of merit aid. Some are more affordable than instate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

Come on, idiot. Donut hole families often forgo private colleges for state flagships undergrad.

We aren't paying $85-90k for the T10-T20s my son was accepted to this year. We did the math. We looked at the outcomes. Not worth it for us.

I work with 4 Ivy grads and 3 state flagship alum like me. We all had the identical post-grad outcomes and are making the same 30 years later. I started with all of them at age 30. In fact, they report to me.

My son also went on admitted events to the two T10s and the T20 and likes are in-state better. win-win.

Why the name calling? I was only quoting the OP's absurd syntax and pointing out how ridiculous it is to make a statement about how schools where kids got in are better for them than schools where they didn't.

I know full well many kids choose a state school for finances. That's why I said "so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go."

Read before you insult next time. Or, better yet, maybe just refrain from insults altogether.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

Come on, idiot. Donut hole families often forgo private colleges for state flagships undergrad.

We aren't paying $85-90k for the T10-T20s my son was accepted to this year. We did the math. We looked at the outcomes. Not worth it for us.

I work with 4 Ivy grads and 3 state flagship alum like me. We all had the identical post-grad outcomes and are making the same 30 years later. I started with all of them at age 30. In fact, they report to me.

My son also went on admitted events to the two T10s and the T20 and likes are in-state better. win-win.

Why the name calling? I was only quoting the OP's absurd syntax and pointing out how ridiculous it is to make a statement about how schools where kids got in are better for them than schools where they didn't.

I know full well many kids choose a state school for finances. That's why I said "so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go."

Read before you insult next time. Or, better yet, maybe just refrain from insults altogether.

Also, you have to be making like 250/300k+ to be in a "donut hole" w/ Ivies. Not much of a donut hole from my middle class perspective. More of finance preference, which is fine too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

Come on, idiot. Donut hole families often forgo private colleges for state flagships undergrad.

We aren't paying $85-90k for the T10-T20s my son was accepted to this year. We did the math. We looked at the outcomes. Not worth it for us.

I work with 4 Ivy grads and 3 state flagship alum like me. We all had the identical post-grad outcomes and are making the same 30 years later. I started with all of them at age 30. In fact, they report to me.

My son also went on admitted events to the two T10s and the T20 and likes are in-state better. win-win.

Why the name calling? I was only quoting the OP's absurd syntax and pointing out how ridiculous it is to make a statement about how schools where kids got in are better for them than schools where they didn't.

I know full well many kids choose a state school for finances. That's why I said "so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go."

Read before you insult next time. Or, better yet, maybe just refrain from insults altogether.

Also, you have to be making like 250/300k+ to be in a "donut hole" w/ Ivies. Not much of a donut hole from my middle class perspective. More of finance preference, which is fine too.

Are you saying they give significant aid to anyone making <$250/300K? Not based on what I have heard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

+1

Don't worry so much about what other kids are doing.

OP wants to believe that it's better to select UMass than Georgetown. Sorry, no.

Wrong. Kid picked state school over Georgetown. Will graduate into a job with high salary, if that's how you are calculating "success."

Funny how the overpriced schools are considered the "best" whereas affordable state schools with faculty who attended HYSP in undergrad is considered not as good.

LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is that surprising to you? Public flagships are often R1 institutions with a wealth of academic power. Top tier privates generally cannot match that.

After spending time on this board? Yes. This board has led me to believe we will all die if we don't attend an Ivy. I'm planning my funeral now.

OP

Well if you read the article you’d know that it’s better to attend an Ivy than a state flagship

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course flagships are better for those who didn't get in to a top private college. Because they didn't get in!

Work with what you got!

Also, so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go.

Come on, idiot. Donut hole families often forgo private colleges for state flagships undergrad.

We aren't paying $85-90k for the T10-T20s my son was accepted to this year. We did the math. We looked at the outcomes. Not worth it for us.

I work with 4 Ivy grads and 3 state flagship alum like me. We all had the identical post-grad outcomes and are making the same 30 years later. I started with all of them at age 30. In fact, they report to me.

My son also went on admitted events to the two T10s and the T20 and likes are in-state better. win-win.

Why the name calling? I was only quoting the OP's absurd syntax and pointing out how ridiculous it is to make a statement about how schools where kids got in are better for them than schools where they didn't.

I know full well many kids choose a state school for finances. That's why I said "so many great colleges. There is no one right way to go."

Read before you insult next time. Or, better yet, maybe just refrain from insults altogether.

Also, you have to be making like 250/300k+ to be in a "donut hole" w/ Ivies. Not much of a donut hole from my middle class perspective. More of finance preference, which is fine too.

Are you saying they give significant aid to anyone making <$250/300K? Not based on what I have heard.

Could be a little but could be significant. Depends on your assets. Most cap or don't include primary home values, so that doesn't factor in much (of course, any other property would count, but I know someone who had a 2nd home from inheritance and still got good aid at Columbia). Also, if you have split/blended households or med expenses or kid in private school or kid in college that result in more. I know a couple in this range. One got 45-55k aid at LACs (also had significant health costs), another got 53k at Ivy (blended household with 3 in college).

Don't believe hearsay. Work the net price calculators and see for yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great so I’ll just make sure my kids get into UVA. Easy peazy. 🙄🙄🙄

You have 49 other flagships to choose from

Yes and OOS at most of them will be about as costly as an upper tier private

Not even close, and a lot of OOS students get merit.