Vanderbilt (Full Ride) vs Harvard ($18k/year) vs Yale ($14k/year) vs Duke ($19.5k/year)

[Anonymous]

Your child actually has to attend the school for four years and live their life. I can’t believe how many people are encouraging choices based on some alleged leg up on a grad school application. Which school do they most want to live life at? At some point accept that this is the destination, not just a stepping stone. All of those prices are reasonable/a steal, so let them consider where they want to be.

[Anonymous]

Does the price you quoted include housing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your child actually has to attend the school for four years and live their life. I can’t believe how many people are encouraging choices based on some alleged leg up on a grad school application. Which school do they most want to live life at? At some point accept that this is the destination, not just a stepping stone. All of those prices are reasonable/a steal, so let them consider where they want to be.

Logically, the kid applied to all 4 of these schools so they are already, somewhere the kid wants to attend (otherwise, why apply?) So at this point it's based on fit and finances, IMO. If the $14-20K is affordable for your family, then let him pick any of the 4. If finances are tight, then go Vandy/Full ride and save there rest for grad school and getting started after college.

It's not like it's a T10 or a school ranked 200. It's 4 schools in the T25.