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[quote=Anonymous]I've had 3 recent conversations with colleagues/neighbors at high-priced schools. I asked each if they would go the expensive route if they had to do it over again. The families are at different stages - one mom's daughter just graduated from a school in Boston, another has a daughter at Smith and another at another pricey school, and another has a daughter who's a freshman. The only one who is finding the high sticker price worthwhile is the mom with 2 kids - she said she'd pay the money for one of the kids, who wasn't as much of a self-starter, but thinks the other one would've been fine elsewhere. 
What I heard is that at least some families don't find the $70+k prices to provide a decent rate of return.
That has me wondering if my kid should recalibrate a bit. My kid already planned to apply to the Univ. of Maryland. But I don't know anything about UMBC and St. Mary's, or other options. Anyone have kids who went there in the past 5 years or so? Would love to know more. My kid is in a magnet program and wants an academic challenge. [/quote]

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