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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do people say OOS is the same price as private?

The sticker price for Ohio State, OOS, is $63k.

The sticker price for Tufts is $93k.

A family that can only send two kids to Tufts can send three kids to Ohio State. That’s a pretty big difference![/quote]

Because people frequently use Berkeley and Michigan - which are about 85k OOS - as the comps with top 25 privates and in the 30-70 range half of students at a school like Tufts (your example) receive financial aid, often bringing it in-line with schools like Ohio State (your other example).

Not everyone wants to go to a big state U.  Not everyone wants to go to a small private.  Why does everyone act as if the only decision is ranking (unreliable) + cost (highly variable)?

Some families have one kid, some two, some three.  Some grandparents start college funds that grow considerably from birth to SAT.  Everyone is in a different situation, but for some reason people act as if ranking (unreliable) + cost (highly variable) are constants.[/quote]

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