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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a sincere question - are we overthinking the college acceptance issue? [/quote]

Yes. At least, some of us are. Others of us realize that you are not doomed (doomed!!!!!!!!) if you go to a state school; you are not guaranteed success and eliteness forever if you go to Harvard/Yale/Princeton; and graduating from college without being $100,000 in debt is a good thing.[/quote]

That comes up a lot - I went to Princeton and left with zero debt (had to do work study, housing costs covered by being an RA) - but there were NO loans, only grants.  Not really answering the original question, but just have to comment when people imply that it's more expensive to get a private education.[/quote]

PP, yes, but that is true only for Harvard, Yale, and Princeton -- as far as I know. Or do any other private colleges considered worthy by DCUM offer no-loan financial aid? [/quote]

Many of the top schools do now. Duke, Columbia, Penn, for example, offer all or mostly grants if you qualify.[/quote]

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