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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just checked the us news rankings for first time in 20 years. NYU is 30th. That may be my cut off for worth it for loans.

Your kid should probably just go to UVA.[/quote]

UVA is ranked higher, if you care about this sort of thing.[/quote]

I am not as familiar with majors and rankings nowadays.[b] I was one of the NY posters and never heard of UVA before moving to DC. [/b]I did know a girl at Yale who went to UVA undergrad but I didn’t know UVA from Penn State or Rutgers.

Once upon a time, NYU was at the top for finance and law.

I also dont hear about Columbia or Cornell around here. I am sure it is geographic.[/quote]

I'm curious, how large was the rock under which you lived?

I have always lived on the east coast, and yet somehow the knowledge that the University of California is a fine school has penetrated my consciousness.  I also have managed to become aware of the University of Washington, Cal Tech, Arizona State, Univ. of Michigan, and quite a few other schools more that 200 miles away.

And you don't hear about Columbia or Cornell here?  Do you not know *any* high school kids?

I find it very difficult to believe you went to Yale.  Or do you mean you worked on the line at Yale forklift?

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Actually I don’t know any high school students. We know toddlers and preschoolers. College isn’t a topic we talk about often at play dates.

And of course I heard of UC schools. UMich was a popular back up school. I lived in an affluent neighborhood in NY. Sorry, I never heard of UVA. That isn’t to say it isn’t an excellent school.[/quote]

I'm one of the NY posters from above. I have an 8 year old and a 6 year old. My knowledge of college comes from hazy memories of High School and what I have started to pick up on this board. I really have no knowledge of rankings and such. I, too, have heard of Columbia and Cornell because I knew kids from High School that went there. It's probably regional and probably because I'm in my 40s. I don't think the college brand name mattered that much when I was a kid -- most everyone I knew went to SUNY. I'm happy to lurk on DCUM and learn more.[/quote]

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