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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LOL.  OP, they are for rich people, with a smattering of merit-based poor and middle-class famliies so the rich can feel like they also made it on merit.[/quote]

Yet 2/3 of students are receiving need based aid. So “primarily” doesn’t seem to work. And as I mentioned international students (typically full pay) are 10 pct. Doesn’t leave a lot of full pay domestic students. And half of them may not qualify for aid but parents are struggling to pay for it, [b]borrowing against 401ks  etc [/b][/quote]

Idiots in bolded. [/quote]

Lol, you think it's a bad idea to wipe out your retirement assets to buy your daughter a $320k Bachelors degree in Anthropology from Bryn Mawr?[/quote]

What if the 320k anthro degree from Bryn Mawr is a 320k artificial intelligence degree from Carnegie Melon or a 320k quantitative economics degree from MIT? It's not just majors that you consider to be lightweight at SLACs that have become unaffordable [/quote]

I would never borrow against a 401K, take out a HELOC, co-sign for a private student loan or take out Parent Plus loans. Not even for a CS degree from CMU.[/quote]

It would be stupid to do so.  Anyone qualified to get a CS degree from CMU will do well at any university.  They will still find a FAANG job if that is what they want.   Main difference is they will spend less to get their degree.  
So if you can afford CMU great, but if not, find a school you can afford and get that CS degree[/quote]

What? The top tech companies get far more applications per opening than any of the best universities. You don't just get a job like that because you want it, especially given the interview processes they have. Plus, with the pullback in tech, they probably are not going to be hiring as many entry level people as before either.[/quote]

We’re in a weird time right now, but most of the time there’s been a massive shortage of experienced SWEs. You might not get a job at Google right out of undergrad but you’ll work there someday.[/quote]

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