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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends on your financial circumstances. No way in hell would I want my kid to turn down Columbia or Stanford to go to Alabama. If you are on welfare and really need the aid money, it might be worth considering, but otherwise, no way.[/quote]

This is a ridiculous comment!

OP, it depends what your son is interested in.  It depends what he wants to study.

Ivy League only matters in certain fields, like maybe law and/or investment banking and/or corporate management shmoozing jobs.

When it comes to engineering, computer science and a number of other areas, what matters is that the college have a solid program in that area, because people are going to hire based on skills, not prestige.

People on DCUM are too brand-obsessed when it comes to education.  Look at skills:  What skills does your son want to develop, and where can he learn/hone those skills and not be left with mountains of debt?  People from prestigious universities will have trouble finding jobs if they don't have in-demand skills.  period.  And if your son graduates with lots of student debt, it's going to limit his choices, because it will be difficult for him to move to other locations and support himself because of the crippling student loan debt.

I also doubt the PP who says Ivy leagues give a lot of aid.  No, they don't.  They just encourage people to take out loans.  [/quote]

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