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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What gets me about this conversation is that everyone whining about the inadequacy of state universities assumes that their kid was going to get into MIT in the first place. And then they compare their career outlook to “the vast majority of plumbers.”  When talking about trades, we’re not pushing that for the Intel finalist. However, there is, in fact, a layer of lower-performing kids for whom college is probably not very beneficial, if at all. The ROI on sending those kids to an $80,000 a year college just isn’t there. If a parent has the money, and wants to spend it, that’s their call. However, it makes zero sense to spend taxpayer dollars to subsidize that. That’s why countries that have “free” college tuition have a much lower college attendance rate than the US, and a much more competitive process to get in.

If your kid is that smart and motivated, they’re going to do well in life, whether they go to George Mason or MIT. In fact, there is data on this very issue. Smart, motivated kids from MC/UMC educated families don’t get any career boost from attending an “elite” college (smart, motivated kids from poor families do, which is why giving them financial aid makes sense).  [/quote]

This, most kids will not even get it so its silly to argue over it.[/quote]

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