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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I find odd is how much parents on here think of college as trade school. College was such an important coming of age time in my life. I am so glad I went where I went and met my dearest friends. If my parents had just been focused on ROI I think it would have taken a lot away from it. I did well enough, went to la good aw school, and have had a successful life, but it was never totally about that. I hope my teenagers find a place where they can connect with friends, faculty, and the whole thing, and learn and grow as people. I am not obsessed with the ROI equation.

Did the parents on here have fun in college?

I went to a top public before anyone chimes in with how I am just a product of privilege. [/quote]

Fully agree that looking at ROI as a purely financial decision is a strange way to look at college. The purpose of being a parent is not just to churn out more meat for Goldman Sachs, McKinsey or Biglaw. We want to turn out good, thoughtful humans who can contribute to society, and college is an important part of that. I am not making any claims about whether a public, SLAC, or big private provides that best, but it is something that I think about.[/quote]

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