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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nate's whole argument hinges on the idea that these schools are more expensive than your good state university, which is not the case for many of us.

Would I pay more for Indiana than Penn? No, I would not.[/quote]

As is typical on DCUM, people threatened by a particular assertion will simply blatantly misrepresent it in order to try to discredit it. Here is what Silver actually said:

"But if this student was just going to school to “find herself” — and she or her parents were footing most of the bill? Yeah, probably go with the top-flight state school —[b] especially if she’s in a state with a very good in-state public school where the cost savings are much greater.[/b] Better that than to emerge with a mountain of debt and a degree from an institution that is likely to be viewed as highly polarizing. Public perceptions of higher education have declined rapidly, and I expect the problems to get worse."[/quote]
How does the sentence above address situations where the out-of-state public option is more expensive?[/quote]
dp.. please re-read the sentence; it answers your question -- " especially if she’s in a state with a very good in-state public school[b] where the cost savings are much greater[/b]"[/quote]

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