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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]

He is saying IF you have a strong state school option that is cheaper than the Ivy that is probably your best choice. If you are looking at an Ivy and a state school that both cost the same amount of money, then the choice is less clear. Though you may consider that having the Ivy League degree may actually have some disadvantages in terms of perceptions by employers (and I'd argue a potential to make your child struggle in the workforce when their job prospects don't match up with the marketing that the Ivy bombard them with).[/quote]

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