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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is full pay at a T10 University and half through 2nd year. I am leaning to it not being worth it. The classes she's had are all huge lectures (all STEM). The professors have been mediocre. The advantages are (1) prestige, and, (2) being surrounded by extremely talented kids that, I guess, "drive" her. But I'm not so sure. I think the cost--whether $350 or $400 (it's on the high end of that range) is just too high in 2025. I probably would have given a different answer ten years ago. The reality is that she could have gone to a great school for 1/3 of the $$$ and that capital could have been redeployed elsewhere.[/quote]

It is really only prestige that you are paying for.  There are talented kids at lots of schools these days.

My kid's high school has top scholars every year.  Usually there is 2-3 of them.  And just about every year one of them goes to Pitt (we are from the burbs of Pittsburgh) and the others go to Ivy league schools.  The Pitt kids are getting full rides and/or in the guaranteed placement program for Med School.

We had a kid live with us for a year.  My son said he was the smartest kid in the school.  Wasn't close.  He went back home and finished high school.  Ended up at Notre Dame.  Lots of smart kids at a lot of schools. [/quote]

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