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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At an OOS public you get all the assaches of your own state public school at a price usually comparable to a private:

1. Large classes

2. Registration headaches/impacted majors and classes

3. Housing headaches

4. 13th grade effect: most people come from in state and the atmosphere is more provincial than comparable or even lower ranked privates.

I would advise against OOS unless it's Michigan or a top UC, and even then I would think twice.[/quote]

I mean, if you’re making the case for Rice or Georgetown, there is some validity to this. But even then, there is a whole lot to be said for what Ann Arbor, Charlottesville, or Chapel Hill provide that these schools can’t. But if your case is for Tufts or Wake Forest or others in the next tier of privates, I’ll take the publics 100 times out of 100. Neither the top end of the class nor the faculty can compare.

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Can you expand on this because I don't follow. I think of these flagship publics as schools with a sprinkling of strong faculty that you are unlikely to interact with much and a few really spiky/impressive kids from in-state who wanted to save money or go to the flagship or whatever. But then you also get large classes, classes taught by TAs, a bunch of much less impressive students from across the state, no personal attention from the administration, etc. I definitely see some of the appeal in a prestigious state flagship, but there are also significant downsides. I just don't follow the 100 out of 100 conclusion. But it sounds like you could have more to say.[/quote]

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