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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing that is overlooked by many in DMV is that Massachusetts generally has the best public primary and secondary schooling in the country. The baseline of kids is higher than one would expect from your familiarity with Maryland, Virginia, and DC school systems. And the very top tier of students at UMass, as is true at just about any flagship, is as smart as students anywhere. Couple that with the fact that many middle class families in Massachusetts are foregoing a lot of great (but not quite elite) New England privates because they don’t offer much merit aid (unlike similar-caliber schools in other parts of the country), and UMass is on the rise.[/quote]

And you can take classes at the other five colleges in the area, including Amherst and Smith, which aren't slouches.

It isn't cheap from out of state, like 60k, I think? They offer some merit, but it's still not cheap. I think it's probably worth it.

[b]If I had to choose between UMD and UMass I wouldn't even look back before driving north. [/b]I never went to school up there but I lived there for a few years after college and worked at Smith. Was really, really fun.

College is a lot more than "reputation." And also, UMass has a pretty good one. [/quote]

Doesn't make sense. UMD higher ranked and cheaper.[/quote]
Have you been to the Amherst/5 College area? Compare it to College Park. Makes perfect sense.[/quote]

With 16k merit, a figure I've seen posted here, I think it's about 45k? 50k? College is only four years. We are broke and you may consider it foolish, but quality of life is important to me for my kid. Amherst and Northampton are worth paying for.

Re picking them up more than once or twice a year... No. They can take peter pan to Nyc or Boston and take Amtrak down. It's not complicated[/quote]

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