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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The interaction between kid and school is dynamic, not static. It's less about what the school "gives" than about what the kid puts in, and in a variety of ways. Is she the kind of kid who will throw her full self in regardless of where she winds up? Maybe it doesn't matter. Does she feel like she'll thrive at one more than the other, and if so, why?

When you close your eyes and picture her at both places, do you see a difference in terms of little things -- how she greets the day, whether and how she asks questions of professors, the likelihood of her putting herself forward to work on projects, the width of the net she casts socially, etc.? [/quote]

I'm a new poster ... just wanted to say that this is great! My kid is in a similar decision-making process. This is a good exercise! 
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I'm not that PP but one who just mentioned "fit" and this is not just a thought exercise, it's crucial to choosing based on more than the cost of a school. I've had friends, and my DD (recent college grad) has had friends, who did not look at whether they actually wanted to LIVE at their college for four years of their young lives, did not did not delve into how the classes and major programs were structured and what they'd actually be doing with their time for four years of study, etc. I'm amazed how many threads on DCUM are entirely about costs and give the impression that no students or parents think to ask much about curriculum structure, ease of taking courses across departments, colleges' processes for helping students who need academic--or just as important, mental health--help, etc. etc. Those things all matter. Your kid has to live at this place and navigate its academic and social structures for four years.

To be clear, I"m speaking generally and not bashing OP, who seems to be trying to win a money discussion with her DH. But wow, his site overall often comes across as not looking very hard into anything more than costs and where schools fall on "ranking" lists. [/quote]
I think the assumption is that kids are resilient and will thrive anywhere. Not sure if that’s true. [/quote]

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