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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is a ranking 10 positions higher worth giving up a $100K merit scholarship (over four years)?  We can afford full pay. Both schools are good for the major and both well known.[/quote]

Maybe bragging rights over going to HYPS are truly worth $100,000.

Most people who don’t know what Rice or Wash. U. are really don’t care about Brown, Dartmouth or Cornell, either.

So, the decision here should probably be about fit and location, not ranking.

If you can afford the $100,000, and the more expensive school seems more appealing, thank your deity that you’re spending the money on something wonderful, not something sad, and spend the money.

If the lower-ranked schooling is at least as appealing in every way, just lower-ranked: Keep in mind that the merit aid is a sign the school will do its best to do right by the student. The school knows it stole the student away from the higher-ranked school. So, there’s nothing wrong with choosing that school. [/quote]

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