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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, keep in mind not all parents are paying full price. My DC attends an Ivy (Brown). We pay about half full COA. We are what most people would consider affluent but not by DCUM standards (250K HHI) and have 529 savings, but not enough for all four years. We have another in college, which is a big part of the reasons we are only paying COA.

And here's the answer to the question: it's peer group, but not for marrying/networking purposes. Rather, it's peer group for learning potential. My DC is truly "brought up" by others around them. They relish being around others smarter than them, even if only perceived. They thrive in groups and by being challenged. There are lots of smart kids at our state flagship (which is where I went and this DS's sibling goes) but it's not the same environment. It's just not.

The Brown environment is good for my kid. Not every Ivy would be, though. Choosing an Ivy environment doesn't make a kid or parent a snob.

I'm a little tired of the "they're only chasing prestige" comments. It is possible that a school that happens to be an Ivy is a good environment for a kid. Otherwise, do these commenters feel they should just shut Ivys down? Please keep in mind that these (among many other schools) are places where research is done that changes lives. They are real schools, where real teaching and learning occurs. I feel like people forget that sometimes.[/quote]

Totally agree. I have one kid who just graduated from Yale  (though she also loved Brown and would have been delighted to go there - only 2 ivies of interest to her) and it was the environment of the school that really drew her :peer group, approach to teaching, interdisciplinary options etc. The school was just a great fit for her all around. My other kid is at a state school that is also a great match for him. It’s not an elite state school, just a solid one. Truly, we are EQUALLY delighted with where our kids ended up- the right school, awesome peer group, the opportunities they were looking for. 18 to 22 is a pretty formative age, it was way more important to me that my kids be happy in their environment than any particular notion of prestige, where one goes to undergrad is really pretty irrelevant in the big picture.[/quote]

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