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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends on the major. I do know of several kids who dropped out of STEM programs at top schools because they weren't on the genius track and couldn't keep up. But they stayed at their schools and did fine in other disciplines.[/quote]this is one thing which scares me  :cry: 
had a niece who went to school as premed, came out with a psychology degree, and know of a kid who was bioengineering, he came out with a psychology degree too
both kids went to expensive private schools, turning down big scholarships from their state schools
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...and one of the the kids I know in this camp graduated with an English degree then went back to community college five years later to do the pre-med requirements he couldn't handle at his dream school. Now, at 40, he's a doctor. Go figure.
To me it comes back to fit. If your kids graduate in decent shape from one of the top public or private schools around here, he/she will be able to handle the academic coursework just about anywhere (if anything they tend to be overprepared, especially for freshman year). But there's a difference between being a STEM student at a big state school that has football and other fun collegiate stuff to balance out the grind, vs. at a smaller, ivory-towerish school where virtually everyone is intensely driven. If you're on the MD/PhD track, it doesn't matter anyway -- there's no reason for a smart STEM kid to take on massive debt as an undergrad. In other words, don't assume your reach school is the best option, just because you were lucky enough to get in.[/quote]

Uhm . . . there's plenty of fun to be had at the "ivory-towerish" schools.  At least this is what the kids I know who are at these schools tell me (including my own 2 kids).  [/quote]

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