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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The mindset of the OP is the exact reason students choose to go out of state, if they can. They value broadening one's horizons.[/quote]

Op here. I think people are misunderstanding what I meant. I don’t understand why anyone would go to a mediocre public school and pay out of state tuition for a mediocre school. I would pick a better private school out of state vs a mediocre public school.

I got multiple answers. That may have been their best option. The cost of OOS public is still lower than cost of private. The OOS public may be larger and attractive. OOS public may have more majors and options.

I was wondering why one would pick a large public and pay OOS tuition. I didn’t realize some people want to go to a school with 50,000 students. [/quote]

Stop, you are not a serious person.  You are a privileged hack, go away.[/quote]

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I think troll or either very new to college admissions [/quote]

Yup!  So while I personally don't understand the desire to attend a large university and do think that smaller universities offer "more for the money", I get that for many they do desire an environment of larger than 4K students.  Similarly, a school with only 1500 kids would be too small for me and my kids (HS is almost 3K students), but I'm able to understand that for some they will thrive in an environment that's very small (SLAC).

I'm thankful my own kids choses smaller universities simply because we knew they would do much better at a smaller university---they do not have the personality to thrive at a large university and wanted the smaller classes.  But if they had wanted to attend a large state university and could articulate why (more than for just partying or huge greek life), I'd be happy to send them to one--many of the top engineering schools are huge state universities and there are benefits to being at a larger school (better facilities, more companies recruit, etc).  Kids will do best in college if they are in an environment they choose and want.

But I get that for many they want and thrive in a much larger environment and want all the activities and things that go along with a large state university. There are pluses/minuses to both.

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