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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents gave me the cash and asked if I wanted to spend it on a private school or if I wanted it for a downpayment after graduation. I went instate and purchased my first home after graduation with that money. I had roommates who paid the entire mortgage.

My sister also chose instate but then used the money to start a business after graduation.

Faced with the decision, I don't know that many kids would choose the private college. I had gotten into a few good schools, but not ivy league, so maybe the calculus would have been different if it was Harvard vs a downpayments. [/quote]

Because every kid has parents that offer them the luxury of such choices!  You are so smart! /s[/quote]

Nah this pp is right. Given the choice, kids would take money over out of state or private school. And even if your parents aren't giving you this option, kids who take out 50k+ have to realize they're taking money away from their future downpayments. Money is fungible.

More kids need to be taught about the value of money. They only get it when you explain it in terms they understand. I'd only choose Ivy League over a top instate flagship college. UVA is wonderful. [b]A lot of states wish their flagship were as good. [/b][/quote]

Actually 48 wish they had as good a flagship.  UCLA and Berkeley come in no. 1  and 2 (but OOS can no longer get in) and Michigan and UVA are tied for third best public in the united states.  California is no longer accessible and Michigan has only the flagship so that makes VA and its 33 colleges and universities the most accessible and varied for all sorts of students.  That's why we moved there and why our kids went to UVA and GMu.  https://www.cbs19news.com/story/47267644/uva-ranks-no-3-among-all-public-universities-in-the-country-according-to-us-news-and-world-report[/quote]

Michigan over UVA all day, everyday. I don’t care what USNWR says; Michigan is simply a better overall school. It has strengths across the board in all of its academic offerings.

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UMich and UVA are close enough that UMich is NOT worth the OOS costs for most programs.  UMich is NOT worth $35K more.  No large State school is, and I'm not really a UVA fan[/quote]

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