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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are full pay, Would you pay full price for
Emory
BC
UMiami
Villanova
GWU
….going down the rankings list, LMU?
Is there a cutoff for private colleges? Where you tell your kid to just take merit elsewhere, or go in state? What is your cutoff, or are you full pay so you will full pay anyplace ?

(If you are not full pay, and need FA, instate, or merit, please don’t respond, your considerations are different)
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I'm just going to say it: none of those schools impress me. They're fine schools, but aside from accepting a lot of ivy cast-offs, I don't see the appeal.

I would full-pay for Williams, Pomona, Amherst. Possibly Wesleyan, Haverford, Vassar, etc. It may just be that I expect different things from an undergraduate education. [/quote]

You're entitled to your opinion but I'm not sure many would agree that Vassar and Haverford are substantially more impressive than Emory.
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Depends on your values. We don't all want to be finance bros. [/quote]
Vassar has a 20% acceptance rate, Wesleyan 19%, Haverford 18%. Emory is 10%. Emory being a permanent t25 (has never been ranked lower than this) means it's the same level as top5 LACs. [/quote]
+1, posts like pp's prove DCUM is stuck in the 90's. In 2024 Haverford, Vassar, and especially Weslyan are anywhere close to Emory in selectivity or post-grad placement. Not even sure why OP included Emory, there's obviously a bunch of people begging to get into the school and willing to pay. But to answer OP's question, there is a cut-off and it depends on the major. For Emory/WashU I would pay regardless of major. Further down the rankings it Gatech for CS/engineering or BC for finance etc. Whatever that school is known for etc. [/quote]
Yea, Vassar hasn't been a top school in a while. Stange comment from PP. [/quote]

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