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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You realize that both UVA and WM are both so good that people from out of state want to attend them also, right? It’s not like it’s a huge compromise for top students to go there. The lower in-state tuition might be a necessity for some families, a bonus for some, and completely inconsequential for others. [/quote]

Also OP, you seem to assume publics are inferior. That’s not really the case with colleges. Part of the reason my child chose a VA public was that we toured private schools and they weren’t necessarily offering something the public didn’t have. You’d think for 93k vs about 45k the facilities would be better etc but it’s not really the case. That’s not to knock private schools - we actually were willing to pay and thought a SLAC might be a good fit for this kid since nice he ultimately didn’t want something that small he went with the in-state public.

Also, although I’m a fan of the SLACs myself, the fact is that the big schools seem to be having a moment these days. So if that’s what a kid wants, most of those are public schools.

Also, maybe you haven’t been through this process yet, but, sure, many people might pay for an Ivy, but those have become extremely hard to get into, along with other T20 schools. A lot of kids are being strategic about the process in terms of applying ED and applying ED to a reasonable target. [/quote]

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