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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You understand that tuition rates have grown astronomically faster than wages since you were in college, right?[/quote]

Of course I understand. [b]We can easily afford to pay tuition. However, even if we couldn’t, I would encourage my children to apply and attend the best college possible.[/b]

I know many kids going to UVA and W&M could have gone to “better” schools. I’m sure this is more from public high schools, not private. [b]If you are already paying 50k for high school tuition, paying 80k for college tuition probably would not be a factor in deciding where to go to college.[/b][/quote]

1.  If you couldn't afford to pay, then why would you encourage your children to apply and attend the "best college possible"?

2.  Your statement about a person paying $50K being able to pay $80K (and rising)(It's actually $90K now, generally) makes assumptions and is erroneous.

3.  Yes, people pick publics and privates with merit aid over "better" brand-name schools because of money.[/quote]

Dh and I want to HYP grad schools. I earned high six figures and Dh now earns seven figures. I don’t think it would have been possible without our education.[/quote]

As a graduate of elite Ivies, undergrad and grad, I can tell you there are plenty of failed Ivy grads who never really launched. They eke out middle class existences.

And in the real world, there is no shortage of very successful people who went to no name schools.

Ivies are overrated in terms of what they can do for you. It's the individual's ability to achieve that matters more than any school they attended.[/quote]

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