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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids at T20s also get into state flagships. Some choose the latter.

My firstborn is at an Ivy. My second born had the same choices and chose the state flagship.[/quote]

Same for my two. First is at an ivy. Second had 4.0, 1580 SAT, 14 APS with a 5 on all of the tests (8 at application time) and was a national merit scholar finalist. He saw what my first went through and also was not into the social life at my older son's school. He chose our state flagship over Cornell (he was rejected everywhere else) and was pretty convinced he would have chosen it anyway. [b]Because of his APs that transferred he is getting two degrees in three years and loves his school![/b][/quote]

Often seen as a negative these days to get out in 3 years due to AP. AP are easy. Better to stay a 4th year and do graduate level courses. 2 degrees in 3 yrs cannot possibly be rigorous degrees and it will be obvious on the transcript. College is best not rushed through if one wants to be eligible for the best jobs or grad/med /law school one day[/quote]

I have no idea what you are talking about.  The kids who get out in 3 years took the same advance classes as the kids who graduated in 4; they just skipped out of all of the intro courses.  So, the rigor is the same.  I went to Harvard Law and knew at least three classmates who finished college in 3 years and skipped senior year.  One was crazy smart and went to college at age 17, finished college in 3 years, and was unable to go to bars as a 1L.[/quote]

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