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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow -- an extra $160K for college to prevent your kid from always wondering about Brown.  Priceless.  I guess, on this logic, if the kid doesn't get into Brown then she'll resent it for the rest of her life, but at least she won't blame her parents.

What other preferences (in the tens of the thousands of dollars range) must we all honor to stave off filial resentment?  I guess for parents that don't have the $$, it's just inevitable.

Seriously, if she enjoys herself in college, she won't look back, filled with resentment, regardless of where she ended up.  If she excels at UM, she'll have access to the same careers and grad schools she would have had if she'd graduated from Brown.  If she doesn't excel at UM, it's unlikely she would have excelled at Brown (which, in and of itself, is not a golden ticket anywhere).
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Whenever I see posts like this, I wonder if the poster has ever met anyone with an Ivy League degree. It is so much easier. [/quote]

I agree.  It's a different world. [/quote]

No, it's the same world.  And she's the same person.  She can get an excellent education at either school and will have access to the same grad schools and job opportunities.  So the question is whether you want to spend an additional $160K over four years because she thinks she'd prefer Brown or because you believe she'll have access to a different world because she went to an Ivy.  From an educational standpoint (or an investment standpoint), it's not worth the extra money.  So this is a decision about social life/lifestyle (student's) and a certain vision of social status (parents').[/quote]

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