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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Safety: UMd

No interest in paying big $$ for a school that is not notably better than UMd (will be a Stem major). Therefore he took a swing at a few heavyweights and if it doesn't work out, UMd it is. 1530/4.3w, private.

I can't even imagine paying somewhere like BU (or many others) a truckload of money for an education that is not *notably and substantially* better or more prestigious than UMd and *is* notably less prestigious than HYP/Rice/Penn.  And this is no knock on BU, its a very fine school probably better in some fields then UMd but is it 150-200K+ better?[/quote]

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We feel the same way.  Know someone who is paying a boatload of money to attend Northeastern (??) when they could have gone to their very good state school instead and gotten an excellent education for far less money.[/quote]

I don't know why this is so hard to understand.  Some kids really want to go to get out of the DMV to go to school.  Mine included.  If you have the ability to pay and your kid wants to go to school in Boston and Northeastern is the right fit and their top choice, then you send them to Northeastern. Or BU.  Or wherever it is that they really want to be.  Jeez.[/quote]

DP here. I would want my child to attend college with students from all over the country and world. We are in VA. UVA is like 70% in state? My selfishness wants my child to stay close for college.[/quote]
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It’s less than 70% in state. What you fail to recognize is that VA is one of the most diverse states in the country (especially NoVA) due to the influx of international families and those from all over the country who come to work in DC. The non VA students are very geographically diverse as well.  [/quote]

But it's still largely students from VA.  Everyone from my HS (Top HS in Henrico county) who went to UVA has stayed in VA.  Most of my HS stayed in state, however I left and attended a T10.  I haven't been back to VA except to visit family.  I've lived all over the US. My spouse is from another country.  Doubt any of that would have happened had I stayed at an instate school.

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NP. Don't get me wrong, i moved across the country to getaway from my HS, but these kids can relocate for graduate school, jobs, etc.  It doesn't have to be for undergraduate.[/quote]

Obviously it doesn't have to happen with undergrad.  However, in my experience, kids who do venture out for undergraduate are more likely to continue exploring the world/US and not just return "home".  Of the T25 students in my HS (that's the people I keep in touch with/were my friends in HS), there are only 2 of us who left the state (the other did stay in state for undergrad then ventured out for graduate school).  The rest still live in VA within 25 miles of where they grew up.  If you attend undergrad with people who are all from the same area (State of Va) you are largely meeting others who might just be happy staying in VA for the rest of their lives. Attend undergrad 1K miles from "home" where there are students from all 50 states and many other countries, and your life begins to broaden at age 18-22.  Those are key formative years IMO. Exposure to "different" people from different areas makes you more inclined to explore the world [/quote]

replying to my own post: My Best friend from "home"/HS, went to UVA, met their spouse at UVA.  Their spouse was good friends in HS with my HS boyfriend---the small group I went to my BF's senior prom with included my Best Friends now-Husband.   So they attending different HS, yet went to college and are married to someone who grew up within 10 miles of them.  Whereas my friend base from college includes people from all over the USA---we still stay in touch and plan vacations together or visit each other yearly.  
There are plus/minuses to each situation.  I prefer what I got to experience.  All 3 of my kids are/did attend college OOS.  They looked instate but didn't find the right school for them.  So they expanded their horizons and are very happy
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