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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sometimes schools aren't a great "fit". Work through it. Get your degree and get out. Its only 4 years. [/quote]

That sounds freaking miserable. Why do this to yourself?[/quote]
Means to an end. [/quote]

Much smarter to go to a good school, even if it's not the "top fit" and graduate debt free (or minimal debt) than spend the next 10 years paying back massive debt.  That is literally what most kids attending college do---they attend where they can afford, which is often in-state at the best option their state offers and they can gain admission to
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[b]But why can’t students look at options that cost about the same as UVA if they really just don’t like UVA[/b]?

My friend’s daughter just wanted to get out of VA and applied to state flagships and similar size schools elsewhere and the cost after merit was very similar.[/quote]

Who said they can't?[/quote]

The people who think you should just ignore fit and be forced to go somewhere because mommy and daddy deem it your best choice [/quote]

Saying you should go in-state or find merit does not mean "ignoring fit" (which is way over-hyped anyway.)[/quote]

you're still using the argument that fit is overblown, when the original post I objected to was "Sometimes schools aren't a great "fit". Work through it. Get your degree and get out. Its only 4 years."

I think in the end, this kid doesn't like UVA. Then kid doesn't need to apply there. Maybe W&M or Tech would be better if it HAS to be an in-state school.

I know plenty of kids who went to Pitt or OH State or UMass or the like with merit when they didn't like their VA choices/needed out, and they were perfectly happy with their choices.[/quote]

W&M is definitely a better fit if your child is one of the DMV “introvert” types.  You know what I mean.[/quote]

Yawn[/quote]

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