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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the person who is sad that so many NMF are going to schools that they wouldn't expect....

I'm happy to see this trend. Unless you're wealthy, the Ivys and other fancy schools are often (not always) not a great ROI. Smart people know this, and people are less and less blinded by prestige. It feels like one way folks are finally getting smarter. 
In engineering, you'd be ridiculous to pay a huge amount of money to go to Cornell over [b]huge merit aid at say UMD[/b], Penn State etc.

Go DMV NMFs for making smart decisions! [/quote]
UMD extends a couple large scholarships each year, with some at $1,500-$12,500 (OOS). Wouldn't call the school a huge merit aid provider.[/quote]

UMD gives out 150 Banneker Key scholarships a year.  That's not "a couple".  [/quote]
2.5% of the class. [/quote]

OMG you're missing the point. OK forget merit even. In state UMD or Penn State or whatever... very strong state school is a better choice than paying 90K per year for Ivy for donut hole families. Or paying 50K for OOS good state school is smarter. Whatever. Even without massive merit.

I know NMS who have chosen Pitt, Virginia Tech, and Penn State. These are potentially very smart choices depending on price point and major.[/quote]

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