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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting, PP, but someone close to me did almost exactly what you just described with a science degree - from UVA.  [/quote]

Right, UVA where there are 16,000 undergraduates, the professors don’t know their students, small group tutorials taught by grad students and incredibly competitive atmosphere.  I’ve got two there now. Their brother who went to a CTCL school got a much more personalized education, which is what was best for him. The  2 at Uva are happy but sometimes wonder if they would have been better off at a much smaller college. [/quote]

Well, considering that your two at UVA attending a school where almost 90% of the students graduate in four years - much higher than any CTCL -  I’d say it’s pretty obvious that the typical student is happier there than a CTCL school.  Your kids are outliers.[/quote]

PP you crack me up.  You must be on this thread 24-7 to make sure you can come up with any retort possible to counter those of us who have had children attend a CTCL school.  God forbid anyone say anything positive about CTCL.  My 2 at UVA are supposed to be happy bc they and their peers have a 90% chance of grasping 4 years?  My DC who attended the CTCL must be ecstatic since he graduated in 3.5 years! (Oh wait, now you’ll say he did that bc he was so miserable that he needed to get out ASAP!)[/quote]

It’s not that.  I just laugh at parents who compare their kids’ schools like this.  How do you know which kid is getting a better education?  It’s not like you’re going to class with them.  And if your UVA kids are saying they wish they went CTCL, isn’t it likely that they’re just being nice to their sibling who couldn’t get into UVA?[/quote]

No. My oldest DC did not apply to a single college in Virginia even though we live in VA because he wanted to get far away from this area’s mentality.  He did, however get into a couple top20 colleges that rejected or waitlisted his siblings. [/quote]

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