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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To circle back to the initial post (not to dismiss 10 pages of how UMD is amazing), I think the OOS Flagship appeal is pretty simple….Unless your kid literally goes to the top 10 schools in the country on the upside OR an online school OR some religious small school in the middle of nowhere on the downside, the specific college doesn’t matter.  When I look at resume, I check to see if they are some kind of religious whack or if they got a PhD from a for-profit school. Other than that, they fall into the same 95% that checks the box for college education but is not going to profoundly impact their future. Of course, what they do during their four years matters, but not the degree itself.

So, kids want to go where they’re going to have a great time and be able to study what they want. Some want SLACs because they want small classes, personalization and attention, which is great.  Others want to go to football games, hang out on large campuses and be part of a city that exists because of students like them.  Also wonderful.

[b]I understand the money argument, but the difference between a mid-size in-state school and an OOS flagship isn’t material to many people. [/b]That might sound obnoxious, but it’s true.

Anyway, particularly as I visited a few flagships in various states, I understand the appeal. [/quote]
you're wrong on the bolded.

The cost difference between in state and OOS is about $20K per year. That is very much material for most people.[/quote]

“Many” and “most” are not the same. For most people, yes, $20K is material. For many, it is not, and is a reasonable price to pay for an ideal college experience, whatever “ideal” means to you and/or your kid.

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All this tells me is that you live in a bubble.   For "many" in the US, $20K/year is still a lot and very material.[/quote]

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