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[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]

There are probably several factors correlated with 4 year graduation rate.  Student happiness is probably one, but academic ability is as well. It is also tougher to graduate from a difficult/STEM heavy school in 4 years (MIT has a lower 4 year graduation rate of 81%, for instance).  At schools like Stanford (76%, some also are delayed as they work with startups, etc.).   [/quote]

And the students at UVA are selected for being the top 10% in GPA of their class, with an average weighted GPA of 4.2 or higher I think.  They come to UVA knowing really well how to do school and really into it.  So no surprise they graduate at higher rates than schools with students with more variable academic backgrounds.  It's not like organic chemistry becomes somehow easier because you go to a school ranked 60 rather than 15.  [/quote]

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