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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does lower-ranked mean a lower-ranked LAC and second-rier state school rather than the state flagship? I have a kid at Pitt and a kid at Oberlin who both did CTY and they're doing great. DS is in the honors college and is studying several uncommon languages through the LCTL program - I think having a niche interest to pursue at large state schools can be key for a nerdy kid to find their people and place of belonging. My Obie is also doing well, double-majoring and taking language classes and working on lot of campus jobs. Yes, there are slackers or kids who are less focused on academics, but you can definitely find strong peer groups at a variety of colleges. My kids have friends are St Olaf, Lawrence, Muhlenberg, Hobart and Smith, Connecticut College, and Wooster who are all doing well.[/quote]

Just to add, they had offers from Penn, CMU, Cornell, Yale, Brown, Williams, and Columbia but my kid at Pitt got a full scholarship and my Obie got a generous scholarship and outside scholarships so we only pay room and board basically. It was a matter of fit and affordability for us and it's working out pretty well so far.[/quote]

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