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[quote=Anonymous]I agree wholeheartedly with your last paragraph (i.e. in general, there’s no point in paying for “prestige/a name brand” if you have access to an excellent public university that is significantly more affordable.

But the first and second points, rooted as they are in the context of high school stats/college admissions, don’t ring true to me. College happened in the meanwhile. And different choices/opportunities/standards/expectations/networks in college created different candidates even if it could be argued, based on GPAs/SAT scores, that some candidates left HS as intellectual peers.

I’m not saying that it’s a you-can’t-get-there-from-here scenario. Just that the kind of mental discounting described in paragraph #2 never happens (though there may be separate pools/an interest in putting together a diverse class) and the scenario in number 1 (equally smart kids go to radically different schools (Arizona State vs Princeton) and come out close to equally well prepared for grad work) is rare and probably depends on kid at ASU recognizing the need for internal motivation/deliberate prep for GS at an early stage and/or a faculty advisor recognizing talent and getting involved in helping the kid prepare. Typically, I’d say that the ASU alumn who performs as well as the HYPSM alumns in grad school  started out smarter and/or more determined/disciplined/focused than they were. [/quote]

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