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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, I’ll bite. I think there are two aspects to think about - the experience of going to a top school and the outcome. Some people care more about the first, some people care more about the latter, majority care about both.

I went to UConn on an athletic scholarship, my brother went to Yale. I visited him quite often and spent a good amount of time on campus. There is a massive difference in the environment at a state school vs a selective private university. [b]It comes down to all the reasons people have discussed already - the level of resources, peers, access is on a different level. Yale was inspiration overload each time I was on campus. [/b]

I got a great education and I am happy with my life. But if you came and told me I could redo college and can choose to go to UConn/any state school vs go to Yale or another top school, I’d pick Yale in a heartbeat because it’s just a completely different experience.

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That in a nutshell is what my ivy kid gets to have and my state flagship kid does not have. The flagship kid will hopefully get to do grad school at an elite to have that experience[/quote]

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