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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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. 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.

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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I, too, am from CT, and when I was applying to colleges, the peer groups of UConn and Yale, as crudely reflected by SAT ranges, didn't have a lot of overlap. However, I'd wager that a student at Berkeley would have had a comparable experience to your brother's, with the added bonus of Olympic caliber athletics across multiple sports.[/quote]

Berkeley is a top school…while all would agree that UConn is in a different tier with a different average student.  Why bring it into the discussion.

I don’t quite get the Olympic caliber athlete comment.  Yale has Olympic caliber athletes in crew, squash, fencing, hockey (at times) depending on the year.

Most college students [b]could care less [/b]about any sports other than football or basketball…just stick to those as Cal has more exciting revenue sports (except hockey).[/quote]
The correct phrase is couldn't care less...[/quote]

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