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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s also no way of knowing if a person who is “successful” (again by some subjective measure you decide is meritorious) can attribute that solely due to where they decided to attend college. There are too many complex interacting factors to determine this.[/quote]

It’s not ethical to promote “exclusivity” by raising prices and selling the illusion that the investment guarantees better outcomes. Still haven't seen the rational explanation on why this price tag[/quote]

Maybe because that price is what it takes to operate the college?[/quote]

But they teach pretty much the same stuff since decades ago, no?[/quote]

No, while sure there are subjects that still include material from decades, even centuries ago (would be stupid to teach philosophy w/o Plato etc.) that doesn't mean the curriculum doesn't and hasn't evolved. There are also the labs, libraries and facilities to maintain and grow as well as the campuses.  Not to mention these schools financially support literally hundreds of student clubs and activities which are key to student life and making the college experience dynamic.   Keep in mind, these are residential colleges, not commuter schools, the students truly live there and doing that well takes resources. [/quote]

The vast majority of colleges and universities offer all of these things, and chemistry isn’t different at a 90K per year school vs a state school.[/quote]

If chemistry is all the same then why do so many premeds try to game it by taking orgo over the summer at an easier college?[/quote]

NP with indulgent digression here:

I went to a lower tier university in my home state; I also had a part-time sales job at a major department store nearby.

Over the summer, the CFO’s kid, who went to our nationally-respected state flagship, came to work there as well. He smugly declared that he was going to take a lit class over the summer at my lower tier university so he’d get an easy A to transfer. I was an English Lit major and asked who the prof was. I knew she was a tough grader as I’d put in a lot of effort for my A in her class.

He did not get an A. I’m not proud to say that I quietly enjoyed this outcome for him.

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That was my post and glad they got the tough grader also! The premeds all chatter online, they know where to go and what prof to choose. Less risk now. [/quote]

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