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[quote=Anonymous]Stanford undergrad + Harvard grad here.

I know one couple (friends of my aunt) who went to Stanford who always go on about what a waste of money Stanford is. They went on and on about they every year at Thanksgiving (which we celebrate with at my aunt's) every single year I was in college. I honestly didn't understand why they were so adamant about spending a substantial portion of the holiday explaining to my parents how they were throwing money away on my education until their kids, who were a couple years younger than me, went to college. Their kids all went to expensive privates that were good schools but somewhat lower ranked than Stanford. Their schools were no cheaper than Stanford. Ultimately, I think their ire was about realizing their kids would never get into their alma mater.

All of that being said, though, I think elite schools are both under- and over-rated. Under-rated, because IMHO at least Harvard and Stanford really do provide experiences that are near impossible to get elsewhere. Over-rated, though, to the extent that a HYPS diploma isn't sufficient to tell you a person is smart/will be successful. IME, it mostly tells you there's a greater than average chance that a person will be notably intelligent...and also a greater than average chance that a person will only work well "with" others when they are leading efforts.[/quote]

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